BGRABitmap tutorial 6

This tutorial shows you how to use different line styles and shapes.

Create a new project

Create a new project and add a reference to BGRABitmap, the same way as in the first tutorial.

Add a painting handler

With the object inspector, add an OnPaint handler and write:

procedure TForm1.FormPaint(Sender: TObject);
var image: TBGRABitmap;
    c: TBGRAPixel;
begin
  image := TBGRABitmap.Create(ClientWidth, ClientHeight, clBtnFace);
  c := clWindowText; 

  image.RectangleAntialias(80,80,300,200, c, 50);

  image.Draw(Canvas,0,0,True);
  image.free;
end;

Run the program

This should draw a rectangle with a wide black pen.

Change join style

If you want round corners, you can specify:

    image.JoinStyle := pjsRound;

Run the program

This should draw a rectangle with a wide black pen with rounded corners.

Mix join styles

You can mix join styles for a rectangle like this:

    image.FillRoundRectAntialias(80,80,300,200, 20,20, c, [rrTopRightSquare,rrBottomLeftSquare]);

This function use round corners by default, but you can override it with square corners or bevel corners. You should obtain the following image.

Change pen style

You can draw a dotted line like this:

    image.JoinStyle := pjsBevel;
    image.PenStyle := psDot;
    image.DrawPolyLineAntialias([PointF(40,200), PointF(120,100), PointF(170,140), PointF(250,60)],c,10);

Note that the pen style can be defined independently of a bitmap by using the TBGRAPenStroker class of the BGRAPen1 unit.

You should obtain the following image. Notice that line begins with a round cap.

Change line cap

You can draw a polyline with a square cap like this:

    image.JoinStyle := pjsBevel;
    image.LineCap := pecSquare;
    image.PenStyle := psSolid;
    image.DrawPolyLineAntialias([PointF(40,200), PointF(120,100), PointF(170,140), PointF(250,60)],c,10);

Opened line drawing

You can draw a line which is opened, i.e. the end of the line is rounded inside.

    image.DrawPolyLineAntialias([PointF(40,200), PointF(120,100), PointF(170,140), PointF(250,60)],c,10,False);

This way you can connect lines one after another without drawing the junction twice, which is useful with semi-transparent drawing. You can compare it like this:

    c := BGRA(0,0,0,128);

    image.DrawLineAntialias(40,150, 120,50, c, 10);
    image.DrawLineAntialias(120,50, 170,90, c, 10);
    image.DrawLineAntialias(170,90, 250,10, c, 10);

    image.DrawLineAntialias(40,250, 120,150, c, 10, False);
    image.DrawLineAntialias(120,150, 170,190, c, 10, False);
    image.DrawLineAntialias(170,190, 250,110, c, 10, True);

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