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  • Drawing with opacity or anti-aliasing
  • Using the drawing functions
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Stored procedures
Draws a polygon:
  • in an Image control,
  • in a variable of type Image.
// Initialise le dessin dans un champ Image
dStartDrawing(IMG_Dessin)
// Dessin d'un polygone à 4 côtés dont le
// fond est jaune clair et le bord bleu clair
dPolygon(4, 10, 20, 20, 50, 40, 60, 50, 10, LightYellow, LightBlue)
Universal Windows 10 AppiPhone/iPadIOS WidgetMac Catalyst
// Dessin d'un polygone à 4 côtés dont le
// fond est jaune clair et le bord bleu clair
dPolygon(IMG_Dessin, 4, 10, 20, 20, 50, 40, 60, 50, 10, LightYellow, LightBlue)
Android
// Dessin d'un polygone à partir d'un tableau de coordonnées de points
tabCoordonnéesXY is array of 0 by 2 int = [[2, 3], [14, 100], [10,70], [50, 80]]
dPolygon(tabCoordonnéesXY)
tabCoordonnéesXY2 is array of 0 int = [2, 2, 140, 2, 150, 70, 0, 100, 200, 100]
dPolygon(tabCoordonnéesXY2)
tabCoordonnéesXYC is array of 36 by 2 int
Rayon is int = 50
FOR I = 1 TO 36
// x
tabCoordonnéesXYC[I][1] = 80 + Cos(I*10) * Rayon
// y
tabCoordonnéesXYC[I][2] = 60 + Sin(I*10) * Rayon
END
dPolygon(tabCoordonnéesXYC, LightGray, YellowToolhelp)
Syntax

Building a polygon point by point Hide the details

dPolygon([<Image>, ] <Number of sides> , <X1> , <Y1> , <X2> , <Y2> [, <X3> , <Y3> [... [, <Xn> , <Yn>]]] [, <Background color> [, <Side color>]])
<Image>: Optional control name or optional Image, WDPic or picLayer variable
Universal Windows 10 AppAndroidiPhone/iPadIOS WidgetMac Catalyst Image to use. The image can correspond to:
  • the name of an Image control.
  • the name of a variable of type Image.
If this parameter is not specified, it is necessary to define the drawing destination with dStartDrawing.
<Number of sides>: Integer
Number of sides in the polygon (up to 23 sides). This parameter defines the number of <X>, <Y> pairs to specify in the function.
<X1>: Integer
X-coordinate of first point of the polygon. These coordinates are expressed in pixels.
<Y1>: Integer
Y-coordinate of first point of the polygon. These coordinates are expressed in pixels.
<X2>: Integer
X-coordinate of second point of the polygon. These coordinates are expressed in pixels.
<Y2>: Integer
Y-coordinate of second point of the polygon. These coordinates are expressed in pixels.
<X3>: Integer
X-coordinate of 3rd point of the polygon. These coordinates are expressed in pixels.
<Y3>: Integer
Y-coordinate of 3rd point of the polygon. These coordinates are expressed in pixels.
<Xn>: Optional integer
X-coordinate of nth point of the polygon. These coordinates are expressed in pixels.
<Yn>: Optional integer
Y-coordinate of nth point of the polygon. These coordinates are expressed in pixels.
<Background color>: Integer or constant (optional)
Polygon background color. This color can correspond to:
If this parameter is not specified, the background color:
  • is Transparent if dBackground has not been used beforehand,
  • corresponds to the color specified in the last call to dBackground.
<Side color>: Integer or constant (optional)
Color of polygon sides. This color can correspond to:
If this parameter is not specified, the line color:
  • is Transparent if the function dPen has not been used before.
    New in version 2024
    In the case of an Variable type Image, the row will have the black Color..
  • corresponds to the color specified in the last call to dPen.

Building a polygon via an array of X and Y-coordinates Hide the details

dPolygon([<Image>, ] <Array of coordinates> [, <Background color> [, <Side color>]])
<Image>: Optional control name or optional Image, WDPic or picLayer variable
Universal Windows 10 AppAndroidiPhone/iPadIOS WidgetMac Catalyst Image to use. The image can correspond to:
  • the name of an Image control.
  • the name of a variable of type Image.
If this parameter is not specified, it is necessary to define the drawing destination with dStartDrawing.
<Array of coordinates>: Array of integers or array of points
  • WLanguage array of integers containing the coordinates of polygon points. The even indices represent the X-coordinates while the odd indices represent the Y-coordinates of the points. These coordinates are expressed in pixels.
  • Universal Windows 10 AppAndroidiPhone/iPadIOS WidgetMac Catalyst WLanguage array of Point variables containing the coordinates of the polygon points. These coordinates are expressed in pixels.
<Background color>: Integer or constant (optional)
Polygon background color. This color can correspond to:If this parameter is not specified, the background color:
  • is Transparent if dBackground has not been used beforehand,
  • corresponds to the color specified in the last call to dBackground.
<Side color>: Integer or constant (optional)
Color of polygon sides. This color can correspond to:If this parameter is not specified, the line color:
  • is Transparent if the function dPen has not been used before.
    New in version 2024
    In the case of an Variable type Image, the row will have the black Color..
  • corresponds to the color specified in the last call to dPen.
AndroidiPhone/iPad

Building a polygon from a variable of type Polygon Hide the details

dPolygon([<Image>, ] <Polygon> [, <Background color> [, <Side color>]])
<Image>: Optional control name or optional Image, WDPic or picLayer variable
AndroidiPhone/iPad Image to use. The image can correspond to:
  • the name of an Image control.
  • the name of a variable of type Image.
If this parameter is not specified, it is necessary to define the drawing destination with dStartDrawing.
<Polygon>: Polygon variable
Name of the Polygon variable that describes the different points of the polygon.
<Background color>: Integer or constant (optional)
Polygon background color. This color can correspond to:If this parameter is not specified, the background color:
  • is Transparent if dBackground has not been used beforehand,
  • corresponds to the color specified in the last call to dBackground.
<Side color>: Integer or constant (optional)
Color of polygon sides. This color can correspond to:If this parameter is not specified, the line color:
  • is Transparent if the function dPen has not been used before.
    New in version 2024
    In the case of an Variable type Image, the row will have the black Color..
  • corresponds to the color specified in the last call to dPen.
Remarks

Coordinates

Drawing a polygon:
dPolygon(5, 80, 10, 10, 150, 100, 200, 160, 80, 140, 40)
Drawing a polygon
Coordinates are given with respect to the upper-left corner of the image (coordinates: (0.0)).
Important: There is no need to close the polygon (the coordinates of last point do not have to be equal to the coordinates of first point). The polygon is automatically "closed".
Limits: a polygon can contain up to 100 000 points in WINDEV, WEBDEV and Java, and up to 1000 points in Windows CE.
Android

Drawing with opacity or anti-aliasing

For a drawing with opacity (dStartDrawing with the dWithOpacity constant) or anti-aliasing (dChangeMode with the drawAntiAliasing constant), the outline is drawn inside the polygon: therefore, the line is partly combined with the inside of the polygon. If the line is very thick, it will be displayed in two colors.

Using the drawing functions

The drawing functions can be used according to 2 methods:
  • Method 1: Using dStartDrawing
    • dStartDrawing must be called before any other drawing function. dStartDrawing is used to define the element (Image control or variable) to which the drawing functions will be applied.
    • When drawing on an Image control:
      • The drawing functions operate on a copy ("bitmap") of the image. You can use the drawing functions of Windows (via API or CallDLL32) but these functions must use the DC (Device Context) returned by dStartDrawing.
      • dEndDrawing and dStartDrawing must not be called in the same process.
        The drawing will not be displayed if dEndDrawing and dStartDrawing are called in the same process: it will be automatically erased.
  • Universal Windows 10 AppAndroidiPhone/iPadIOS WidgetMac Catalyst Method 2: indicating the drawing target directly in the syntax (via a parameter)
    The <Image> parameter is used to specify directly the target of the drawing. dStartDrawing becomes useless. This function must be deleted.
Related Examples:
The drawing functions Unit examples (WINDEV): The drawing functions
[ + ] Using the main drawing functions of WINDEV to:
- Initialize an Image control for drawing
- Draw simple shapes
- Write a text into a drawing
- Change the color in a drawing
Business / UI classification: Neutral code
Component: wd290pnt.dll
Minimum version required
  • Version 9
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