Drawing arc2
The second function, arc(xPos,yPos,radius,startAngle,endAngle,anticlockwise), is much easier and is used to develop our new recipe. The parameters here mean the following:
xPos: The x coordinate of the arc's center.yPos: The y coordinate of the arc's center.radius: The arc's radius.startAngle: The angle at which the arc starts, measured clockwise from the positive x axis and expressed in radians.endAngle: The angle at which the arc ends, measured clockwise from the positive x axis and expressed in radians.Anticlockwise(optional): A Boolean value which, ifTrue, causes the arc to be drawn counter-clockwise between the two angles. By default the arc is drawn clockwise.
Two new things are introduced here:
- The
fillStyleproperty, which decides the color with which the arc needs to be filled - The
fill()method, which actually fills the area of the arc that you draw
The output of this recipe looks like this:
How to do it...
Here is the recipe:
<html>
<head>
<title>Arcs</title>
<script>
function init()
{
can = document.getElementById("MyCanvasArea");
ctx = can.getContext("2d");
drawArc(60,80,40,180,270,false,"aqua","yellow");
drawArc(120,80,40,270,360,false,"aqua","yellow");
drawArc(220,80,40,180,360,false,"aqua","red");
drawArc(60,150,40,90,180,false,"aqua","yellow");
drawArc(120,150,40,0,90,false,"aqua","yellow");
drawArc(220,150,40,0,180,false,"aqua","red");
drawArc(100,250,40,0,360,false,"aqua","yellow");
drawArc(200,250,40,360,0,false,"aqua","red");
//function to draw curve
function drawArc(xPos,yPos,radius,startAngle,endAngle,anticlockwise,lineColor, fillColor,width)
{
var startAngle = startAngle * (Math.PI/180);
var endAngle = endAngle * (Math.PI/180);
var radius = radius;
ctx.strokeStyle = lineColor;
ctx.fillStyle = fillColor;
ctx.lineWidth = width;
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(xPos,yPos,radius,startAngle,endAngle,anticlockwise);
ctx.fill();
ctx.stroke();
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="init()">
<canvas ID="MyCanvasArea" width="300" height="300" style="border:2px solid black;">
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</canvas>
</body>
</html>How it works...
Consider the following diagram for an explanation:
The arc function accepts the angles in radians. Refer to the circle shown previously for a better understanding. If you specify the start angle as zero and end angle as π, then you should see a semicircle drawn in a clockwise direction (starting from zero through π/2 and ending on π). If you are comfortable with angles in degrees then they need to be converted into radians before passing into the function. The formula for conversion is: Value in Radians = value in degrees * (π/180).
A partial chart of conversion is shown as follows:
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There's more...
Try the following:
- Comment the statements
usesfillStyleandfillColor - Change the value for
fillStyle - Change the angles
