Move Line Object to Specific Index in Fabric.js Stack

In this tutorial, we are going to learn about how to move a Line object to a specified index in the stack of drawn objects using FabricJS. A Line element is one of the basic elements provided in FabricJS. It is used for creating straight lines. Because line elements are geometrically one-dimensional and do not contain an interior, they are never filled. We can create a line object by creating an instance of fabric.Line, specifying the x and y coordinates of the line and adding it to the canvas. In order to move a Line object to a specified index in the stack of drawn objects, we use the moveTo method.

Syntax

moveTo(index: Number): fabric.Object

Parameters

  • index ? This parameter accepts a Number value which specifies the level where we want to move our object in the stack of drawn objects.

Using moveTo method

Example

Let's see a code example to see the output when the moveTo method is used. The moveTo method moves an object to a specified level in the stack of drawn objects. In this case line2 is sent to the 0th index, on using the moveTo method.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <!-- Adding the Fabric JS Library-->
   <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/fabric.js/510/fabric.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
   <h2>Using moveTo method</h2>
   <p>
      You can see that line2 (red) has been moved to the 0th index in the stack of drawn objects
   </p>
   <canvas id="canvas"></canvas>
   <script>
      // Initiate a canvas instance
      var canvas = new fabric.Canvas("canvas");
      canvas.setWidth(document.body.scrollWidth);
      canvas.setHeight(250);

      // Initiate a Line object
      var line1 = new fabric.Line([200, 100, 100, 40], {
         stroke: "blue",
         strokeWidth: 20,
      });

      // Initiate another Line object
      var line2 = new fabric.Line([200, 70, 70, 40], {
         stroke: "red",
         strokeWidth: 20,
      });

      // Add both to the canvas
      canvas.add(line1);
      canvas.add(line2);

      // Using moveTo method
      line2.moveTo(0);
   </script>
</body>
</html>

Using moveTo method with three objects

Example

In this example, we have used three line objects namely line1, line2 and line3. Although they have been added to the canvas according to their numerical order, line3 clearly lies behind line2, in the 1st index. This is because we have used the moveTo method, which sends line3 to the 1st index while line1 and line2 occupy the 0th and 2nd index in the stack of drawn objects.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <!-- Adding the Fabric JS Library-->
   <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/fabric.js/510/fabric.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
   <h2>Using moveTo method with three objects</h2>
   <p>
      You can see that line3 (green) lies in the 1st index which is middle position in stack
   </p>
   <canvas id="canvas"></canvas>
   <script>
      // Initiate a canvas instance
      var canvas = new fabric.Canvas("canvas");
      canvas.setWidth(document.body.scrollWidth);
      canvas.setHeight(250);

      // Initiate a Line object
      var line1 = new fabric.Line([200, 100, 100, 40], {
         stroke: "blue",
         strokeWidth: 20,
      });

      // Initiate another Line object
      var line2 = new fabric.Line([200, 70, 70, 40], {
         stroke: "red",
         strokeWidth: 20,
      });

      // Initiate another Line object
      var line3 = new fabric.Line([200, 30, 30, 90], {
         stroke: "green",
         strokeWidth: 20,
      });

      // Add them all to the canvas
      canvas.add(line1);
      canvas.add(line2);
      canvas.add(line3);

      // Using moveTo method
      line3.moveTo(1);
   </script>
</body>
</html>
Updated on: 2022-10-25T08:45:54+05:30

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