Canvas class abstract

An interface for recording graphical operations.

Canvas objects are used in creating Picture objects, which can themselves be used with a SceneBuilder to build a Scene. In normal usage, however, this is all handled by the framework.

A canvas has a current transformation matrix which is applied to all operations. Initially, the transformation matrix is the identity transform. It can be modified using the translate, scale, rotate, skew, and transform methods.

A canvas also has a current clip region which is applied to all operations. Initially, the clip region is infinite. It can be modified using the clipRect, clipRRect, and clipPath methods.

The current transform and clip can be saved and restored using the stack managed by the save, saveLayer, and restore methods.

Use with the Flutter framework

The Flutter framework's RendererBinding provides a hook for creating Canvas objects (RendererBinding.createCanvas) that allows tests to hook into the scene creation logic. When creating a Canvas that will be used with a PictureLayer as part of the Scene in the context of the Flutter framework, consider calling RendererBinding.createCanvas instead of calling the Canvas.new constructor directly.

This does not apply when using a canvas to generate a bitmap for other purposes, e.g. for generating a PNG image using Picture.toImage.

Implementers

Constructors

Canvas(PictureRecorder recorder, [Rect? cullRect])
Creates a canvas for recording graphical operations into the given picture recorder.
factory

Properties

hashCode int
The hash code for this object.
no setterinherited
runtimeType Type
A representation of the runtime type of the object.
no setterinherited

Methods

clipPath(Path path, {bool doAntiAlias = true}) → void
Reduces the clip region to the intersection of the current clip and the given Path.
clipRect(Rect rect, {ClipOp clipOp = ClipOp.intersect, bool doAntiAlias = true}) → void
Reduces the clip region to the intersection of the current clip and the given rectangle.
clipRRect(RRect rrect, {bool doAntiAlias = true}) → void
Reduces the clip region to the intersection of the current clip and the given rounded rectangle.
drawArc(Rect rect, double startAngle, double sweepAngle, bool useCenter, Paint paint) → void
Draw an arc scaled to fit inside the given rectangle.
drawAtlas(Image atlas, List<RSTransform> transforms, List<Rect> rects, List<Color>? colors, BlendMode? blendMode, Rect? cullRect, Paint paint) → void
Draws many parts of an image - the atlas - onto the canvas.
drawCircle(Offset c, double radius, Paint paint) → void
Draws a circle centered at the point given by the first argument and that has the radius given by the second argument, with the Paint given in the third argument. Whether the circle is filled or stroked (or both) is controlled by Paint.style.
drawColor(Color color, BlendMode blendMode) → void
Paints the given Color onto the canvas, applying the given BlendMode, with the given color being the source and the background being the destination.
drawDRRect(RRect outer, RRect inner, Paint paint) → void
Draws a shape consisting of the difference between two rounded rectangles with the given Paint. Whether this shape is filled or stroked (or both) is controlled by Paint.style.
drawImage(Image image, Offset offset, Paint paint) → void
Draws the given Image into the canvas with its top-left corner at the given Offset. The image is composited into the canvas using the given Paint.
drawImageNine(Image image, Rect center, Rect dst, Paint paint) → void
Draws the given Image into the canvas using the given Paint.
drawImageRect(Image image, Rect src, Rect dst, Paint paint) → void
Draws the subset of the given image described by the src argument into the canvas in the axis-aligned rectangle given by the dst argument.
drawLine(Offset p1, Offset p2, Paint paint) → void
Draws a line between the given points using the given paint. The line is stroked, the value of the Paint.style is ignored for this call.
drawOval(Rect rect, Paint paint) → void
Draws an axis-aligned oval that fills the given axis-aligned rectangle with the given Paint. Whether the oval is filled or stroked (or both) is controlled by Paint.style.
drawPaint(Paint paint) → void
Fills the canvas with the given Paint.
drawParagraph(Paragraph paragraph, Offset offset) → void
Draws the text in the given Paragraph into this canvas at the given Offset.
drawPath(Path path, Paint paint) → void
Draws the given Path with the given Paint.
drawPicture(Picture picture) → void
Draw the given picture onto the canvas. To create a picture, see PictureRecorder.
drawPoints(PointMode pointMode, List<Offset> points, Paint paint) → void
Draws a sequence of points according to the given PointMode.
drawRawAtlas(Image atlas, Float32List rstTransforms, Float32List rects, Int32List? colors, BlendMode? blendMode, Rect? cullRect, Paint paint) → void
Draws many parts of an image - the atlas - onto the canvas.
drawRawPoints(PointMode pointMode, Float32List points, Paint paint) → void
Draws a sequence of points according to the given PointMode.
drawRect(Rect rect, Paint paint) → void
Draws a rectangle with the given Paint. Whether the rectangle is filled or stroked (or both) is controlled by Paint.style.
drawRRect(RRect rrect, Paint paint) → void
Draws a rounded rectangle with the given Paint. Whether the rectangle is filled or stroked (or both) is controlled by Paint.style.
drawShadow(Path path, Color color, double elevation, bool transparentOccluder) → void
Draws a shadow for a Path representing the given material elevation.
drawVertices(Vertices vertices, BlendMode blendMode, Paint paint) → void
Draws a set of Vertices onto the canvas as one or more triangles.
getDestinationClipBounds() Rect
Returns the conservative bounds of the combined result of all clip methods executed within the current save stack of this Canvas object, as measured in the destination coordinate space in which the Picture will be rendered.
getLocalClipBounds() Rect
Returns the conservative bounds of the combined result of all clip methods executed within the current save stack of this Canvas object, as measured in the local coordinate space under which rendering operations are currently performed.
getSaveCount() int
Returns the number of items on the save stack, including the initial state. This means it returns 1 for a clean canvas, and that each call to save and saveLayer increments it, and that each matching call to restore decrements it.
getTransform() Float64List
Returns the current transform including the combined result of all transform methods executed since the creation of this Canvas object, and respecting the save/restore history.
noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic
Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.
inherited
restore() → void
Pops the current save stack, if there is anything to pop. Otherwise, does nothing.
restoreToCount(int count) → void
Restores the save stack to a previous level as might be obtained from getSaveCount. If count is less than 1, the stack is restored to its initial state. If count is greater than the current getSaveCount then nothing happens.
rotate(double radians) → void
Add a rotation to the current transform. The argument is in radians clockwise.
save() → void
Saves a copy of the current transform and clip on the save stack.
saveLayer(Rect? bounds, Paint paint) → void
Saves a copy of the current transform and clip on the save stack, and then creates a new group which subsequent calls will become a part of. When the save stack is later popped, the group will be flattened into a layer and have the given paint's Paint.colorFilter and Paint.blendMode applied.
scale(double sx, [double? sy]) → void
Add an axis-aligned scale to the current transform, scaling by the first argument in the horizontal direction and the second in the vertical direction.
skew(double sx, double sy) → void
Add an axis-aligned skew to the current transform, with the first argument being the horizontal skew in rise over run units clockwise around the origin, and the second argument being the vertical skew in rise over run units clockwise around the origin.
toString() String
A string representation of this object.
inherited
transform(Float64List matrix4) → void
Multiply the current transform by the specified 4⨉4 transformation matrix specified as a list of values in column-major order.
translate(double dx, double dy) → void
Add a translation to the current transform, shifting the coordinate space horizontally by the first argument and vertically by the second argument.

Operators

operator ==(Object other) bool
The equality operator.
inherited