graphic

Type

object

Summary

A control that is a resizeable geometric shape.

Syntax

graphic

Description

Use the graphic object type to create a geometric shape, a straight or broken line, an arrow, or other shape.

Graphics can be circles, ovals, arcs, squares, rectangles, regular polygons with any number of sides, irregular polygons (closed or open), lines (jagged or straight), or curves (smooth or broken). You specify a graphic's basic shape by setting its style property, and details of different basic shapes with the points, arcAngle, startAngle, angle, and polySides properties. Unlike an image, a graphic can be resized without losing detail or becoming "jagged".

A graphic is contained in a card, group, or background. Graphics cannot contain other objects.

Examples

set the backgroundPattern of graphic "High Energy" to 3012

move graphic "Arrow" to 45,104 in 3 seconds

Related

glossary: property, object type

keyword: control

object: image

property: startAngle, angle, editMode, points, arcAngle, properties, polySides

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile