GD and Image Functions
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imageellipse

Draw an ellipse

Description

bool imageellipse ( resource $image , int $cx , int $cy , int $width , int $height , int $color )

Draws an ellipse centered at the specified coordinates.

Parameters

image

An image resource, returned by one of the image creation functions, such as imagecreatetruecolor.

cx

x-coordinate of the center.

cy

y-coordinate of the center.

width

The ellipse width.

height

The ellipse height.

color

The color of the ellipse. A color identifier created with imagecolorallocate.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example #1 imageellipse example

<?php

// Create a blank image.
$image = imagecreatetruecolor(400, 300);

// Select the background color.
$bg = imagecolorallocate($image, 0, 0, 0);

// Fill the background with the color selected above.
imagefill($image, 0, 0, $bg);

// Choose a color for the ellipse.
$col_ellipse = imagecolorallocate($image, 255, 255, 255);

// Draw the ellipse.
imageellipse($image, 200, 150, 300, 200, $col_ellipse);

// Output the image.
header("Content-type: image/png");
imagepng($image);

?>

The above example will output something similar to:

Output of example : imageellipse()

Notes

Note:

imageellipse ignores imagesetthickness.

See Also

  • imagefilledellipse
  • imagearc