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Android APIs
public class

ArcShape

extends RectShape
java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.graphics.drawable.shapes.Shape
     ↳ android.graphics.drawable.shapes.RectShape
       ↳ android.graphics.drawable.shapes.ArcShape

Class Overview

Creates an arc shape. The arc shape starts at a specified angle and sweeps clockwise, drawing slices of pie. The arc can be drawn to a Canvas with its own draw() method, but more graphical control is available if you instead pass the ArcShape to a ShapeDrawable .

Summary

Public Constructors
ArcShape (float startAngle, float sweepAngle)
ArcShape constructor.
Public Methods
void draw ( Canvas canvas, Paint paint)
Draw this shape into the provided Canvas, with the provided Paint.
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Inherited Methods
From class android.graphics.drawable.shapes.RectShape
From class android.graphics.drawable.shapes.Shape
From class java.lang.Object

Public Constructors

public ArcShape (float startAngle, float sweepAngle)

Added in API level 1

ArcShape constructor.

Parameters
startAngle the angle (in degrees) where the arc begins
sweepAngle the sweep angle (in degrees). Anything equal to or greater than 360 results in a complete circle/oval.

Public Methods

public void draw ( Canvas canvas, Paint paint)

Added in API level 1

Draw this shape into the provided Canvas, with the provided Paint. Before calling this, you must call resize(float, float) .

Parameters
canvas the Canvas within which this shape should be drawn
paint the Paint object that defines this shape's characteristics