PrintRect

Description

Draws a white rectangle with a border of the specified thickness on the print page.

Syntax

PrintRect ( printjobnumber, x, y, width, height, thickness )

Argument

Description

printjobnumber

The number the PrintOpen function assigned to the print job

x

An integer specifying the x coordinate in thousandths of an inch of the upper-left corner of the rectangle

y

An integer specifying the y coordinate in thousandths of an inch of the upper-left corner of the rectangle

width

An integer specifying the rectangle's width in thousandths of an inch

height

An integer specifying the rectangle's height in thousandths of an inch

thickness

An integer specifying the thickness of the rectangle's border line in thousandths of an inch


Return value

Integer. Returns 1 if it succeeds and -1 if an error occurs. If any argument's value is null, PrintRect returns null.

Usage

The PrintOval, PrintRect, and PrintRoundRect functions draw filled shapes. To print other shapes or text inside the shapes, draw the filled shape first and then add text and other shapes or lines inside it. If you draw the filled shape after other printing functions, it will cover anything inside it. For example, to draw a border around text and lines, draw the oval or rectangular border first and then use PrintLine and PrintText to position the lines and text inside.

PrintRect does not change the position of the print cursor, which remains where it was before the function was called. In general, print functions in which you specify coordinates do not affect the print cursor.

Examples

These statements open a print job with a new page and draw a 1-inch square with a line thickness of 1/8 of an inch. The square's upper left corner is four inches from the left and three inches from the top of the print area:

long Job
// Define a new blank page.
Job = PrintOpen()
// Print the rectangle on the page.
PrintRect(Job, 4000,3000, 1000,1000, 125)
... // Other printing
PrintClose(Job)

See also

PrintBitmap

PrintClose

PrintLine

PrintOpen

PrintOval

PrintRoundRect