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The following statement draws a filled oval in the image object TestImage. The oval has a green
fill and a 5-pixel-wide red border.
TestImage.fill(0, 0, 100, 100, [#shapeType: #oval, #lineSize: 5, #color:
rgb(0, 255, 0), \
#bgColor: rgb(255, 0, 0)])
See also
color(), draw()
fillColor
Syntax
member(whichCastMember).fillColor
Description
Vector shape cast member property; the color of the shape’s fill specified as an RGB value.
It’s possible to use
fillColor when the fillMode property of the shape is set to #solid or
#gradient, but not if it is set to #none. If the fillMode is #gradient, fillColor specifies the
starting color for the gradient. The ending color is specified with
endColor.
This property can be tested and set.
To see an example of
fillColor used in a completed movie, see the Vector Shapes movie in the
Learning/Lingo Examples folder inside the Director application folder.
Example
This statement sets the fill color of the member Archie to a new RGB value:
member("Archie").fillColor = rgb( 24, 15, 153)
See also
endColor, fillMode
fillCycles
Syntax
member(whichCastMember).fillCycles
Description
Vector shape cast member property; the number of fill cycles in a gradient vector shape’s fill, as
specified by an integer value from 1 to 7.
This property is valid only when the
fillMode property of the shape is set to #gradient.
This property can be tested and set.
To see an example of
fillCycles used in a completed movie, see the Vector Shapes movie in the
Learning/Lingo Examples folder inside the Director application folder.
Example
This statement sets the fillCycles of member Archie to 3:
member("Archie").fillCycles = 3
See also
endColor, fillColor, fillMode