The Structured Graphics control provides client-side, vector-based graphics, rendered on the fly to add visual impact to your page. This gives you the advantage of low download overhead coupled with high performance on the client. This control renders the resulting vector shape as a windowless graphic, transparent to the background of the page which can be programmatically manipulated by scaling, rotating or translating methods.
The Structured Graphics control can be used to create simple primitives and complex polygon vector graphic shapes from a PARAM Tag syntax description, or it can use the File Syntax which is used when the SourceURL property is set to read an external text file that contains the shape description.
For information on creating vector graphics via script, please see the DrawingSurface topic in the DirectAnimation documentation.
You can use the Windows Metafile Converter (wmfcnv.exe) included in the /BIN directory of the Internet SDK to convert existing Windows metafiles into Structured Graphic <PARAM> tags or shape description text files so that you can use them with the Structured Graphics control.
When rendering the shape, the Structured Graphics control will stop parsing the shape if it encounters invalid Param tag syntax. Some properties and methods are scriptable only. Please see the desired topic for syntax details.
Property Syntax
PARAM Tag Syntax <OBJECT ID=object STYLE="WIDTH:width; HEIGHT:height: Z-INDEX:z-index" CLASSID="CLSID:369303C2-D7AC-11d0-89D5-00A0C90833E6" > <PARAM NAME="PropertyName" VALUE="Value"> </OBJECT>
Script Syntax object.PropertyName = Value
Parameters
object | String identifying the Structured graphics object. |
width | Desired width for the Structured graphics drawing area (pixels or percentage of page width) |
height | Desired height for the Structured graphics drawing area (pixels or percentage of page height) |
z-index | Desired z-index value for the Structured graphics drawing area (integer) |
Property | One of the Structured Graphics properties in the list below. |
Value | Valid value for that property. |
Property | Description |
CoordinateSystem | Sets the coordinate system to use for the world |
DrawingSurface | Sets or returns the DirectAnimation drawing surface, the visible rendering of the control's contents for use (script only). |
ExtentHeight, ExtentWidth, ExtentLeft, ExtentTop Properties | Sets the height, width, left and top values of the shape (in pixels). |
HighQuality Property | Turns anti-aliasing on or off. |
Image Property | Fills the structured graphic shape with a DirectAnimation IDAImage (script only). |
Library | Returns the DirectAnimation Library reference (script only). |
MouseEventsEnabled | Sets or returns whether Mouse events are to be processed against the Structured Graphics object. |
PreserveAspectRatio Property | Sets or returns a value indicating if aspect ratio should be preserved when extents are set |
SourceURL | Enables the Structured Graphic control to use an external file as the shape primitive description. |
Transform | Transforms the object using a DirectAnimation IDATransform2 behavior (script only). |
Method PARAM Tag Syntax
<OBJECT ID=object STYLE="WIDTH:width; HEIGHT:height: Z-INDEX:z-index" CLASSID="CLSID:369303C2-D7AC-11d0-89D5-00A0C90833E6"> <PARAM NAME="LINEnnnn" VALUE="method"> </OBJECT>
Parameters
object | String identifying the object. |
width | Desired width for the Structured graphics drawing area (pixels or percentage of page width) |
height | Desired height for the Structured graphics drawing area (pixels or percentage of page height) |
z-index | Desired z-index value for the Structured graphics drawing area (integer) |
nnnn | A sequence number for the method execution order. Must be in order starting with 0001. Skipped sequences halt execution. |
method | One of the elements in the list below. |
Method | Description |
Arc | Creates a single circular or elliptical arc. |
FillSpline | Creates a closed spline shape, defined by a series of points. |
Oval | Creates an ellipse. |
Pie | Creates an elliptical arc closed at the center of the bounding rectangle to form a wedge (pie) shape. |
Polygon | Creates a closed polygon. |
PolyLine | Creates a segmented line. |
PolySpline | Creates an open spline shape, defined by a series of points. |
Rect | Creates a rectangle. |
RoundRect | Creates a rounded rectangle. |
SetFillColor | Sets the foreground and background colors for graphic fills. |
SetFillStyle | Sets the type of fill. |
SetFont | Sets the font for the control. |
SetGradientFill | Specifies the start and end points for a gradient fill. |
SetHatchFill | Specifies whether the hatch fill is transparent. |
SetLineColor | Sets the line color for drawing graphics. |
SetLineStyle | Changes the line style for the current shape. |
SetGradientShape | Sets the shape of a gradient to be an outline of a polygon shape. |
SetTextureFill | Sets the texture source to be used to fill a structured graphics shape. |
Text | Creates a string with the current font and color. |
Method Script Syntax The following methods are scriptable only, and use this syntax form:
object.MethodName(Parameters)
object | String identifying the structured graphics object. |
MethodName | One of the elements in the list below. |
Parameters | Valid parameter for that method. |
Clear | Clears the control. |
Rotate | Sets the rotation of the world. |
Scale | Sets the current scaling in the X, Y, Z axis for the world. |
SetIdentity | Clears any transforms, sets the shape to its original state. |
Transform4x4 | Sets scaling, rotating, and translation information all at once, using a transform matrix. |
Translate | Sets the X, Y, Z location of the world. |
Events | Description |
onclick | Occurs when the user has clicked the left mouse button on the structured graphic. |
ondblclick | Occurs when the user has double-clicked on the structured graphic. |
onmousedown | Occurs when the left button is pressed over the structured graphic. |
onmousemove | Occurs when the user moves the mouse pointer across the non-transparent area of the structured graphic. |
onmouseout | Occurs when the cursor leaves the non-transparent area of the structured graphic. |
onmouseover | Occurs when the mouse pointer has entered the non-transparent region of the structured graphic. |
onmouseup | Occurs when the user releases the mouse button while the mouse pointer is over the structured graphic. |
Sets the coordinate system to use for the world. Read-only at runtime.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME = "CoordinateSystem" VALUE = "0 | 1">
Parameter Description 0 | 1 Sets the world's rotation. Value can be Windows (0), where y values start at the top of the page and progress downwards or Cartestian (1) where y values start at the bottom of the page and progress upwards.
Sets or returns the drawing surface, the visible rendering of the control's contents for use in script. For more information, see the DirectAnimation documentation.
DrawingSurface property example
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Sets the height, width, left and top values of the shape within the control's coordinate space (as defined by the WIDTH and HEIGHT parameters of the <OBJECT> tag's STYLE attribute).
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME="ExtentHeight" VALUE="height"> <PARAM NAME="ExtentWidth" VALUE="width"> <PARAM NAME="ExtentLeft" VALUE="left"> <PARAM NAME="ExtentTop" VALUE="top">
Parameter Description height The height of the shape (in pixels). width ` The width of the shape (in pixels). left The left edge of the shape (in pixels). top The top edge of the shape (in pixels).
Top and left values can be set without setting height and width values, but height and width values can only be set if the top and left values are set. An example of the use of this property is as follows; if you set ExtentTop to 0 and ExtentLeft to 0, instead of drawing the shape from the center of the control's coordinate space (as defined in the STYLE attribute of the <OBJECT> tag), the shape will be drawn from the upper left hand corner of the coordinate space.
Turns anti-aliasing on (true) or off (false). Read/write at run time.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE=" HighQuality(0 | 1)">
File Syntax object.HighQuality(fFalse)">
Parameter Description 0 | 1 , fFalse Boolean flag that turns anti-aliasing on or off for the structured graphic, default is False. In HTML Param tags, the possible values are 0 (false) or nonzero (true). In script, the flag can support either 0 or False, 1 (a nonzero value) or True.
Enabling this property slows down the rendering of the structured graphic. For optimal performance, turn this property off unless you're specifically using it.
Fills the structured graphic shape with an IDAImage. For more information, please see the DirectAnimation documentation.
Script Syntax object.Image = IDAImage
Parameter Description object The name of the structured graphics object, as defined in the PARAM tag. IDAImage A DirectAnimation Image.
Returns the reference to the DirectAnimation Library functions. For more information, see the DirectAnimation documentation.
Script Syntax IDALibrary = object . Library
Parameter Description IDALibrary The DirectAnimation Library pointer. object String identifying the Structured Graphics object.
Sets whether or not the graphic should scale proportionally.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME="PreserveAspectRatio" VALUE="0 | -1">
Script Syntax object.PreserveAspectRatio = fFalse
Parameter Description object Name of the Structured graphics object, as defined in PARAM tag syntax. 0 | -1 , fFalse Boolean flag that sets whether or not the aspect ratio should be preserved. Default is False.
This property is effective only if ExtentTop, ExtentLeft, ExtentWidth and ExtentHeight properties are set. An example of the use of this property is as follows; if you set the shape's width and height as a percentage of the page width and height (as one of the STYLE attributes of the <OBJECT> tag), set PreserveAspectRatio to True and the user resizes the browser window, the shape will scale itself proportionally based on the smaller of the new width or height values for the window. If PreserveAspectRatio is set to false, the shape will scale itself in relative to the new width and height of the window.
Enables the Structured Graphic control to use an external file as the vector shape description. You can use the Windows Metafile Converter (WMFCONV.EXE) to convert Windows metafiles into structured graphics shape description text files. Read-write at runtime.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME="SourceURL" VALUE="URL">
Script Syntax object.SourceURL = URL
Parameter Description URL String value, describing the location of the specified shape primitive description file. Can be an http://, file://\\ or relative path. Default is null.
This can be very useful in the case of creating a structured graphic animation. Using this property, you can write code that very rapidly calls different source URLs, making it seem as if the shape is changing over time in a manner that exceeds scale or rotation transformations.
SourceURL property example
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Transforms the object using a IDATransform2 behavior. For more information, please see the DirectAnimation documentation.
Script Syntax object.Transform = IDATransform2
Parameter Description object The name of the structured graphics object, as defined in the PARAM tag. IDATransform2 A DirectAnimation Transform behavior.
Creates a single circular or elliptical arc.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME = "Line0001" VALUE="Arc(x, y, width, height, startAngle, arcAngle, rotation">
File Syntax Arc(x, y, width, height, startAngle, arcAngle, rotation)
Parameter Description x, y The center of the arc. width The width of the rectangle containing the arc. height The height of the rectangle containing the arc. startAngle The beginning angle, in degrees. arcAngle The angle of the arc, relative to startAngle, in degrees. rotation The degree of rotation from the 0 degrees position.
Arc Method example
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Clears the control of its contents, resetting it to null.
object.Clear
Parameter Description object Name of the Structured graphics object, as defined in PARAM tag syntax.
This method is useful for erasing the graphic before painting another in its place using the DrawingSurface property.
Creates a closed spline shape, defined by a series of points.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="FillSpline (numpoints[action, xPoint, y Point], rotation)">
File Syntax FillSpline (numpoints, [action, xPoint, y Point], rotation)
Parameter Description numpoints Number of points in the spline Action What the spline does at the x, y coordinate. 0 - move to: Move to the x, y coordinate 1 - LineTo: draw a line from the previous x, y coordinate to the current one 2 - BezierTo: Draw a bezier line from the previous coordinates to the current one 3 - LineToClose: Close the line to the 1st coordinate 4 - BezierClose: Close the bezier to the 1st coordinate x, yPoints the x, y coordinates for the point rotation The degree of rotation
Creates an ellipse that fits within the bounding rectangle specified by the x, y, width and height arguments.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="Oval(x, y, width, height, rotation)">
File Syntax Oval(x, y, width, height, rotation)
Parameter Description x, y The X and Y coordinates for the start of the bounding rectangle. width The width of the rectangle. height The height of the rectangle. rotation The degree of rotation from the 0 degrees position.
Polygon Method example
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Creates a single elliptical arc filled with the current FillColor, resulting in a wedge-shaped (pie) figure.
The center of the pie shape is the center of a rectangle whose origin is (x, y) and whose size is specified by the width and height arguments. The two axes of the arc are given by the width and height arguments. The arc is drawn from startAngle to startAngle + arcAngle.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="Pie(x, y, width, height, startAngle, arcAngle, rotation)">
File Syntax Pie(x, y, width, height, startAngle, arcAngle, rotation)
Parameter Description x The X coordinate. y The Y coordinate. width The width of the rectangle. height The height of the rectangle. startAngle The beginning angle, in degrees. arcAngle The angle of the arc, relative to startAngle, in degrees. rotation The degree of rotation from the 0 degrees position.
This example draws a 22-degree pie shape.
<PARAM NAME="Line0004" VALUE="Pie(-75,-75, 150,150, 15,22, 0)">">
Pie Method example
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Creates a closed polygon defined by a list of points, filled with the current FillColor.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="Polygon>(nPoints, x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3 [, x4, y4 ...], rotation)">
File Syntax Polygon(nPoints, x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3 [, x4, y4 ...], rotation)
Parameter Description nPoints The total number of points. x1, y1 The first point defining the shape. x2, y2 The second point defining the shape. x3, y3 The third point defining the shape. x4, y4 Additional points that define the shape. rotation The degree of rotation from the 0 degrees position.
If you don't want to close the polygon, use PolyLine.
This example creates an elongated hexagon.
<PARAM NAME="Line0005" VALUE="Polygon(6, 0,10, 10,10, 30,30, 30,40, 20,40, 0,20, 0)">
Polygon Method example
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Creates an open (nonfilled) line shape defined by a series of points.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="PolyLine(nPoints, x1, y1, x2, y2 [, x3, y3 ...], rotation)">
File Syntax PolyLine(nPoints, x1, y1, x2, y2 [,x3, y3 ...], rotation)
Parameter Description nPoints The total number of points. x1, y1 The first point defining the line. x2, y2 The second point defining the line. x3, y3 Additional points that define the line. rotation The degree of rotation from the 0 degrees position.
To create a closed polygon, use Polygon.
This example creates a stair-stepped line.
<PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="PolyLine(7, 10,10, 30,10, 30,30, 50,30, 50,50, 70,50, 70,70, 0)">
PolyLine Method example
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Creates a spline shape defined by a series of points, filled with the current FillColor.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="PolySpline (nPoints,[action, x, y Points], rotation)">
File Syntax PolySpline (npoints, [action, xPoint, yPoint], rotation)
Parameter Description nPoints The total number of points. Action What the spline does at the x, y coordinate. 0 - MoveTo: Move to the x, y coordinate; 1 - LineTo: Draw a line from the previous x, y coordinate to the current one; 2 - BezierTo: Draw a bezier line from the previous coordinates to the current one; 3 - LineToClose: Close the line to the 1st coordinate; 4 - BezierClose: Close the bezier to the 1st coordinate; xPoint The X coordinate for the spline control point. yPoint The X coordinate for the spline control point. rotation The degree of rotation from the 0 degrees position.
Creates a rectangular shape filled with the current FillColor.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="Rect(x, y, width, height, rotation)">
File Syntax Rect(x, y, width, height, rotation)
Parameter Description x The left edge of the rectangle. y The top edge of the rectangle. width The width of the rectangle. height The height of the rectangle. rotation The degree of rotation from the 0 degrees position.
Rect Method example
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Rotates the shape along the X, Y, and Z axes.
Script Syntax object.Rotate(x-rotation, y-rotation, z-rotation)
Parameter Description object Name of the Structured graphics object, as defined in PARAM tag syntax. x-rotation, y-rotation, z-rotation Sets the new X, Y, and Z rotation values, in degrees.
Rotate Method example
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Creates a round-cornered rectangle filled with the current FillColor.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="RoundRect(x, y, width, height, arcWidth, arcHeight, rotation)">
File Syntax RoundRect(x, y, width, height, arcWidth, arcHeight, rotation)
Parameter Description x The left edge of the rectangle. y The top edge of the rectangle. width The width of the rectangle. height The height of the rectangle. arcWidth The horizontal diameter of the arc at the four corners. arcHeight The vertical diameter of the arc at the four corners. rotation The degree of rotation from the 0 degrees position.
RoundRect Method example
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Sets the current scaling of the X, Y, and Z axes.
Script Syntax object.Scale(x-scale, y-scale, z-scale)
Parameter Description object Name of the Structured graphics object, as defined in PARAM tag syntax. x-scale, y-scale, z-scale Sets the new scaling for the X, Y, and Z axes. The scaling is multiplicative, based on the current values for the shape, with the current size equivalent to 1. For example, scaling the shape by 0.9 sets the shape to 90% of its former size.
Scale Method example
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Sets the color fill for the shape. Can be used to set foreground and background fills to different colors.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="SetFillColor(rForeColor, gForeColor, bForeColor [, rBackColor, gBackColor, bBackColor ])">
File Syntax SetFillColor(rForeColor, gForeColor, bForeColor [, rBackColor, gBackColor, bBackColor ])
Parameter Description rForeColor, gForeColor, bForeColor The red, green, and blue values for the foreground color. Each value is an integer in the range 0255. rBackColor, gBackColor, bBackColor Optional. The red, green, and blue values for the background color. Each value is an integer in the range 0255.
This example sets the Fill Color to solid blue.
<PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="SetFillColor(0,0,255)">
SetFillColor property example
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Sets the type for a fill.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="SetFillStyle(type)">
File Syntax SetFillStyle(type)
Parameter Description type Sets the fill type where type is one of the following values.
Value Description 0 Null 1 Solid 3 Hatch horizontal 4 Hatch vertical 5 Hatch forward diagonal 6 Hatch backward diagonal 7 Hatch cross 8 Hatch diagonal cross 9 Horizontal gradient 10 Vertical gradient 11 Radial gradient 12 Line gradient 13 Rectangular gradient 14 Shaped gradient
This example fills the shape with a solid fill.
<PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="SetFillStyle(1)">Based on the value set for type, you can use the SetHatchFill or SetGradientFill methods to set properties for the selected fill type.
SetFillStyle property example
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Sets the font to be used for creating text. Used with the Text method.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="SetFont(name, height, weight, isItalic, isUnderline, isStrikethrough)">
File Syntax SetFont(name, height, weight, isItalic, isUnderline, isStrikethrough)
Parameter Description name The new font name. height The size of the font, in points. If font height is set as negative value, font will be drawn upside down and backwards. weight The weight of the font. An integer in the range 0700, where a value of 300 is normal weight, and a value of 700 is heavy bold. isItalic, isUnderline, isStrikethrough Values specifying whether the font is italic, underlined, or strikethrough. If true, the font has the corresponding attribute; if false, the font does not.
The following example sets the font attributes to be 80-point Verdana in a medium heavy bold, with no italic, underlined, or strikethrough characteristics.
<PARAM NAME="Line0004" VALUE="SetFont('Verdana',80,650,0,0,0)">
Specifies a rectangular area to fill with a gradient. This method can be used with any closed shape.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="SetGradientFill(startX, startY, finishX, finishY, strength)">
File Syntax SetGradientFill(startX, startY, finishX, finishY, strength)
Parameter Description startX, startY X and Y positions, in pixels, for the start point of the rectangle that holds the gradient. These positions are relative to the upper-left corner of the page. finishX, finishY X and Y positions, in pixels, for the end point of the rectangle that holds the gradient. These positions are relative to the upper-left corner of the page. strength Sets the intensity of the first color.
Use the SetFillColor method to specify the foreground and background colors for the gradient fill.
Use this function only if you specified type as 11 for the SetFillStyle method.
The following example sets the gradient fill attributes for the shape to start at (25,15), to fill toward the upper-left corner of the page with a color intensity of 1.
<PARAM NAME="Line0005" VALUE="SetGradientFill(25,15,0,0,1)">
SetGradientFill property example
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Sets a gradient shape to that of a specified shape. It will use SetGradientColor to display the color ranges.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME="Line0005" VALUE="SetGradientShape(nPoints, [x0, y0 , x1 , y1 , xN , yN])>
File Syntax SetGradientShape(nPoints, [x0, y0, x1 , y1 , xN , yN])
Parameter Description nPoints The total number of points. x0, y0 , x1, y1 , xN , yN x and y coordinate pairs.
NOTE: The begin color is color1 and the end color is color2, as set in the SetFillColor method.
Specifies whether or not the hatch fill is transparent.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="SetHatchFill(0 | 1)">
File Syntax SetHatchFill(fTransparent)
Parameter Description o | 1 / fTransparent If False (0), the hatch fill is not transparent. If True (1 or nonzero value), the default, the hatch fill is transparent. Default is False.
Use this function only if you specified a value for type between 3 and 8 for the SetFillStyle method.
The following HTML Param tag sets the HatchFill attribute to visible.
<PARAM NAME="Line0005" VALUE="SetHatchFill(1)">
Sets the shape to its original settings.
object.SetIdentity()
Parameter Description object Name of the Structured graphics object, as defined in PARAM tag syntax.
Use SetIdentity to ensure that your shapes are at their initial position, size and orientation when your page loads by using the window_onload event.
This example demonstrates how window_onload is used to initialize the structured graphic SG1.
Sub window_onload() call SG1.SetIdentity() End SubWhen SetIdentity is next called, it clears all transforms and returns the shape to its initial settings.
Sets the line color for the shape outline.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="SetLineColor(r, g, b)">
SetLineColor(r, g, b)
Parameter Description r The red value for the color. Integer in the range 0255. g The green value for the color. Integer in the range 0255. b The blue value for the color. Integer in the range 0255.
This code sets the line color to red.
<PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="SetLineColor(255,0,0)">
Sets the line style of the shape.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="SetLineStyle(style, linewidth)">
File Syntax SetLineStyle(style, linewidth)
Parameter Description style Sets the line style for the current shape type using any of the following values.
Value Description 0 Null 1 Solid 2 Dash linewidth integer value, sets the line width in pixels.
The following example sets the LineStyle attribute for the shape to a dashed line four pixels wide.
<PARAM NAME="Line0002" VALUE="SetLineStyle(2,4)">
Sets the texture or image source file to be used to fill the shape.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME "Line0001" Value="SetTextureFill(xpos,ypos,'ImageSourceURL',0 | 1">
Script Syntax object.SetTextureFill(xpos,ypos,'ImageSourceURL', 0 | 1)
Parameter Description object Name of the Structured graphics object, as defined in PARAM tag syntax. xpos, ypos Sets the X and Y coordinates for the origin point of the texture, in pixels. ImageSourceURL Sets the source image URL. 0 | 1 Sets the type of texture fill, whether scaled (0) or tiled (1) within the bounds of the shape.
SetTextureFill property example
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Creates a string using the current font and color.
PARAM Tag Syntax <PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="Text('str ', x, y, rotation)">
File Syntax Text('str ', x, y, rotation)
Parameter Description str The string to be drawn. x, y The position for the baseline of the first character. rotation The degree of rotation from the 0 degrees position
The text primitive draws from the origin point upwards, as opposed to the other primitives which draw from the origin point downwards.
The following code creates the word "Hello" angled 45 degrees from 0.
<OBJECT ID="String" CLASSID="CLSID:369303C2-D7AC-11d0-89D5-00A0C90833E6" STYLE="WIDTH:250;HEIGHT:200"> <PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="SetFillColor(0,0,255)"> <PARAM NAME="Line0002" VALUE="SetFont('Verdana', 75, 400, 0, 0, 0)"> <PARAM NAME="Line0003" VALUE="Text('Hello', 0, 0, 45)"> </OBJECT>
Sets scaling, rotating, and translation information all at once, using a transform matrix.
Script Syntax object. Transform4x4(transform-matrix)
Parameter Description object The name of the structured graphics object, as defined in the PARAM tag. transform-matrix An array containing the 16 values forming a 4x4 transform matrix for the control.
The 4x4 matrix with ones on the diagonal is the default setting.
The following example doubles the size of the shape in two dimensions:
Sets the X, Y, and Z coordinates for the shape's origin.
Script Syntax object.Translate(x-coordinate, y-coordinate, z-coordinate)
Parameter Description object Name of the Structured graphics object, as defined in PARAM tag syntax. x-coordinate, y-coordinate, z-coordinate The new X, Y, and Z coordinates, in pixels, for the graphic.
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