ps_begin_pattern

ps_begin_pattern

Start a new pattern

 **ps_begin_pattern** resource $psdoc float $width float $height float $xstep float $ystep int $painttype

Starts a new pattern. A pattern is like a page containing e.g. a drawing which can be used for filling areas. It is used like a color by calling and setting the color space to . ps_setcolor``pattern

psdoc Resource identifier of the postscript file as returned by . ps_new

widthThe width of the pattern in pixel.

heightThe height of the pattern in pixel.

xstepThe distance in pixel of placements of the pattern in horizontal direction.

ystepThe distance in pixel of placements of the pattern in vertical direction.

painttypeMust be 1 or 2.

The identifier of the pattern return.falseforfailure.

Voorbeeld: Creating and using a pattern

<?php
$ps = ps_new();

if (!ps_open_file($ps, "pattern.ps")) {
  print "Cannot open PostScript file\n";
  exit;
}

ps_set_parameter($ps, "warning", "true");
ps_set_info($ps, "Creator", "pattern.php");
ps_set_info($ps, "Author", "Uwe Steinmann");
ps_set_info($ps, "Title", "Pattern example");


$pspattern = ps_begin_pattern($ps, 10.0, 10.0, 10.0, 10.0, 1);
ps_setlinewidth($ps, 0.2);
ps_setcolor($ps, "stroke", "rgb", 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
ps_moveto($ps, 0, 0);
ps_lineto($ps, 7, 7);
ps_stroke($ps);
ps_moveto($ps, 0, 7);
ps_lineto($ps, 7, 0);
ps_stroke($ps);
ps_end_pattern($ps);

ps_begin_page($ps, 596, 842);
ps_setcolor($ps, "both", "pattern", $pspattern, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
ps_rect($ps, 50, 400, 200, 200);
ps_fill($ps);
ps_end_page($ps);

ps_close($ps);
ps_delete($ps);
?>

ps_end_pattern``ps_setcolor``ps_shading_pattern