DrawArea.patternColor

ChartDirector 7.1 (.NET Edition)

Usage

`[C#]`	`public int patternColor(int[] colorArray, int height [, int startX, int startY ]);`
`[VB]`	`Public Function patternColor(colorArray As Integer(), height As Integer [, startX As Integer, startY As Integer ]) As Integer`

Description

Creates a pattern color using an array of colors as the bitmap pattern.

A pattern color is a dynamic color that changes according to a 2D periodic pattern. When it is used to fill an area, the area will look like being tiled with a wallpaper pattern.

Arguments

Argument	Default	Description
colorArray	(Mandatory)	An array of colors representing the colors of the bitmap pixels. The color of the pixel at (x, y) should correspond to index (x + y * width - 1) of the array.
height	(Mandatory)	The height of the bitmap in pixels. (The width is automatically computed as the size of the color array divided by the height.)
startX	0	The x coordinate of a reference point to align with the top-left corner the pattern.
startY	0	The y coordinate of a reference point to align with the top-left corner the pattern.

Return Value

A 32-bit integer representing the pattern color.