rectangle_properties

rectangle_properties — description of the Rectangle entity properties

Description

The Rectangle entity is a leaf of the graphics entities hierarchy. This entity defines the parameters for rectangles and filled rectangles.

visible: This field contains the visible property value for the entity . It should be "on" or "off" . By default, the rectangle is visible, the value's property is "on". If "off" the rectangle is not drawn on the screen.
data: This property is to return the coordinates of the upper-left point of the rectangle and its width and height in the data units of the axes. The result is the matrix [xleft,yup;width,height]
line_style: The line_style property value should be an integer in [0 9]. 0 stands for solid the other value stands for a selection of dashes.
thickness: This field contains the line thickness property. Its value should be a positif integer.
mark_mode: If mark_mode property is "on" and the rectangle is represented by a mark drawn at each corners. points. If the property property is to "off" the rectangle is represented using lines or paint surface.
mark_style: The mark_style property value is used to select the type of mark to use when mark_mode property is "on" . It's value should be an integer in [0 9] which stands for: dot, plus, cross, star, diamond fill, diamond, triangle up, triangle down, trefle and circle.
mark_size: The mark_size property is used to select the type of size of the marks when mark_mode property is "on" . Its value should be an integer in [0 5] whith stands for 8pt, 10pt, 12pt, 14pt, 18pt and 24pt.
foreground: This field contains the default foreground property used to draw or to fill the rectangle. Its value should be a color index (relative to the current colormap).
fill_mode: If fill_mode property value is "on" , the rectangle is filled with the foreground color, the mark_mode must also have the value "off". if not and the value's property is "off" only the shape of the rectangle is drawn using the foreground color.
clip_state:

This field contains the clip_state property value for the rectangle. It should be :

"off" this means that the rectangle is not clipped.

"cliprf" this means that the rectangle is clipped outside the Axes box.

"on" this means that the rectangle is clipped outside the rectangle given by property clip_box.

clip_box: This field is to determinate the clip_box property. By Default its value should be an empty matrix if clip_state is "off". Other cases the vector [x,y,w,h] (upper-left point width height) defines the portions of the rectangle to display, however clip_state property value will be changed.
parent: This field contains the handle of the parent. The parent of the rectancle entity should be of the type "Axes" or "Agregation".

Examples



   set("figure_style","new") //create a figure
   a=get("current_axes");//get the handle of the newly created axes
   a.data_bounds=[-2,-2,2,2];

   xrect(-1,1,2,2)

   r=get("hdl");//get handle on current entity (here the rectangle entity)
   r.type
   r.parent.type
   r.foreground=13;
   r.line_style=2;
   r.fill_mode="on";
   r.clip_box=[-1 1;1 1];
   r.clip_state="off"
   r.data(:,2)=[1/2;1/2];
   r.data(:,1)=[1/2;1/2];
      
 
  

See also

set, get, delete, xrect, xfrect, xrects, graphics_entities

Author

Djalel ABDEMOUCHE