dotted_line_array 0.0.5

A Flutter library for drawing dotted line and arc with HTML5 Canvas API's array syntax

dotted_line_array

This Flutter Canvas library allows you to draw dotted straight line and arc with the array syntax of html5 canvas.

Features

Similar to this, this library lets you draw dotted line and arc with varying gaps and lengths using the HTML5 canvas's setLineDash() array syntax.

Getting started

Import this package and follow the syntax provided below.

Usage

setLineDash()

Parameter	Class//type	Description
canvas	Canvas	Canvas object
point1	Offset	Beginning point
point2	Offset	End point
paint	Paint	Paint object
lineDash	List	Array of numbers as specified by the HTML5 Canvas API's docs. Each number describes a length in pixels.

setArcDash()

Parameter	Class//type	Description
canvas	Canvas	Canvas object
x	double	Center of the arc X
y	double	Center of the arc Y
radiusX	double	Arc horizontal radius
radiusY	double	Arc vertical radius
paint	Paint	Paint object
startAngle	double	Starting angle in degrees
sweepAngle	double	Clockwise sweep amount starting from startAngle, also in degrees
lineDash	List	Array of numbers as specified by the HTML5 Canvas API's docs. Each number describes a length in degrees.

Note: For the setArcDash, I personally found thinking about each of the dashes' length in degrees, rather than in pixels, more intuitive. Understandably so, this unfortunately makes working with both setArcDash and setLineDash together more difficult. So, something might change in the future.

Syntax Comparisons

Dart

//Negative signs are ignored; [2, -2] is the same as [2, 2].
const lineDash = [2, 20];

//straight line
setLineDash(canvas, point1, point2, paint, lineDash);

//Circle or ellipse
setArcDash(canvas, x, y, radiusX, radiusY, paint, startAngle, sweepAngle, lineDash);

JavaScript

ctx.setLineDash([2, 20]);

//Straight Line
ctx.lineTo(x1, y1, x2, y2);

//Circle
ctx.arc(x, y, radius, startAngle, endAngle, [, counterclockwise]);

//Circle or Ellipse
ctx.ellipse(x, y, radiusX, radiusY, rotation, startAngle, endAngle [, counterclockwise]);

ctx.stroke();

Result comparisons (Flutter: purple background, HTML5: white)

Note: The Flutter example was captured on a smaller device.

[2, 20]

[5, 10, 12]

[1, 20, 0, 5, 2]

[20, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3]

Example Combining Straight Lines with Arcs

With [5, 5] for lines and [7.8, 7.8] for arcs

With [1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0] for lines and [2.0, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0] for arcs

UI design by Natawan Meechai

UI src: https://github.com/Khongchai/yawwn/blob/main/lib/widgets/progress/dotted_line_path_points.dart