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20 Raphaël—JavaScript Library
31 Function that creates canvas for future drawing.
35 <li>container <em>HTMLElement</em> or <em>string</em></li>
36 <li>width <em>number</em></li>
37 <li>height <em>number</em></li>
41 <li>x <em>number</em></li>
42 <li>y <em>number</em></li>
43 <li>width <em>number</em></li>
44 <li>height <em>number</em></li>
47 <pre class="javascript code"><code>
48 // Creates canvas 320 × 200 at 10, 50</code>
49 <code>var paper = Raphael(10, 50, 320, 200);</code>
50 <code>var paper = Raphael(document.getElementById("notepad"), 320, 200);</code>
51 <code>var paper = Raphael("notepad", 320, 200);</code></pre>
56 Object-wrapper for SVG/VML elements. Returned by Raphael methods.
62 Gives you reference to DOM object, so you can assign event handlers or just randomly mess around.
65 <pre class="javascript code"><code>var c = paper.circle(10, 10, 10);</code>
66 <code>c[0].onclick = function () { c.attr("fill", "red"); };</code></pre>
71 Rotates element by given degree around its center.
75 <li>degree <em>number</em></li>
78 <pre class="javascript code"><code>var c = paper.circle(10, 10, 10);</code>
79 <code>c.rotate(45);</code></pre>
84 Moves element around the canvas by given dimensions.
88 <li>dx <em>number</em></li>
89 <li>dy <em>number</em></li>
92 <pre class="javascript code"><code>var c = paper.circle(10, 10, 10);</code>
93 <code>c.translate(10, 10);</code></pre>
98 Performs matrix transformation on element.
102 <li>xx <em>number</em></li>
103 <li>xy <em>number</em></li>
104 <li>yx <em>number</em></li>
105 <li>yy <em>number</em></li>
106 <li>dx <em>number</em></li>
107 <li>dy <em>number</em></li>
110 <pre class="javascript code"><code>var c = paper.circle(10, 10, 10);</code>
111 <code>// reflects circle down</code>
112 <code>c.matrix(1, 0, 0, -1, 0, 0);</code></pre>
117 Scales element by given amount of times.
121 <li>Xtimes <em>number</em></li>
122 <li>Ytimes <em>number</em></li>
125 <pre class="javascript code"><code>var c = paper.circle(10, 10, 10);</code>
126 <code>c.scale(1.5, 1.5);</code></pre>
131 Sets attributes of elements.
135 <li>params <em>object</em></li>
139 <li>attribute <em>string</em></li>
140 <li>value <em>string</em></li>
142 <h3>Possible parameters</h3>
147 <li>fill-opacity</li>
160 <li>stroke-opacity</li>
161 <li>stroke-width</li>
168 <pre class="javascript code"><code>var c = paper.circle(10, 10, 10);</code>
169 <code>c.attr("fill", "black");</code>
170 <code>c.attr({fill: "#000", stroke: "#f00", opacity: 0.5});</code></pre>
175 Returns dimensions of given element.
182 <pre class="javascript code"><code>var c = paper.circle(10, 10, 10);</code>
183 <code>var width = c.getBBox().width;</code></pre>
188 Moves element to front in hierarchy.
195 <pre class="javascript code"><code>var c = paper.circle(10, 10, 10);</code>
196 <code>c.toFront();</code></pre>
205 <li>x <em>number</em></li>
206 <li>y <em>number</em></li>
207 <li>r <em>number</em></li>
210 <pre class="javascript code"><code>var c = paper.circle(10, 10, 10);</code></pre>
219 <li>x <em>number</em></li>
220 <li>y <em>number</em></li>
221 <li>width <em>number</em></li>
222 <li>height <em>number</em></li>
223 <li>r <em>number</em> [optional]</li>
226 <pre class="javascript code"><code>// regular rectangle</code>
227 <code>var c = paper.rect(10, 10, 10, 10);</code>
228 <code>// rounded rectangle</code>
229 <code>var c = paper.rect(10, 10, 100, 50, 10);</code></pre>
238 <li>x <em>number</em></li>
239 <li>y <em>number</em></li>
240 <li>rx <em>number</em></li>
241 <li>ry <em>number</em></li>
244 <pre class="javascript code"><code>var c = paper.ellipse(100, 100, 30, 40);</code></pre>
249 Initialise path drawing. In general case this function returns empty path object. To draw path use built in methods like <code>lineTo</code> and <code>curveTo</code>.
253 <li>params <em>object</em> Similar to object for <code><a href="#attr">attr</a></code> method</li>
254 <li>pathString <em>string</em> [optional] path in SVG path string format. See SVG documentation.</li>
257 <pre class="javascript code"><code>var c = paper.path({stroke: "#036"}).moveTo(10, 10).lineTo(50, 50);</code></pre>
262 Sets trigger to count all following units as absolute ones, unless said otherwise. [<em>on by default</em>]
265 <pre class="javascript code"><code>var c = paper.path({stroke: "#036"}).absolutely()
266 .moveTo(10, 10).lineTo(50, 50);</code></pre>
271 Sets trigger to count all following units as relative ones, unless said otherwise.
274 <pre class="javascript code"><code>var c = paper.path({stroke: "#036"}).relatively()
275 .moveTo(10, 10).lineTo(50, 50);</code></pre>
280 Redraws the path. Make sense to use when points has been changed. This is possible via accessing <code>path</code>
281 property of the object. This property is array of objects representing commands given to path.
284 <pre class="javascript code"><code>c.path[3].arg[2] = 20;</code>
285 <code>c.redraw();</code></pre>
290 Moves drawing point to given coordinates.
294 <li>x <em>number</em></li>
295 <li>y <em>number</em></li>
298 <pre class="javascript code"><code>var c = paper.path({stroke: "#036"}).moveTo(10, 10).lineTo(50, 50);</code></pre>
303 Draws straight line to given coordinates.
307 <li>x <em>number</em></li>
308 <li>y <em>number</em></li>
311 <pre class="javascript code"><code>var c = paper.path({stroke: "#036"}).moveTo(10, 10).lineTo(50, 50);</code></pre>
316 Draws curved line to given coordinates. Line will have horizontal anchors on start and on finish.
320 <li>x <em>number</em></li>
321 <li>y <em>number</em></li>
322 <li>width <em>number</em></li>
325 <pre class="javascript code"><code>var c = paper.path({stroke: "#036"}).moveTo(10, 10).cplineTo(50, 50);</code></pre>
330 Draws curved line to given coordinates.
334 <li>x1 <em>number</em></li>
335 <li>y1 <em>number</em></li>
336 <li>x2 <em>number</em></li>
337 <li>y2 <em>number</em></li>
338 <li>x3 <em>number</em></li>
339 <li>y3 <em>number</em></li>
342 <pre class="javascript code"><code>var c = paper.path({stroke: "#036"}).moveTo(10, 10).curveTo(10, 15, 45, 45, 50, 50);</code></pre>
343 <h2 id="addRoundedCorner">
347 Draws quarter of circle form current point.
351 <li>r <em>number</em></li>
352 <li>dir <em>string</em> two letters direction</li>
354 <h3>Possible dir values</h3>
374 <pre class="javascript code"><code>var c = paper.path({stroke: "#036"}).moveTo(10, 10).addRoundedCorner(10, "rd");</code></pre>
382 <pre class="javascript code"><code>var c = paper.path({stroke: "#036"}).moveTo(10, 10).andClose();</code></pre>
387 Embeds an image in SVG/VML area.
391 <li>src <em>string</em></li>
392 <li>x <em>number</em></li>
393 <li>y <em>number</em></li>
394 <li>width <em>number</em></li>
395 <li>height <em>number</em></li>
398 <pre class="javascript code"><code>var c = paper.image("apple.png", 10, 10, 100, 100);</code></pre>
403 Creates a group. Could be useful if you want to group your objects in layers, etc.
406 <pre class="javascript code"><code>var c = paper.group();</code></pre>
410 <a href="index.html">Home</a>
417 <a href="reference.html#Raphael"><code>Raphael</code></a>
420 <a href="reference.html#Element"><code>Element</code></a>
423 <a href="reference.html#zero"><code>0</code></a>
426 <a href="reference.html#rotate"><code>rotate</code></a>
429 <a href="reference.html#translate"><code>translate</code></a>
432 <a href="reference.html#matrix"><code>matrix</code></a>
435 <a href="reference.html#scale"><code>scale</code></a>
438 <a href="reference.html#attr"><code>attr</code></a>
441 <a href="reference.html#getBBox"><code>getBBox</code></a>
444 <a href="reference.html#toFront"><code>toFront</code></a>
449 <a href="reference.html#circle"><code>circle</code></a>
452 <a href="reference.html#rect"><code>rect</code></a>
455 <a href="reference.html#ellipse"><code>ellipse</code></a>
458 <a href="reference.html#path"><code>path</code></a>
461 <a href="reference.html#absolutely"><code>absolutely</code></a>
464 <a href="reference.html#relatively"><code>relatively</code></a>
467 <a href="reference.html#redraw"><code>redraw</code></a>
470 <a href="reference.html#moveTo"><code>moveTo</code></a>
473 <a href="reference.html#lineTo"><code>lineTo</code></a>
476 <a href="reference.html#cplineTo"><code>cplineTo</code></a>
479 <a href="reference.html#curveTo"><code>curveTo</code></a>
482 <a href="reference.html#addRoundedCorner"><code>addRoundedCorner</code></a>
485 <a href="reference.html#andClose"><code>andClose</code></a>
490 <a href="reference.html#image"><code>image</code></a>
493 <a href="reference.html#group"><code>group</code></a>
496 <a href="reference.html#linerect"><code>linerect</code></a>
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