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GraphicsLibrary
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Source code GitHub
NuGet package
Characteristic Locus
Inheritance System.Object > GraphicsLibrary
Inherited Members System.Object.ToString() System.Object.Equals(System.Object) System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object) System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object) System.Object.GetHashCode() System.Object.GetType() System.Object.MemberwiseClone()
Namespace Meadow.Foundation.Graphics
Assembly GraphicsLibrary.dll

Syntax

public class GraphicsLibrary

Constructors

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GraphicsLibrary(DisplayBase)

Declaration
public GraphicsLibrary(DisplayBase display)

Parameters

Type Name Description
DisplayBase display

Properties

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CurrentFont

Current font used for displaying text on the display.

Declaration
public FontBase CurrentFont { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Description
FontBase
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Height

Return the height of the display after accounting for the rotation.

Declaration
public uint Height { get; }

Property Value

Type Description
System.UInt32
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Rotation

Current rotation used for drawing pixels to the display

Declaration
public GraphicsLibrary.RotationType Rotation { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Description
GraphicsLibrary.RotationType
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Stroke

Stroke / line thickness when drawing lines or shape outlines

Declaration
public int Stroke { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Description
System.Int32
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Width

Return the width of the display after accounting for the rotation.

Declaration
public uint Width { get; }

Property Value

Type Description
System.UInt32

Methods

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Clear(Boolean)

Clear the display.

Declaration
public void Clear(bool updateDisplay = false)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Boolean updateDisplay

Update the display immediately when true.
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DrawBitmap(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Byte[], Color, GraphicsLibrary.ScaleFactor)

Display a 1-bit bitmap

This method simply calls a similar method in the display hardware.

Declaration
public void DrawBitmap(int x, int y, int width, int height, byte[] bitmap, Color color, GraphicsLibrary.ScaleFactor scaleFactor = GraphicsLibrary.ScaleFactor.X1)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Int32 x

Abscissa of the top left corner of the bitmap.
System.Int32 y

Ordinate of the top left corner of the bitmap.
System.Int32 width

Width of the bitmap in bytes.
System.Int32 height

Height of the bitmap in bytes.
System.Byte[] bitmap

Bitmap to display.
Color color

The color of the bitmap.
GraphicsLibrary.ScaleFactor scaleFactor
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DrawBitmap(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Byte[], DisplayBase.BitmapMode, GraphicsLibrary.ScaleFactor)

Display a 1-bit bitmap

This method simply calls a similar method in the display hardware.

Declaration
public void DrawBitmap(int x, int y, int width, int height, byte[] bitmap, DisplayBase.BitmapMode bitmapMode, GraphicsLibrary.ScaleFactor scaleFactor = GraphicsLibrary.ScaleFactor.X1)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Int32 x

Abscissa of the top left corner of the bitmap.
System.Int32 y

Ordinate of the top left corner of the bitmap.
System.Int32 width

Width of the bitmap in bytes.
System.Int32 height

Height of the bitmap in bytes.
System.Byte[] bitmap

Bitmap to display.
DisplayBase.BitmapMode bitmapMode

How should the bitmap be transferred to the display?
GraphicsLibrary.ScaleFactor scaleFactor
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DrawCircle(Int32, Int32, Int32, Color, Boolean)

Draw a dircle.

Declaration
public void DrawCircle(int centerX, int centerY, int radius, Color color, bool filled = false)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Int32 centerX

Abscissa of the centre point of the circle.
System.Int32 centerY

Ordinate of the centre point of the circle.
System.Int32 radius

Radius of the circle.
Color color

The color of the circle.
System.Boolean filled

Draw a filled circle?

Remarks

This algorithm draws the circle by splitting the full circle into eight segments. This method uses the Midpoint algorithm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midpoint_circle_algorithm A C# implementation can be found here: https://rosettacode.org/wiki/Bitmap/Midpoint_circle_algorithm#C.23

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DrawCircle(Int32, Int32, Int32, Boolean, Boolean)

Draw a dircle.

Declaration
public void DrawCircle(int centerX, int centerY, int radius, bool colored = true, bool filled = false)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Int32 centerX

Abscissa of the centre point of the circle.
System.Int32 centerY

Ordinate of the centre point of the circle.
System.Int32 radius

Radius of the circle.
System.Boolean colored

Show the circle when true.
System.Boolean filled

Draw a filled circle?

Remarks

This algorithm draws the circle by splitting the full circle into eight segments. This method uses the Midpoint algorithm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midpoint_circle_algorithm A C# implementation can be found here: https://rosettacode.org/wiki/Bitmap/Midpoint_circle_algorithm#C.23

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DrawHorizontalLine(Int32, Int32, Int32, Color)

Draw a horizontal line.

Declaration
public void DrawHorizontalLine(int x0, int y0, int length, Color color)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Int32 x0

Abscissa of the starting point of the line.
System.Int32 y0

Ordinate of the starting point of the line.
System.Int32 length

Length of the line to draw.
Color color

The color of the line.
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DrawHorizontalLine(Int32, Int32, Int32, Boolean)

Draw a horizontal line.

Declaration
public void DrawHorizontalLine(int x0, int y0, int length, bool colored)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Int32 x0

Abscissa of the starting point of the line.
System.Int32 y0

Ordinate of the starting point of the line.
System.Int32 length

Length of the line to draw.
System.Boolean colored

Turn the pixel on (true) or off (false).
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DrawLine(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Color)

Draw a line using Bresenhams line drawing algorithm.

Declaration
public void DrawLine(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1, Color color)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Int32 x0

Abscissa of the starting point of the line.
System.Int32 y0

Ordinate of the starting point of the line
System.Int32 x1

Abscissa of the end point of the line.
System.Int32 y1

Ordinate of the end point of the line
Color color

The color of the line.

Remarks

Bresenhams line drawing algoritm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bresenham's_line_algorithm C# Implementation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bresenham's_line_algorithm

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DrawLine(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Boolean)

Draw a line using Bresenhams line drawing algorithm.

Declaration
public void DrawLine(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1, bool colored)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Int32 x0

Abscissa of the starting point of the line.
System.Int32 y0

Ordinate of the starting point of the line
System.Int32 x1

Abscissa of the end point of the line.
System.Int32 y1

Ordinate of the end point of the line
System.Boolean colored

Turn the pixel on (true) or off (false).

Remarks

Bresenhams line drawing algoritm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bresenham's_line_algorithm C# Implementation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bresenham's_line_algorithm

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DrawPixel(Int32, Int32)

Draw a single pixel using the pen color

Declaration
public void DrawPixel(int x, int y)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Int32 x

x location

System.Int32 y

y location
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DrawPixel(Int32, Int32, Color)

Draw a single pixel

Declaration
public void DrawPixel(int x, int y, Color color)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Int32 x

x location

System.Int32 y

y location
Color color

Color of pixel.
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DrawPixel(Int32, Int32, Boolean)

Draw a single pixel

Declaration
public void DrawPixel(int x, int y, bool colored)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Int32 x

x location

System.Int32 y

y location
System.Boolean colored

Turn the pixel on (true) or off (false).
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DrawRectangle(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Color, Boolean)

Draw a rectangle.

Declaration
public void DrawRectangle(int xLeft, int yTop, int width, int height, Color color, bool filled = false)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Int32 xLeft

Abscissa of the top left corner.
System.Int32 yTop

Ordinate of the top left corner.
System.Int32 width

Width of the rectangle.
System.Int32 height

Height of the rectangle.
Color color

The color of the rectangle.
System.Boolean filled

Fill the rectangle (true) or draw the outline (false, default).
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DrawRectangle(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Boolean, Boolean)

Draw a rectangle.

Declaration
public void DrawRectangle(int xLeft, int yTop, int width, int height, bool colored = true, bool filled = false)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Int32 xLeft

Abscissa of the top left corner.
System.Int32 yTop

Ordinate of the top left corner.
System.Int32 width

Width of the rectangle.
System.Int32 height

Height of the rectangle.
System.Boolean colored

Draw the pixel (true) or turn the pixel off (false).
System.Boolean filled

Fill the rectangle (true) or draw the outline (false, default).
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DrawText(Int32, Int32, String, Color, GraphicsLibrary.ScaleFactor)

Draw a text message on the display using the current font.

Declaration
public void DrawText(int x, int y, string text, Color color, GraphicsLibrary.ScaleFactor scaleFactor = GraphicsLibrary.ScaleFactor.X1)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Int32 x

Abscissa of the location of the text.
System.Int32 y

Ordinate of the location of the text.
System.String text

Text to display.
Color color

Color of the text.
GraphicsLibrary.ScaleFactor scaleFactor
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DrawText(Int32, Int32, String, GraphicsLibrary.ScaleFactor)

Draw a text message on the display using the current font.

Declaration
public void DrawText(int x, int y, string text, GraphicsLibrary.ScaleFactor scaleFactor = GraphicsLibrary.ScaleFactor.X1)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Int32 x

Abscissa of the location of the text.
System.Int32 y

Ordinate of the location of the text.
System.String text

Text to display.
GraphicsLibrary.ScaleFactor scaleFactor
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DrawTriangle(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Color, Boolean)

Draw a triangle

Declaration
public void DrawTriangle(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, Color color, bool filled = false)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Int32 x0

Vertex #0 x coordinate
System.Int32 y0

Vertex #0 y coordinate
System.Int32 x1

Vertex #1 x coordinate
System.Int32 y1

Vertex #1 y coordinate
System.Int32 x2

Vertex #2 x coordinate
System.Int32 y2

Vertex #2 y coordinate
Color color

Color of triangle
System.Boolean filled

Draw a filled triangle?
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DrawTriangle(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Boolean, Boolean)

Draw a triangle

Declaration
public void DrawTriangle(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, bool colored = true, bool filled = false)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Int32 x0

Vertex #0 x coordinate
System.Int32 y0

Vertex #0 y coordinate
System.Int32 x1

Vertex #1 x coordinate
System.Int32 y1

Vertex #1 y coordinate
System.Int32 x2

Vertex #2 x coordinate
System.Int32 y2

Vertex #2 y coordinate
System.Boolean colored

Should the triangle add (true) or remove (false)
System.Boolean filled

Draw a filled triangle?

Remarks

Draw triangle method for 1 bit displays

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DrawVerticalLine(Int32, Int32, Int32, Color)

Draw a vertical line.

Declaration
public void DrawVerticalLine(int x0, int y0, int length, Color color)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Int32 x0

Abscissa of the starting point of the line.
System.Int32 y0

Ordinate of the starting point of the line.
System.Int32 length

Length of the line to draw.
Color color

The color of the line.
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DrawVerticalLine(Int32, Int32, Int32, Boolean)

Draw a vertical line.

Declaration
public void DrawVerticalLine(int x0, int y0, int length, bool colored)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Int32 x0

Abscissa of the starting point of the line.
System.Int32 y0

Ordinate of the starting point of the line.
System.Int32 length

Length of the line to draw.
System.Boolean colored

Show the line when (true) or off (false).
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GetXForRotation(Int32, Int32)

Declaration
public int GetXForRotation(int x, int y)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Int32 x
System.Int32 y

Returns

Type Description
System.Int32
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GetYForRotation(Int32, Int32)

Declaration
public int GetYForRotation(int x, int y)

Parameters

Type Name Description
System.Int32 x
System.Int32 y

Returns

Type Description
System.Int32
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Show()

Show the changes on the display.

Declaration
public void Show()