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94<p class="text-center"><a href="draw.html#AcquireDrawInfo">AcquireDrawInfo</a> &#8226; <a href="draw.html#CloneDrawInfo">CloneDrawInfo</a> &#8226; <a href="draw.html#DestroyDrawInfo">DestroyDrawInfo</a> &#8226; <a href="draw.html#DrawAffineImage">DrawAffineImage</a> &#8226; <a href="draw.html#DrawClipPath">DrawClipPath</a> &#8226; <a href="draw.html#DrawClippingMask">DrawClippingMask</a> &#8226; <a href="draw.html#DrawCompositeMask">DrawCompositeMask</a> &#8226; <a href="draw.html#DrawGradientImage">DrawGradientImage</a> &#8226; <a href="draw.html#DrawImage">DrawImage</a> &#8226; <a href="draw.html#DrawPatternPath">DrawPatternPath</a> &#8226; <a href="draw.html#DrawPrimitive">DrawPrimitive</a> &#8226; <a href="draw.html#GetAffineMatrix">GetAffineMatrix</a></p>
95
96<h2><a href="../../api/MagickCore/draw_8c.html" id="AcquireDrawInfo">AcquireDrawInfo</a></h2>
97
98<p>AcquireDrawInfo() returns a DrawInfo structure properly initialized.</p>
99
100<p>The format of the AcquireDrawInfo method is:</p>
101
102<pre class="text">
103DrawInfo *AcquireDrawInfo(void)
104</pre>
105
106<h2><a href="../../api/MagickCore/draw_8c.html" id="CloneDrawInfo">CloneDrawInfo</a></h2>
107
108<p>CloneDrawInfo() makes a copy of the given draw_info structure.  If NULL is specified, a new DrawInfo structure is created initialized to default values.</p>
109
110<p>The format of the CloneDrawInfo method is:</p>
111
112<pre class="text">
113DrawInfo *CloneDrawInfo(const ImageInfo *image_info,
114  const DrawInfo *draw_info)
115</pre>
116
117<p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
118
119<dd>
120</dd>
121
122<dd> </dd>
123<dl class="dl-horizontal">
124<dt>image_info</dt>
125<dd>the image info. </dd>
126
127<dd> </dd>
128<dt>draw_info</dt>
129<dd>the draw info. </dd>
130
131<dd>  </dd>
132</dl>
133<h2><a href="../../api/MagickCore/draw_8c.html" id="DestroyDrawInfo">DestroyDrawInfo</a></h2>
134
135<p>DestroyDrawInfo() deallocates memory associated with an DrawInfo structure.</p>
136
137<p>The format of the DestroyDrawInfo method is:</p>
138
139<pre class="text">
140DrawInfo *DestroyDrawInfo(DrawInfo *draw_info)
141</pre>
142
143<p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
144
145<dd>
146</dd>
147
148<dd> </dd>
149<dl class="dl-horizontal">
150<dt>draw_info</dt>
151<dd>the draw info. </dd>
152
153<dd>  </dd>
154</dl>
155<h2><a href="../../api/MagickCore/draw_8c.html" id="DrawAffineImage">DrawAffineImage</a></h2>
156
157<p>DrawAffineImage() composites the source over the destination image as dictated by the affine transform.</p>
158
159<p>The format of the DrawAffineImage method is:</p>
160
161<pre class="text">
162MagickBooleanType DrawAffineImage(Image *image,const Image *source,
163  const AffineMatrix *affine,ExceptionInfo *exception)
164</pre>
165
166<p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
167
168<dd>
169</dd>
170
171<dd> </dd>
172<dl class="dl-horizontal">
173<dt>image</dt>
174<dd>the image. </dd>
175
176<dd> </dd>
177<dt>source</dt>
178<dd>the source image. </dd>
179
180<dd> </dd>
181<dt>affine</dt>
182<dd>the affine transform. </dd>
183
184<dd> </dd>
185<dt>exception</dt>
186<dd>return any errors or warnings in this structure. </dd>
187
188<dd>  </dd>
189</dl>
190<h2><a href="../../api/MagickCore/draw_8c.html" id="DrawClipPath">DrawClipPath</a></h2>
191
192<p>DrawClipPath() draws the clip path on the image mask.</p>
193
194<p>The format of the DrawClipPath method is:</p>
195
196<pre class="text">
197MagickBooleanType DrawClipPath(Image *image,const DrawInfo *draw_info,
198  const char *id,ExceptionInfo *exception)
199</pre>
200
201<p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
202
203<dd>
204</dd>
205
206<dd> </dd>
207<dl class="dl-horizontal">
208<dt>image</dt>
209<dd>the image. </dd>
210
211<dd> </dd>
212<dt>draw_info</dt>
213<dd>the draw info. </dd>
214
215<dd> </dd>
216<dt>id</dt>
217<dd>the clip path id. </dd>
218
219<dd> </dd>
220<dt>exception</dt>
221<dd>return any errors or warnings in this structure. </dd>
222
223<dd>  </dd>
224</dl>
225<h2><a href="../../api/MagickCore/draw_8c.html" id="DrawClippingMask">DrawClippingMask</a></h2>
226
227<p>DrawClippingMask() draws the clip path and returns it as an image clipping mask.</p>
228
229<p>The format of the DrawClippingMask method is:</p>
230
231<pre class="text">
232Image *DrawClippingMask(Image *image,const DrawInfo *draw_info,
233  const char *id,const char *clip_path,ExceptionInfo *exception)
234</pre>
235
236<p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
237
238<dd>
239</dd>
240
241<dd> </dd>
242<dl class="dl-horizontal">
243<dt>image</dt>
244<dd>the image. </dd>
245
246<dd> </dd>
247<dt>draw_info</dt>
248<dd>the draw info. </dd>
249
250<dd> </dd>
251<dt>id</dt>
252<dd>the clip path id. </dd>
253
254<dd> </dd>
255<dt>clip_path</dt>
256<dd>the clip path. </dd>
257
258<dd> </dd>
259<dt>exception</dt>
260<dd>return any errors or warnings in this structure. </dd>
261
262<dd>  </dd>
263</dl>
264<h2><a href="../../api/MagickCore/draw_8c.html" id="DrawCompositeMask">DrawCompositeMask</a></h2>
265
266<p>DrawCompositeMask() draws the mask path and returns it as an image mask.</p>
267
268<p>The format of the DrawCompositeMask method is:</p>
269
270<pre class="text">
271Image *DrawCompositeMask(Image *image,const DrawInfo *draw_info,
272  const char *id,const char *mask_path,ExceptionInfo *exception)
273</pre>
274
275<p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
276
277<dd>
278</dd>
279
280<dd> </dd>
281<dl class="dl-horizontal">
282<dt>image</dt>
283<dd>the image. </dd>
284
285<dd> </dd>
286<dt>draw_info</dt>
287<dd>the draw info. </dd>
288
289<dd> </dd>
290<dt>id</dt>
291<dd>the mask path id. </dd>
292
293<dd> </dd>
294<dt>mask_path</dt>
295<dd>the mask path. </dd>
296
297<dd> </dd>
298<dt>exception</dt>
299<dd>return any errors or warnings in this structure. </dd>
300
301<dd>  </dd>
302</dl>
303<h2><a href="../../api/MagickCore/draw_8c.html" id="DrawGradientImage">DrawGradientImage</a></h2>
304
305<p>DrawGradientImage() draws a linear gradient on the image.</p>
306
307<p>The format of the DrawGradientImage method is:</p>
308
309<pre class="text">
310MagickBooleanType DrawGradientImage(Image *image,
311  const DrawInfo *draw_info,ExceptionInfo *exception)
312</pre>
313
314<p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
315
316<dd>
317</dd>
318
319<dd> </dd>
320<dl class="dl-horizontal">
321<dt>image</dt>
322<dd>the image. </dd>
323
324<dd> </dd>
325<dt>draw_info</dt>
326<dd>the draw info. </dd>
327
328<dd> </dd>
329<dt>exception</dt>
330<dd>return any errors or warnings in this structure. </dd>
331
332<dd>  </dd>
333</dl>
334<h2><a href="../../api/MagickCore/draw_8c.html" id="DrawImage">DrawImage</a></h2>
335
336<p>DrawImage() draws a graphic primitive on your image.  The primitive may be represented as a string or filename.  Precede the filename with an "at" sign (@) and the contents of the file are drawn on the image.  You can affect how text is drawn by setting one or more members of the draw info structure.</p>
337
338<p>The format of the DrawImage method is:</p>
339
340<pre class="text">
341MagickBooleanType DrawImage(Image *image,const DrawInfo *draw_info,
342  ExceptionInfo *exception)
343</pre>
344
345<p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
346
347<dd>
348</dd>
349
350<dd> </dd>
351<dl class="dl-horizontal">
352<dt>image</dt>
353<dd>the image. </dd>
354
355<dd> </dd>
356<dt>draw_info</dt>
357<dd>the draw info. </dd>
358
359<dd> </dd>
360<dt>exception</dt>
361<dd>return any errors or warnings in this structure. </dd>
362
363<dd>  </dd>
364</dl>
365<h2><a href="../../api/MagickCore/draw_8c.html" id="DrawPatternPath">DrawPatternPath</a></h2>
366
367<p>DrawPatternPath() draws a pattern.</p>
368
369<p>The format of the DrawPatternPath method is:</p>
370
371<pre class="text">
372MagickBooleanType DrawPatternPath(Image *image,const DrawInfo *draw_info,
373  const char *name,Image **pattern,ExceptionInfo *exception)
374</pre>
375
376<p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
377
378<dd>
379</dd>
380
381<dd> </dd>
382<dl class="dl-horizontal">
383<dt>image</dt>
384<dd>the image. </dd>
385
386<dd> </dd>
387<dt>draw_info</dt>
388<dd>the draw info. </dd>
389
390<dd> </dd>
391<dt>name</dt>
392<dd>the pattern name. </dd>
393
394<dd> </dd>
395<dt>image</dt>
396<dd>the image. </dd>
397
398<dd> </dd>
399<dt>exception</dt>
400<dd>return any errors or warnings in this structure. </dd>
401
402<dd>  </dd>
403</dl>
404<h2><a href="../../api/MagickCore/draw_8c.html" id="DrawPrimitive">DrawPrimitive</a></h2>
405
406<p>DrawPrimitive() draws a primitive (line, rectangle, ellipse) on the image.</p>
407
408<p>The format of the DrawPrimitive method is:</p>
409
410<pre class="text">
411MagickBooleanType DrawPrimitive(Image *image,const DrawInfo *draw_info,
412  PrimitiveInfo *primitive_info,ExceptionInfo *exception)
413</pre>
414
415<p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
416
417<dd>
418</dd>
419
420<dd> </dd>
421<dl class="dl-horizontal">
422<dt>image</dt>
423<dd>the image. </dd>
424
425<dd> </dd>
426<dt>draw_info</dt>
427<dd>the draw info. </dd>
428
429<dd> </dd>
430<dt>primitive_info</dt>
431<dd>Specifies a pointer to a PrimitiveInfo structure. </dd>
432
433<dd> </dd>
434<dt>exception</dt>
435<dd>return any errors or warnings in this structure. </dd>
436
437<dd>  </dd>
438</dl>
439<h2><a href="../../api/MagickCore/draw_8c.html" id="GetAffineMatrix">GetAffineMatrix</a></h2>
440
441<p>GetAffineMatrix() returns an AffineMatrix initialized to the identity matrix.</p>
442
443<p>The format of the GetAffineMatrix method is:</p>
444
445<pre class="text">
446void GetAffineMatrix(AffineMatrix *affine_matrix)
447</pre>
448
449<p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
450
451<dd>
452</dd>
453
454<dd> </dd>
455<dl class="dl-horizontal">
456<dt>affine_matrix</dt>
457<dd>the affine matrix. </dd>
458
459<dd>  </dd>
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