Recipe 7.11.
Drawing a Star
Problem
You
want to draw a star.
Solution
Use the Pen.drawStar( ) method.
Discussion
The Pen.drawStar( ) method enables you to
quickly draw a star shape programmatically. The method accepts the
following parameters:
x
-
The x
coordinate of the center of the star.
y
-
The y
coordinate of the center of the star.
points
-
The number of points on the star.
innerRadius
-
The radius of the inner part of the star.
outerRadius
-
The radius of the outer part of the star.
rotation
-
The default value is 0; you can specify a
rotation in degrees.
The following example draws a five-pointed
star:
var pen:Pen = new Pen(sampleSprite.graphics);
pen.drawStar(100, 100, 5, 50, 100);
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