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    imagedashedline

    (PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    imagedashedline — Draw a dashed line

    Description

    imagedashedline(
        GdImage $image,
        int $x1,
        int $y1,
        int $x2,
        int $y2,
        int $color
    ): bool

    This function is deprecated. Use combination of imagesetstyle() and imageline() instead.

    Parameters

    image

    A GdImage object, returned by one of the image creation functions, such as imagecreatetruecolor().

    x1

    Upper left x coordinate.

    y1

    Upper left y coordinate 0, 0 is the top left corner of the image.

    x2

    Bottom right x coordinate.

    y2

    Bottom right y coordinate.

    color

    The fill color. A color identifier created with imagecolorallocate().

    Return Values

    Returns true on success or false on failure.

    Changelog

    Version Description
    8.0.0 image expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a valid gd resource was expected.

    Examples

    Example #1 imagedashedline() example

    <?php
    // Create a 100x100 image
    $im = imagecreatetruecolor(100, 100);
    $white = imagecolorallocate($im, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF);

    // Draw a vertical dashed line
    imagedashedline($im, 50, 25, 50, 75, $white);

    // Save the image
    imagepng($im, './dashedline.png');
    imagedestroy($im);
    ?>

    The above example will output something similar to:

    Output of example : imagedashedline()

    Example #2 Alternative to imagedashedline()

    <?php
    // Create a 100x100 image
    $im = imagecreatetruecolor(100, 100);
    $white = imagecolorallocate($im, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF);

    // Define our style: First 4 pixels is white and the
    // next 4 is transparent. This creates the dashed line effect
    $style = Array(
    $white,
    $white,
    $white,
    $white,
    IMG_COLOR_TRANSPARENT,
    IMG_COLOR_TRANSPARENT,
    IMG_COLOR_TRANSPARENT,
    IMG_COLOR_TRANSPARENT
    );

    imagesetstyle($im, $style);

    // Draw the dashed line
    imageline($im, 50, 25, 50, 75, IMG_COLOR_STYLED);

    // Save the image
    imagepng($im, './imageline.png');
    imagedestroy($im);
    ?>

    See Also

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    tgabor72 at freemail dot hu
    14 years ago
    You can use the imagepatternedline() function with extra features instead of imagedashedline() to give a visible dashedlines and other any kind of patterned lines on your images. The routine also manages the thickness of the line. Have fun!

    <?php
    // imagepatternedline() function
    // Routine was developed to draw any kind of straight line with thickness. Routine uses imageline() function to draw line.
    // Parameters are (similar to imageline() function):
    //   $image: (resource) imagefile
    //   $xstart, $ystart: (int) x,y coordinates for first point
    //   $xend, $yend: (int) x,y coordinates for last point
    //   $color: (int) color identifier that created with imagecolorallocate()
    // extra parameters:
    //   $thickness: (int) thickness of line in pixel
    //   $pattern: (string) pattern of line, which repeats continuously while line is being drawed.
    //   If there is '1' in the pattern that means the actual dot of line is visible,
    //   '0' means dot is not visible (space between two line elements).
    //   All characters regard for one pixel. Default: 1 dot wide dashed line with 4-4 dots and spaces.
    // Examples for pattern:
    // "1" or "" continuous line
    // "10" close dotline
    // "10000" dotline
    // "111111110000001100000011111111" dotline for design drawing
    // "111111111100000011000000110000001111111111" double dotline
    // some examples for using imagepatternedline():
    // imagepatternedline($image,300,300,442,442,$color,200,""); // a square with 200 length of edge and rotated 45 degrees
    // imagepatternedline($image,100,200,289,200,$color,100,
    //  "11001100000011001111000011001111110000001100001100"
    // ."00001111001100111100000011000000110000110011001100"
    // ."11000011111100111111000011001111001111000011110000"
    // ."1111001111110011000011000000001100110011"); // barcode

    function imagepatternedline($image, $xstart, $ystart, $xend, $yend, $color, $thickness=1, $pattern="11000011") {
           $pattern=(!strlen($pattern)) ? "1" : $pattern;
           $x=$xend-$xstart;
           $y=$yend-$ystart;
           $length=floor(sqrt(pow(($x),2)+pow(($y),2)));
           $fullpattern=$pattern;
       while (    strlen($fullpattern)<$length) $fullpattern.=$pattern;
       if (!    $length) {
          if (    $fullpattern[0]) imagefilledellipse($image, $xstart, $ystart, $thickness, $thickness, $color);
          return;
       }
           $x1=$xstart;
           $y1=$ystart;
           $x2=$x1;
           $y2=$y1;
           $mx=$x/$length;
           $my=$y/$length;
           $line="";
       for(    $i=0;$i<$length;$i++){
          if (    strlen($line)==0 or $fullpattern[$i]==$line[0]) {
                 $line.=$fullpattern[$i];
          }else{
                 $x2+=strlen($line)*$mx;
                 $y2+=strlen($line)*$my;
             if (    $line[0]) imageline($image, round($x1), round($y1), round($x2-$mx), round($y2-$my), $color);
                 $k=1;
             for(    $j=0;$j<$thickness-1;$j++) {
                    $k1=-(($k-0.5)*$my)*(floor($j*0.5)+1)*2;
                    $k2= (($k-0.5)*$mx)*(floor($j*0.5)+1)*2;
                    $k=1-$k;
                if (    $line[0]) {
                       imageline($image, round($x1)+$k1, round($y1)+$k2, round($x2-$mx)+$k1, round($y2-$my)+$k2, $color);
                   if (    $y) imageline($image, round($x1)+$k1+1, round($y1)+$k2, round($x2-$mx)+$k1+1, round($y2-$my)+$k2, $color);
                   if (    $x) imageline($image, round($x1)+$k1, round($y1)+$k2+1, round($x2-$mx)+$k1, round($y2-$my)+$k2+1, $color);
                }
             }
                 $x1=$x2;
                 $y1=$y2;
                 $line=$fullpattern[$i];
          }
       }
           $x2+=strlen($line)*$mx;
           $y2+=strlen($line)*$my;
       if (    $line[0]) imageline($image, round($x1), round($y1), round($xend), round($yend), $color);
           $k=1;
       for(    $j=0;$j<$thickness-1;$j++) {
              $k1=-(($k-0.5)*$my)*(floor($j*0.5)+1)*2;
              $k2= (($k-0.5)*$mx)*(floor($j*0.5)+1)*2;
              $k=1-$k;
          if (    $line[0]) {
                 imageline($image, round($x1)+$k1, round($y1)+$k2, round($xend)+$k1, round($yend)+$k2, $color);
             if (    $y) imageline($image, round($x1)+$k1+1, round($y1)+$k2, round($xend)+$k1+1, round($yend)+$k2, $color);
             if (    $x) imageline($image, round($x1)+$k1, round($y1)+$k2+1, round($xend)+$k1, round($yend)+$k2+1, $color);
          }
       }
    }
    ?>
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    ihsanduvac at gmail dot com
    12 years ago
    It doesn't work for horizontal lines. Use imagesetstyle()
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    ProfessorNeo at gmx dot de
    18 years ago
    The bug reported by 'michi at marel dot at' also exists in PHP version 5.1.1. This functions just works with vertical lines!
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    alien-scripts.de
    19 years ago
    I make my own dashedline:

    <?
    for($l=50;$l<=550;$l+=5)
       {
        if(    $da == 0) { $da = 1; }
        elseif(    $da == 1){
            imageline($bild,$l,50,$l+5,50,$green);
            $da = 0; }
       }
    ?>

    $l is the x-value
    and we have a dashed line :)
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    michi at marel dot at
    21 years ago
    There's a bug till PHP 4.0.4 in this function. You can only draw vertical dashed lines. To draw other dashed lines you can set <ImageSetStyle> to a special dashed line and draw it by <ImageLine>.

    Sample code:
    <?php
    function MDashedLine($image, $x0, $y0, $x1, $y1, $fg, $bg)
    {
                $st = array($fg, $fg, $fg, $fg, $bg, $bg, $bg, $bg);
                ImageSetStyle($image, $st);
                ImageLine($image, $x0, $y0, $x1, $y1, IMG_COLOR_STYLED);
    }
    ?>
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