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The Draw API allows to create graphics through various drawing instruction. These instructions are grouped together (separated as semicolons) and set as the value of the '''draw UI attribute''' of any [[image]] object.
 
The Draw API allows to create graphics through various drawing instruction. These instructions are grouped together (separated as semicolons) and set as the value of the '''draw UI attribute''' of any [[image]] object.
  
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<source lang="java">arc(x, y, w, h, start, extent, type, border_color, fill_color)</source>
 
<source lang="java">arc(x, y, w, h, start, extent, type, border_color, fill_color)</source>
 
Draws an arc.
 
Draws an arc.
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'''Parameters:'''
 
'''Parameters:'''
*x: the x coordinate of the upper-left corner of the arc's framing rectangle
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* x: the x coordinate of the upper-left corner of the arc's framing rectangle
*y: the y coordinate of the upper-left corner of the arc's framing rectangle
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* y: the y coordinate of the upper-left corner of the arc's framing rectangle
*w: the overall width of the full ellipse of which this arc is a partial section
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* w: the overall width of the full ellipse of which this arc is a partial section
*h: the overall height of the full ellipse of which this arc is a partial section
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* h: the overall height of the full ellipse of which this arc is a partial section
*start: the starting angle of the arc in degrees
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* start: the starting angle of the arc in degrees
*extent: the angular extent of the arc in degrees
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* extent: the angular extent of the arc in degrees
*type: the closure type for the arc: "open", "chord" or "pie"
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* type: the closure type for the arc: "open", "chord" or "pie"
*border_color: [[#color|see the note below]]
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* border_color: [[#color|see the note below]]
*fill_color: [[#color|see the note below]]
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* fill_color: [[#color|see the note below]]
  
 
=== Ellipse ===
 
=== Ellipse ===
 
<source lang="java">ellipse(x, y, w, h, border_color, fill_color)</source>
 
<source lang="java">ellipse(x, y, w, h, border_color, fill_color)</source>
 
Draws an ellipse or a circle.
 
Draws an ellipse or a circle.
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'''Parameters:'''
 
'''Parameters:'''
 
* x: the x coordinate of the upper-left corner of the ellipse's framing rectangle
 
* x: the x coordinate of the upper-left corner of the ellipse's framing rectangle
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<source lang="java">fill(color)</source>
 
<source lang="java">fill(color)</source>
 
Fills the whole area with given color.
 
Fills the whole area with given color.
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'''Parameters:'''
 
'''Parameters:'''
*color: [[#color|see the note below]]
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* color: [[#color|see the note below]]
  
 
=== Image ===
 
=== Image ===
 
<source lang="java">image(file, x, y)</source>
 
<source lang="java">image(file, x, y)</source>
 
'''Parameters:'''
 
'''Parameters:'''
*file: the full pathname, relative to the HSYCO home directory
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* file: the full pathname, relative to the HSYCO home directory
*x: the x coordinate of the location where the String should be rendered - y: the y coordinate of the location where the String should be rendered
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* x: the x coordinate of the location where the String should be rendered - y: the y coordinate of the location where the String should be rendered
  
 
=== Line ===
 
=== Line ===
 
<source lang="java">line(x1, y1, x2, y2, ...., color)</source>
 
<source lang="java">line(x1, y1, x2, y2, ...., color)</source>
Draws a sequence of connected lines - x1: X axis coordinate of first point
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Draws a sequence of connected lines.
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'''Parameters:'''
 
'''Parameters:'''
*y1: Y axis coordinate of first point
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* x1: X axis coordinate of first point
*x2: X axis coordinate of second point
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* y1: Y axis coordinate of first point
*y2: Y axis coordinate of second point
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* x2: X axis coordinate of second point
*xN: X axis coordinate of N-th point
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* y2: Y axis coordinate of second point
*yN: Y axis coordinate of N-th point
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* xN: X axis coordinate of N-th point
*color: [[#color|see the note below]]
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* yN: Y axis coordinate of N-th point
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* color: [[#color|see the note below]]
  
 
=== Rectangle ===
 
=== Rectangle ===
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=== Spline ===
 
=== Spline ===
 
<source lang="java">spline(x1, y1, x2, y2, ...., color)</source>
 
<source lang="java">spline(x1, y1, x2, y2, ...., color)</source>
draws a natural cubic spline interpolation of a sequence of points - x1: X axis coordinate of first point
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draws a natural cubic spline interpolation of a sequence of points.
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'''Parameters:'''
 
'''Parameters:'''
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* x1: X axis coordinate of first point
 
* y1: Y axis coordinate of first point
 
* y1: Y axis coordinate of first point
 
* x2: X axis coordinate of second point
 
* x2: X axis coordinate of second point
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<source lang="java">stroke(w)</source>
 
<source lang="java">stroke(w)</source>
 
Set the stroke width for all subsequent drawing commands.
 
Set the stroke width for all subsequent drawing commands.
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'''Parameters:'''
 
'''Parameters:'''
 
* w: the width of the stroke
 
* w: the width of the stroke
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There's no need to draw the third slice, since we already have a yellow background circle.
 
There's no need to draw the third slice, since we already have a yellow background circle.
  
The line of code in [[Java_programming|java]] or [[Javascript_programming|javascript]]:
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The line of code in [[Java_Programming|Java]] or [[JavaScript_Programming|JavaScript]]:
 
<source lang="java">
 
<source lang="java">
 
uiSet("myimage","draw","fill('230,230,250');stroke(5);arc(10,10,280,280,0,360,pie,black,yellow);
 
uiSet("myimage","draw","fill('230,230,250');stroke(5);arc(10,10,280,280,0,360,pie,black,yellow);
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=== Drawing a clock ===
 
=== Drawing a clock ===
In this example we're going to draw a working clock from the [[Events Programming|events environment]].
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In this example we're going to draw a working clock in [[JavaScript Programming|JavaScript]] from the [[Events Programming|events environment]].
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[[File:Draw Clock.png]]
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In the following code, we declare two functions in the [[Event_Keywords#INIT|init event]] that are used to draw the clock.
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On the [[Event_Keywords#TIME|time event]], which occurs every minute, we call the drawClock function, which returns a string with the instructions needed to draw a clock, and then set it with a uiset.
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To try the example, paste this code in '''event.txt''' and from the [[Project Editor]] create a project with an '''[[image|image object]]''' with '''id "myimage"''' and '''size 300x300''' pixels. Since the function that draws the clock is parametric, it's possible to modify the size of the clock or even draw more than one clock.
  
 
<source lang="javascript">
 
<source lang="javascript">
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}
 
}
  
// given the position, size and font size in pixels, returns a string with the instructions needed to draw a clock
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// given the position, size and font size in pixels and optional time zone (e.g. +1,-2,...)
function drawClock(x,y,size,fontSize) {
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// returns a string with the instructions needed to draw a clock
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function drawClock(x,y,size,fontSize,timeZone) {
 
var v,p,s;
 
var v,p,s;
  
 
var d = new Date();
 
var d = new Date();
 
var m = d.getMinutes()/60; // minutes 0..1
 
var m = d.getMinutes()/60; // minutes 0..1
var h = (d.getHours()%12)/12; // hours 0..1
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var h = ((d.getHours()+(timeZone?timeZone:0))%12)/12; // hours 0..1
  
 
// center point x and y
 
// center point x and y
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// numbers
 
// numbers
for (var i=1; i<=12; i++) {
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if (fontSize) {
p = getPos(i*30,size*.48-fontSize*.5);
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for (var i=1; i<=12; i++) {
v += "string('"+(i<7?' '+i:i)+"',"+Math.round(cx+p.x-fontSize*.5)+","+Math.round(cy+p.y+fontSize*.35)+",helvetica,normal,"+fontSize+",black);";
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p = getPos(i*30,size*.48-fontSize*.5);
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v += "string('"+(i<7?' '+i:i)+"',";
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v += Math.round(cx+p.x-fontSize*.5)+","+Math.round(cy+p.y+fontSize*.35);
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v += ",helvetica,normal,"+fontSize+",black);";
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}
 
}
 
}
  
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// get the instructions to draw a clock
 
// get the instructions to draw a clock
 
var v = drawClock(0,0,280,29);
 
var v = drawClock(0,0,280,29);
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// to add a clock:
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// v += drawClock(100,100,50,50,-1);
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// uiset of the draw attribute
 
// uiset of the draw attribute
 
uiSet("myimage","draw",v);
 
uiSet("myimage","draw",v);
 
}
 
}
 
</source>
 
</source>

Latest revision as of 09:46, 28 April 2014

The Draw API allows to create graphics through various drawing instruction. These instructions are grouped together (separated as semicolons) and set as the value of the draw UI attribute of any image object.

E.g. The following instructions:

fill('150,150,150');rectangle(10,10,100,100,red,green);line(10,10,110,110,black);

can be drawn from the events environment withe the following line of code:

uiset myimage.draw = "fill('150,150,150');rectangle(10,10,100,100,red,green);line(10,10,110,110,black);"


In any of the functions, the coordinates of the top left pixel are 0,0.

Functions

Arc

arc(x, y, w, h, start, extent, type, border_color, fill_color)

Draws an arc.

Parameters:

  • x: the x coordinate of the upper-left corner of the arc's framing rectangle
  • y: the y coordinate of the upper-left corner of the arc's framing rectangle
  • w: the overall width of the full ellipse of which this arc is a partial section
  • h: the overall height of the full ellipse of which this arc is a partial section
  • start: the starting angle of the arc in degrees
  • extent: the angular extent of the arc in degrees
  • type: the closure type for the arc: "open", "chord" or "pie"
  • border_color: see the note below
  • fill_color: see the note below

Ellipse

ellipse(x, y, w, h, border_color, fill_color)

Draws an ellipse or a circle.

Parameters:

  • x: the x coordinate of the upper-left corner of the ellipse's framing rectangle
  • y: the y coordinate of the upper-left corner of the ellipse's framing rectangle
  • w: the overall width of the ellipse
  • h: the overall height of the ellipse
  • border_color: see the note below
  • fill_color: see the note below

Fill

fill(color)

Fills the whole area with given color.

Parameters:

Image

image(file, x, y)

Parameters:

  • file: the full pathname, relative to the HSYCO home directory
  • x: the x coordinate of the location where the String should be rendered - y: the y coordinate of the location where the String should be rendered

Line

line(x1, y1, x2, y2, ...., color)

Draws a sequence of connected lines.

Parameters:

  • x1: X axis coordinate of first point
  • y1: Y axis coordinate of first point
  • x2: X axis coordinate of second point
  • y2: Y axis coordinate of second point
  • xN: X axis coordinate of N-th point
  • yN: Y axis coordinate of N-th point
  • color: see the note below

Rectangle

rectangle(x, y, w, h, border_color, fill_color)

Parameters:

  • x: the x coordinate of the upper-left corner of the rectangle
  • y: the y coordinate of the upper-left corner of the rectangle
  • w: the width of the rectangle
  • h: the height of the rectangle
  • border_color: see the note below
  • fill_color: see the note below

Spline

spline(x1, y1, x2, y2, ...., color)

draws a natural cubic spline interpolation of a sequence of points.

Parameters:

  • x1: X axis coordinate of first point
  • y1: Y axis coordinate of first point
  • x2: X axis coordinate of second point
  • y2: Y axis coordinate of second point
  • xN: X axis coordinate of N-th point
  • yN: Y axis coordinate of N-th point
  • color: see the note below

String

string(text, x, y, font, style, size, color)

Parameters:

  • text: quoted text
  • x: the x coordinate of the location where the String should be rendered - y: the y coordinate of the location where the String should be rendered - font: font name, like “arial”, “helvetica”, “courier” etc.
  • style: “bold”, “italic”, or “bolditalic”
  • color: see the note below

Stroke

stroke(w)

Set the stroke width for all subsequent drawing commands.

Parameters:

  • w: the width of the stroke


A color can be set using:
  • an RGB comma separated numeric notation (delimited by quotes), with values from 0 to 255 (for example, "255,0,0" is red)
  • an RGBA comma separated numeric notation (delimited by quotes), with values from 0 to 255 for R,G and B and from 0 to 100 for the alpha channel (for example, "255,0,0,50" is red with 50% alpha)
  • color names. The valid names are: black, blue, cyan, darkgray, gray, lightgray, green, magenta, orange, pink, red, white, yellow, transparent.

Examples

Drawing a pie chart

In this example we're going to draw a pie chart with three slices of 45°, 90° and 225°. Keep in mind that for the arc function, 0° is the the rightmost point of the circle, and that from the starting point arcs are drawn in an anti-clockwise direction.

Draw Pie Chart.png

Let's describe the instructions we're going to use:

  • fill('230,230,250') - Fill the background with the specified color
  • stroke(5) - Set the line width for the pie's border to 5 pixels
  • arc(10,10,280,280,0,360,pie,black,yellow); - draw a background yellow circle
  • stroke(0) - Draw no border on the slices
  • arc(10,10,280,280,0,45,pie,black,red) - draw the first slice from 0° to 45° in red
  • arc(10,10,280,280,45,90,pie,black,green); - draw the second slice from 45° to 135° in green

There's no need to draw the third slice, since we already have a yellow background circle.

The line of code in Java or JavaScript:

uiSet("myimage","draw","fill('230,230,250');stroke(5);arc(10,10,280,280,0,360,pie,black,yellow);
stroke(0);arc(10,10,280,280,0,45,pie,black,red);arc(10,10,280,280,45,90,pie,black,green);")

Drawing a clock

In this example we're going to draw a working clock in JavaScript from the events environment.

Draw Clock.png

In the following code, we declare two functions in the init event that are used to draw the clock. On the time event, which occurs every minute, we call the drawClock function, which returns a string with the instructions needed to draw a clock, and then set it with a uiset.

To try the example, paste this code in event.txt and from the Project Editor create a project with an image object with id "myimage" and size 300x300 pixels. Since the function that draws the clock is parametric, it's possible to modify the size of the clock or even draw more than one clock.

init : {
	// get position from angle and radius
	function getPos(angle,radius) {
		var radians = (angle-90)*Math.PI/180;
		return {x: radius * Math.cos(radians), y: radius * Math.sin(radians)}
	}

	// given the position, size and font size in pixels and optional time zone (e.g. +1,-2,...)
	// returns a string with the instructions needed to draw a clock
	function drawClock(x,y,size,fontSize,timeZone) {
		var v,p,s;

		var d = new Date();
		var m = d.getMinutes()/60; // minutes 0..1
		var h = ((d.getHours()+(timeZone?timeZone:0))%12)/12; // hours 0..1

		// center point x and y
		var cx = x+Math.round(size/2);
		var cy = y+Math.round(size/2);

		// background
		v = "stroke(0);ellipse("+x+","+y+","+size+","+size+",black,'255,255,255,50');";

		// numbers
		if (fontSize) {
			for (var i=1; i<=12; i++) {
				p = getPos(i*30,size*.48-fontSize*.5);
				v += "string('"+(i<7?' '+i:i)+"',";
				v += Math.round(cx+p.x-fontSize*.5)+","+Math.round(cy+p.y+fontSize*.35);
				v += ",helvetica,normal,"+fontSize+",black);";
			}
		}

		// hours line
		p = getPos((h+m/10)*360,size*.22);
		s = (size/42);
		v += "stroke("+s+");line("+cx+","+cy+",";
		v += Math.round(cx + p.x)+",";
		v += Math.round(cy + p.y)+",";
		v += "black);";

		// minutes line
		p = getPos(m*360,size*.37);
		s = (size/75);
		v += "stroke("+s+");line("+cx+","+cy+",";
		v += Math.round(cx + p.x)+",";
		v += Math.round(cy + p.y)+",";
		v += "black);";

		// cap
		s = Math.round(size/15);
		var hs = Math.round(s/2);
		v += "stroke(0);ellipse("+(cx-hs)+","+(cy-hs)+","+s+","+s+",black,black);";

		return v;
	}
}

time : {
	// get the instructions to draw a clock
	var v = drawClock(0,0,280,29);
	
	// to add a clock:
	// v += drawClock(100,100,50,50,-1);

	// uiset of the draw attribute
	uiSet("myimage","draw",v);
}