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Product Version IC23.1, September 2023

dlMakeStipple

dlMakeStipple(
t_StippleString 
) 
=> x_stippleId / nil 

Description

Creates a stipple pattern from the supplied string.

Argument

t_StippleString

String that has a special form. The string is composed of 1s, 0s and newline characters \n and " " (space) characters. The string describes an array of bits that define a stipple pattern. Each newline \n or " " (space) character in the string begins a new row of bits. Each row must have the same number of characters in it, or the functions return nil. This is a sample stipple pattern:

stipString = "0101\n\

1010\n\

0101\n\

1010"

stippleId = dlMakeStipple( stipString)

In this example, a 4x4 stipple pattern is created and its ID returned. The 1 character specifies the bits turned on, and the 0 character returns the bits turned off. The maximum size of a pattern is 64x64.

Values Returned

stippleID

Returns stippleID of the stipple pattern.

nil

Operation failed.

Related Topics

Display List Pen Functions


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