PS Functions
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ps_setpolydash

Sets appearance of a dashed line

Description

bool ps_setpolydash ( resource $psdoc , float $arr )

Sets the length of the black and white portions of a dashed line. ps_setpolydash is used to set more complicated dash patterns.

Parameters

psdoc

Resource identifier of the postscript file as returned by ps_new.

arr

arr is a list of length elements alternately for the black and white portion.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Drawing a dashed line

<?php
$ps = ps_new();
if (!ps_open_file($ps, "polydash.ps")) {
   print "Cannot open PostScript file\n";
     exit;
}

ps_set_info($ps, "Creator", "polydash.php");
ps_set_info($ps, "Author", "Uwe Steinmann");
ps_set_info($ps, "Title", "Poly dash example");

ps_begin_page($ps, 596, 842);
ps_setpolydash($ps, array(10, 5, 2, 5));
ps_moveto($ps, 100, 100);
ps_lineto($ps, 200, 200);
ps_stroke($ps);
ps_end_page($ps);

ps_delete($ps);
?>

This example draws a line with a 10 and 2 points long line, and gaps of 5 points inbetween.

See Also

  • ps_setdash