PHP | ImagickDraw pathStart() Function

Last Updated : 30 Dec, 2019

The ImagickDraw::pathStart() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to declare the start of a path drawing list. Later, pathFinish() function is used to terminate this list. Syntax:

bool ImagickDraw::pathStart( void )

Parameters: This function doesn’t accept any parameters. Return Value: This function returns TRUE on success. Exceptions: This function throws ImagickException on error. Below programs illustrate the ImagickDraw::pathStart() function in PHP: Program 1:

php

<?php

// Create a new Imagick object
$imagick = new Imagick();

// Create a image on Imagick object
$imagick->newImage(800, 250, 'white');

// Create a new ImagickDraw object
$draw = new ImagickDraw();

// Set the stroke width
$draw->setStrokeWidth(10);

$draw->setFillColor('green');

// Start the path
$draw->pathStart();

// Draw a pattern
$draw->pathMoveToRelative(400, 200);
$draw->pathLineToAbsolute(400, 100);
$draw->pathLineToAbsolute(300, 200);
$draw->pathLineToAbsolute(300, 100);

// End the path
$draw->pathFinish();

// Render the draw commands
$imagick->drawImage($draw);

// Show the output
$imagick->setImageFormat('png');
header("Content-Type: image/png");
echo $imagick->getImageBlob();
?>

Output:

Program 2:

php

<?php

// Create a new imagick object
$imagick = new Imagick();

// Create a image on imagick object
$imagick->newImage(800, 250, 'white');

// Create a new ImagickDraw object
$draw = new ImagickDraw();

// Set the stroke width
$draw->setStrokeWidth(10);

// Set the stroke color
$draw->setStrokeColor('red');

// Set the fill color
$draw->setFillColor('white');

// Start the path
$draw->pathStart();
$x = 1;

// Draw a pattern
while ($x < 10) {
    $draw->pathMoveToAbsolute($x * 100, 0);
    $draw->pathLineToHorizontalAbsolute($x * 100);
    $draw->pathMoveToAbsolute(0, $x * 100);
    $x++;
}

$draw->pathclose();

// End the path
$draw->pathFinish();

// Render the draw commands
$imagick->drawImage($draw);

// Show the output
$imagick->setImageFormat('png');
header("Content-Type: image/png");
echo $imagick->getImageBlob();
?>