Draws an arc

# ImagickDraw::arc

(PECL imagick 2, PECL imagick 3)

ImagickDraw::arc — Draws an arc

### Description

public function ImagickDraw::arc(
float `$start_x`,
float `$start_y`,
float `$end_x`,
float `$end_y`,
float `$start_angle`,
float `$end_angle`
): bool
Warning

This function is currently not documented; only its argument list is available.

Draws an arc falling within a specified bounding rectangle on the image.

### Parameters

`start_x`

  Starting x ordinate of bounding rectangle

`start_y`

  starting y ordinate of bounding rectangle

`end_x`

  ending x ordinate of bounding rectangle

`end_y`

  ending y ordinate of bounding rectangle

`start_angle`

  starting degrees of rotation

`end_angle`

  ending degrees of rotation

### Return Values

No value is returned.

### Examples

Example #1 ImagickDraw::arc() example

    <?php
    function arc($strokeColor, $fillColor, $backgroundColor, $startX, $startY, $endX, $endY, $startAngle, $endAngle) {

        //Create a ImagickDraw object to draw into.
        $draw = new \ImagickDraw();
        $draw->setStrokeWidth(1);
        $draw->setStrokeColor($strokeColor);
        $draw->setFillColor($fillColor);
        $draw->setStrokeWidth(2);

        $draw->arc($startX, $startY, $endX, $endY, $startAngle, $endAngle);

        //Create an image object which the draw commands can be rendered into
        $image = new \Imagick();
        $image->newImage(IMAGE_WIDTH, IMAGE_HEIGHT, $backgroundColor);
        $image->setImageFormat("png");

        //Render the draw commands in the ImagickDraw object
        //into the image.
        $image->drawImage($draw);

        //Send the image to the browser
        header("Content-Type: image/png");
        echo $image->getImageBlob();
    }

    ?>

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