ChartDirector 7.0 (Perl Edition)
perlchartdir.metalColor
Usage
metalColor(c [, angle ])
Description
Creates a color by modulates the brightness of another color to create metallic shiny effects.
The brightness of the color will vary smoothly across the image in a given a direction, so as to produce a shiny effect. The modulation period will be the same as the size of the image, so this method is best use to create background colors.
Arguments
| Argument | Default | Description |
| c | (Mandatory) | The color to be modulated. |
| angle | 90 | The direction for brightness modulation, specified as a clockwise angle in degrees, with 0 being the upward pointing direction. |
Return Value
A 32-bit integer representing the metallic color.
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