SWF::Shape(3)

NAME
SWF::Shape - Shape class

SYNOPSIS
 use SWF::Shape;
 my $shape = new SWF::Shape();

DESCRIPTION
SWF::Shape is the fundamental object of a flash movie.

METHODS

new SWF::Shape();
    Creates a new Shape object.

$shape->moveTo($x, $y); or $shape->movePenTo($x, $y);
    Move the Shape's (imaginary) pen location to ($x, $y) in the Shape's coordinate space.

$shape->moveToRelative($dx, $dy); or $shape->movePen($dx, $dy);
    Add ($dx, $dy) to the Shape's pen current location.

$shape->drawLineTo($x, $y);
    Draw a line (using current line style - see "setLine()" method) from the current position to ($x, $y).

$shape->drawLine($dx, $dy);
    Draw a line (using current line style - see "setLine()" method) from the current position to displacement ($dx, $dy).

$shape->drawCurveTo($controlx, $controly, $anchorx, $anchory);
    Draw a quadratic curve (using current line style - see "setLine()" method) from current pen position to ($anchorx, $anchory) using control point ($controlx, $controly).

$shape->drawCurve($controldx, $controly, $anchorx, $anchory);
    Draw a quadratic curve (using current line style - see "setLine()" method) from current pen position to displacement ($anchordx, $anchordy) using displacement control point ($controldx, $controldy).

$shape->setLine($width, $r, $g, $b [,$a]);
    Sets Shape's line width and color (RGB). To remove the Shape's line style call this method without any arguments, i.e. $shape->setLine().

$fill = $shape->addFill($r, $g, $b [,$a]);
    Adds a solid fill to $shape list of fill styles and returns an SWF::Fill object. This object is used with the "setLine()" method described below. The default value of $a is 0.

$fill = $shape->addFill($bitmap [,FLAG]);
    Adds a bitmap fill to $shape list of fill styles and returns an SWF::Fill object. This object is used with the "setLine()" method described below.

    $bitmap is an SWF::Bitmap object while FLAG arguemnt can be SWFFILL_TILED_BITMAP or SWFFILL_CLIPPED_BITMAP. Make sure to import these constants to your package before useing it, i.e. use the following statement:

         use SWF::Fill <list of constants>;

    The default value of FLAG is SWFFILL_TILED_BITMAP.

$fill = $shape->addFill($gradient [,FLAG]);
    Adds a gradient fill to $shape list of fill styles and returns an SWF::Fill object. This object is used with the "setLine()" method described below.

    $gradient is an SWF::Gradient object while FLAG arguemnt can be SWFFILL_LINEAR_GRADIENT or SWFFILL_RADIAL_GRADIENT.Make sure to import these constants to your package before useing it, i.e. use the following statement:

         use SWF::Fill <list of constants>;

    The default value of FLAG is SWFFILL_LINEAR_GRADIENT.

$shape->setLeftFill($fill);
    Sets the fill on the left side of the edge. $fill is an SWF::Fill object returned from "addFill" method.

$shpae->setLeftFill($r, $g, $b [,$a]);
    This is another way of saying:

         my $fill = $shape->addSolidFill($r, $g, $b [,$a]);
         $shape->setLeftFill($fill);

$shape->setRightFill($fill);
    Sets the fill on the right side of the edge. $fill is an SWF::Fill object returned from "addFill" method.

$shpae->setRightFill($r, $g, $b [,$a]);
    This is another way of saying:

         my $fill = $shape->addSolidFill($r, $g, $b [,$a]);
         $shape->setRightFill($fill);

$shape->drawCircle($r) - Don't use. Interface may change.
    Draws a circle with radious $r.

$shape->drawArc($r, $startAngle, $endAngle)  - Don't use. Interface may change.

AUTHOR
Soheil Seyfaie (soheil@netcom.ca).

SEE ALSO
SWF, SWF::Action, SWF::Button, SWF::Movie, .