createRadialGradient method

Returns an object that represents a radial or circular gradient to use in a canvas context.

Syntax

ICanvasGradient retVal = object.createRadialGradient(x0, y0, r0, x1, y1, r1);

Parameters

• x0 [in]
  Type: number

  The x-coordinate of the starting circle of the gradient.

• y0 [in]
  Type: number

  The y-coordinate of the starting circle of the gradient.

• r0 [in]
  Type: number

  The radius of the starting circle.

• x1 [in]
  Type: number

  The x-coordinate of the ending circle of the gradient.

• y1 [in]
  Type: number

  The y-coordinate of the ending circle of the gradient.

• r1 [in]
  Type: number

  The radius of the ending circle.

Standards information

• HTML Canvas 2D Context, Section 5

Remarks

You can use radial gradients together with the ICanvasRenderingContext2D::fillText or ICanvasRenderingContext2D::fillRect method. The following illustration uses ICanvasRenderingContext2D::fillRect.