Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: DynaPDF.CreateRadialShading

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DynaPDF.CreateRadialShading

Creates radial sharing.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
DynaPDF	10.2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "DynaPDF.CreateRadialShading"; PDF; sX; sY; R1; eX; eY; R2; SCenter; SColor; EColor { ; Extend1; Extend2 } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

PDF The PDF reference returned from DynaPDF.New. $pdf

sX X-Coordinate of the inner circle

sY Y-Coordinate of the inner circle

R1 Radius of the inner circle

eX X-Coordinate of the outer circle

eY Y-Coordinate of the outer circle

R2 Radius of the outer circle

SCenter Shading center

SColor Start color MBS("DynaPDF.RGB"; 120; 120; 220)

EColor End color MBS("DynaPDF.RGB"; 255; 255; 255) /* white */

Extend1 Extend the shading beyond the start point.
Pass 1 to extend or 0 if not. Default is 0. 0 Optional

Extend2 Extend the shading beyond the end point.
Pass 1 to extend or 0 if not. Default is 0. 0 Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
PDF	The PDF reference returned from DynaPDF.New.	$pdf
sX	X-Coordinate of the inner circle
sY	Y-Coordinate of the inner circle
R1	Radius of the inner circle
eX	X-Coordinate of the outer circle
eY	Y-Coordinate of the outer circle
R2	Radius of the outer circle
SCenter	Shading center
SColor	Start color	MBS("DynaPDF.RGB"; 120; 120; 220)
EColor	End color	MBS("DynaPDF.RGB"; 255; 255; 255) /* white */
Extend1	Extend the shading beyond the start point. Pass 1 to extend or 0 if not. Default is 0.	0	Optional
Extend2	Extend the shading beyond the end point. Pass 1 to extend or 0 if not. Default is 0.	0	Optional

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Creates radial sharing.
Radial shadings define a color blend or gradient that varies between two circles. The shading may optionally be extended beyond the starting or ending circles by continuing the boundary colors indefinitely. Shadings of this type are commonly used to depict three-dimensional spheres and cones.
The shading center defines the point from where the first color will blend into the other. A value of 1 determines the exact center between the start and end point of the shading. Smaller values shift the shading center in direction to the start circle, greater values to the end circle.
Radial shadings can be drawn into a clipping path to restrict painting into this path. If the shading is drawn outside of a clipping path it is applied to the entire page. Not that extended shadings are opaque, objects behind the shading become invisible if they are overprinted by the shading.
Shadings are drawn by using the current coordinate system. It is recommended to understand that shadings have its own dimension like a normal shape. The parameters Extend1 and Extend2 extend the shading beyond its dimension. If the shading is extended it must normally be drawn into a clipping path to avoid overprinting of other objects.
Shadings support any device, ICCBased, and special color spaces like DeviceN or Separation. The color values of the start and end color must be defined in the current color space. See also DynaPDF.SetColorSpace, DynaPDF.SetExtColorSpace.
This function creates a shading object but it doesn't draw it on the page. The shading can be drawn with DynaPDF.ApplyShading.
If the function succeeds the return value is the shading handle, a value greater or equal zero. If the function fails, it returns an error.

See also CreateRadialShading function in DynaPDF manual.

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Release notes

Version 10.2
- Added DynaPDF.ApplyShading, DynaPDF.CreateAxialShading, DynaPDF.CreateRadialShading and DynaPDF.PlaceSigFieldValidateIcon functions.

Created 20th April 2020, last changed 20th April 2020

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