<WDPic variable>.DrawPolygon (Function)

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<WDPic variable>.DrawPolygon (Function)

In french: <Variable WDPic>.DessinePolygone

Draws a polygon in an WDPic variable.

Example

MyWDPicImage is WDPic = "Test.gif"
// Draw a 4-side polygon whose
// background is light yellow and whose border is light blue
MyWDPicImage.DrawPolygon(4, 10, 20, 20, 50, 40, 60, 50, 10, LightYellow, LightBlue)
IMG_MyDrawing = MyWDPicImage

Syntax

Building a polygon point by point Hide the details

<WDPic image>.DrawPolygon(<Number of sides> , <X1> , <Y1> , <X2> , <Y2> [, <X3> , <Y3> [... [, <Xn> , <Yn>]]] [, <Background color> [, <Side color>]])

<WDPic image>: WDPic variable

Name of the WDPic variable to be used. Only the background layer will be handled.

<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:
an RGB color (returned by RGB),
an HSL color (returned by HSL),
a WLanguage preset color.
If this parameter is not specified, the background color:
is Transparent if <WDPic variable>.Background has not been used beforehand,
corresponds to the color specified in the last call to <WDPic variable>.Background.

<Side color>: Integer or constant (optional)

Color of polygon sides. This color can correspond to:
an RGB color (returned by RGB),
an HSL color (returned by HSL),
a WLanguage preset color.
If this parameter is not specified, the line color:
corresponds to the color specified in the last call to <WDPic variable>.Pen,
is the same as the background color if <WDPic variable>.Pen has not been used.

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

<WDPic image>.DrawPolygon(<Array of coordinates> [, <Background color> [, <Side color>]])

<WDPic image>: WDPic variable

Name of the WDPic variable to be used. Only the background layer will be handled.

<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.
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:
an RGB color (returned by RGB),
an HSL color (returned by HSL),
a WLanguage preset color,
a variable of type Color.
If this parameter is not specified, the background color:
is Transparent if <WDPic variable>.Background has not been used beforehand,
corresponds to the color specified in the last call to <WDPic variable>.Background.

<Side color>: Integer or constant (optional)

Color of polygon sides. This color can correspond to:
an RGB color (returned by RGB),
an HSL color (returned by HSL),
a WLanguage preset color,
a variable of type Color.
If this parameter is not specified, the line color:
corresponds to the color specified in the last call to <WDPic variable>.Pen,
is the same as the background color if <WDPic variable>.Pen has not been used.

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

<WDPic image>.DrawPolygon(<Polygon> [, <Background color> [, <Side color>]])

<WDPic image>: WDPic variable

Name of the WDPic variable to be used. Only the background layer will be handled.

<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:
an RGB color (returned by RGB),
an HSL color (returned by HSL),
a WLanguage preset color,
a variable of type Color.
If this parameter is not specified, the background color:
is Transparent if <WDPic variable>.Background has not been used beforehand,
corresponds to the color specified in the last call to <WDPic variable>.Background.

<Side color>: Integer or constant (optional)

Color of polygon sides. This color can correspond to:
an RGB color (returned by RGB),
an HSL color (returned by HSL),
a WLanguage preset color,
a variable of type Color.
If this parameter is not specified, the line color:
corresponds to the color specified in the last call to <WDPic variable>.Pen,
is the same as the background color if <WDPic variable>.Pen has not been used.

Remarks

Coordinates

Drawing a polygon:

MyImage is WDPic
MyImage.DrawPolygon(5, 80, 10, 10, 150, 100, 200, 160, 80, 140, 40)

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.

Drawing with opacity or anti-aliasing

For a drawing with opacity (<WDPic variable>.StartDrawing with the dWithOpacity constant) or anti-aliasing (<WDPic variable>.ChangeMode 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.

Related Examples:

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

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