graphics/arrows
Create an arrow using different methods.
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/*
* Arrows:
* Create an arrow using different methods
*
* Method I: Draw a simple horizontal arrow.
* Method II: Draw an arrow with the aid of its unit vector respresentation.
* Method III: Draw an arrow using coordinate system translation and rotation.
*
* Required software: PDFlib/PDFlib+PDI/PPS 9
* Required data: none
*/
package com.pdflib.cookbook.pdflib.graphics;
import com.pdflib.pdflib;
import com.pdflib.PDFlibException;
public class arrows
{
public static void main (String argv[])
{
/* This is where the data files are. Adjust if necessary. */
String searchpath = "../input";
String outfile = "arrows.pdf";
String title = "Arrows";
int startx, starty, stopx, stopy, ahl, ahw, sw;
double l, angle;
double x, y, dx, dy;
double ux, uy, pux, puy; /* unit vector and its perpendicular */
int exitcode = 0;
pdflib p = null;
try {
p = new pdflib();
p.set_option("searchpath={" + searchpath + "}");
/* This means we must check return values of load_font() etc. */
p.set_option("errorpolicy=return");
if (p.begin_document(outfile, "") == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
p.set_info("Creator", "PDFlib Cookbook");
p.set_info("Title", title);
p.begin_page_ext(0, 0, "width=500 height=500");
/* Method I:
* Draw a horizontal green arrow from left to right. Start at the given
* start point located in the middle of the arrow shaft.
* The following values are given:
*/
startx = 100; /* x coordinate of the starting point */
starty = 100; /* y coordinate of the starting point */
stopx = 400; /* x coordinate of the end point */
stopy = 100; /* y coordinate of the end point */
ahl = 40; /* arrow head length */
ahw = 10; /* arrow head width */
sw = 20; /* shaft width */
l = stopx - startx; /* length of the arrow */
/* Set the drawing properties */
p.setlinewidth(5.0);
p.setcolor("stroke", "rgb", 0.0, 0.5, 0.5, 0.0);
p.setcolor("fill", "rgb", 1, 1, 1, 0.0);
p.set_graphics_option("linejoin=1 linecap=1");
/* Start drawing the arrow */
p.moveto(startx, starty);
x = startx;
y = starty + sw/2;
p.lineto(x, y);
x = x + (l - ahl);
p.lineto(x, y);
y = y + ahw;
p.lineto(x, y);
p.lineto(stopx, stopy);
y = y - (2*ahw + sw);
p.lineto(x, y);
y = y + ahw;
p.lineto(x, y);
x = x - (l - ahl);
p.lineto(x, y);
y = starty + sw/2;
p.lineto(x, y);
p.fill_stroke();
/* Method II:
* Draw a non-horizontal pink arrow from left to right. Start at the
* given start point located in the middle of the arrow shaft.
* The following values are given:
*/
startx = 100; /* x coordinate of the starting point */
starty = 200; /* y coordinate of the starting point */
stopx = 400; /* x coodingate of the end point */
stopy = 300; /* y coordinate of the end point */
ahl = 40; /* arrow head length */
ahw = 20; /* arrow head width */
sw = 20; /* shaft width */
/* Calculate the unit vector (ux, uy) and its perpendicular
* (pux, puy)
*/
dx = stopx - startx;
dy = stopy - starty;
l = Math.sqrt(dx*dx + dy*dy);
ux = dx/l;
uy = dy/l;
pux = uy;
puy = -ux;
/* Set the drawing properties */
p.setlinewidth(5.0);
p.setcolor("stroke", "rgb", 1.0, 0.5, 1.0, 0.0);
p.setcolor("fill", "rgb", 0.9, 0.8, 0.8, 0.0);
p.set_graphics_option("linejoin=1 linecap=1");
/* Start at the given start point located in the middle of the arrow
* shaft
*/
p.moveto(startx, starty);
x = startx + sw/2 * pux;
y = starty + sw/2 * puy;
p.lineto(x, y);
x = x + (l - ahl) * ux;
y = y + (l - ahl) * uy;
p.lineto(x, y);
x = x + ahw * pux;
y = y + ahw * puy;
p.lineto(x, y);
p.lineto(stopx, stopy);
x = x - (2*ahw + sw) * pux;
y = y - (2*ahw + sw) * puy;
p.lineto(x, y);
x = x + ahw * pux;
y = y + ahw * puy;
p.lineto(x, y);
x = x - (l - ahl) * ux;
y = y - (l - ahl) * uy;
p.lineto(x, y);
x = startx + sw/2 * pux;
y = starty + sw/2 * puy;
p.lineto(x, y);
p.fill_stroke();
/* Method III:
* Draw a non-horizontal black arrow from left to right. Start at the
* given start point located in the middle of the arrow shaft.
* The following values are given:
*/
startx = 100; /* x coordinate of the starting point */
starty = 300; /* y coordinate of the starting point */
angle = 40; /* Rotation angle in degrees */
l = 200; /* length of the arrow */
ahl = 30; /* arrow head length */
ahw = 10; /* arrow head width */
sw = 4; /* shaft width */
/* Set the drawing properties */
p.setlinewidth(3.0);
p.setcolor("stroke", "rgb", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
p.setcolor("fill", "rgb", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
p.set_graphics_option("linejoin=1 linecap=1");
/* Rotate and translate the coordinate system */
p.translate(startx, starty);
p.rotate(angle);
/* Start drawing the arrow */
p.moveto(0, 0);
x = 0;
y = sw/2;
p.lineto(x, y);
x = x + (l - ahl);
p.lineto(x, y);
y = y + ahw;
p.lineto(x, y);
x = x + ahl;
y = y - (ahw + sw/2);
p.lineto(x, y);
x = x - ahl;
y = y - (ahw + sw/2);
p.lineto(x, y);
y = y + ahw;
p.lineto(x, y);
x = x - (l - ahl);
p.lineto(x, y);
y = y + sw/2;
p.lineto(x, y);
p.fill_stroke();
p.end_page_ext("");
p.end_document("");
} catch (PDFlibException e) {
System.err.println("PDFlib exception occurred:");
System.err.println("[" + e.get_errnum() + "] " + e.get_apiname() +
": " + e.get_errmsg());
exitcode = 1;
} catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println(e);
exitcode = 1;
} finally {
if (p != null) {
p.delete();
}
System.exit(exitcode);
}
}
}