POval

Draws an oval from the top-left coordinates to the bottom-right coordinates.

Command constructor

POval(long xLeft, long yTop, long xRight, long yBottom);
long xLeft;
x-axis coordinate of the left side of the bounding box in twips
long yTop;
y-axis coordinate of the top side of the bounding box in twips
long xRight;
x-axis coordinate of right side of the bounding box in twips
long yBottom;
y-axis coordinate of bottom side of the bottom box in twips
Layout view only. Use the POval command only in layout view.

Example. The following example draws a circle with a radius of one inch. The circle is centered at the six-inch, x-axis coordinate (the half-way point between five and seven inches) and the five-inch, y-axis coordinate (the half-way point between four and six inches).

PGetConvertStr x("1i");
POval(5 * x, 4 * x, 7 * x, 6 * x);

See also

The PLine and PBox commands

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