capStyle

Type

property

Summary

Specifies how the ends of lines and dashes are drawn.

Syntax

set the capStyle [of graphic] to <style>

Description

Set the capStyle property to specify how the ends of lines and dashes are drawn.

Setting the capStyle property changes the appearance of line and dash ends for graphic objects. If the graphic's lineSize property is 1, the setting of the capStyle has no effect.

note

This only affects polygon, freehand curve and line graphics which have their antialiased set to true.

note

Setting the roundEnds of a graphic to true sets the capStyle of the graphic to "round". Setting the roundEnds of a graphic to false sets the capStyle of the graphic to "butt".

Examples

set the capStyle of graphic "dashedRectangle1" to "round"

# create a graphic object and set several of its properties
create graphic "newline"
set the style of graphic "newline" to "line"
set the points of graphic "newline" to 50,50 & return & 200,200
set the lineSize of graphic "newline" to 6
set the capStyle of graphic "newline" to "butt"

Related

object: graphic

property: antialiased, dashes, lineSize, roundEnds

glossary: property

keyword: curve, line, polygon

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 3.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile