7.4

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RectFill (procedure)

Creates and draws a filled rectangle shape. The colour used to fill the shape can be specified using the setfillcolor command.

Syntax

rectfill( x, y, width, height )

Arguments

x, y

Measure values representing the horizontal/vertical position, in inches, of the starting point.

width, height

Measure values representing the width/height, in inches, of the rectangle shape.

Code Sample Example

This example draws two identical rectangles.

To draw a rectangle that is both stroked and filled, use rectstroke() and rectfill() in succession, or rectfillstroke().

Example

setfillcolor([0,100,100,0])

%Draw first rectangle using rectfill with red

rectfill(1,1,2,2)

%Offset starting position slightly to distinguish

%between each rectangle and fill second one with blue.

translate(.2,.2)

setfillcolor([100,100,0,0])

%Draw second rectangle using conventional commands

moveto(1,1) %Reset current point

lineto(3,1) %Draw first line

lineto(3,3) %Draw second line

lineto(1,3) %Draw third line

closepath() %Close shape

fill() %Draw shape