set_source


Description:

public void set_source (Pattern source)

Example: Gradients:

public static int main (string[] args) {
// Create a context:
Cairo.ImageSurface surface = new Cairo.ImageSurface (Cairo.Format.ARGB32, 256, 256);
Cairo.Context context = new Cairo.Context (surface);

// Rectangle:
Cairo.Pattern pat1 = new Cairo.Pattern.linear (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 256.0);
pat1.add_color_stop_rgba (1, 0, 0, 0, 1);
pat1.add_color_stop_rgba (0, 1, 1, 1, 1);
context.rectangle (0, 0, 256, 256);
context.set_source (pat1);
context.fill ();

// Arc:
Cairo.Pattern pat2 = new Cairo.Pattern.radial (115.2, 102.4, 25.6, 102.4, 102.4, 128.0);
pat2.add_color_stop_rgba (0, 1, 1, 1, 1);
pat2.add_color_stop_rgba (1, 0, 0, 0, 1);
context.set_source (pat2);
context.arc (128.0, 128.0, 76.8, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
context.fill ();

// Save the image:
surface.write_to_png ("img.png");

return 0;
}

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