HTML5 Canvas: Styling Shapes and Lines

Adding Styles to HTML5 Canvas

• In HTML5 Canvas, various styles can be added to different shapes, similar to adding colors.
• Styles can be applied to lines using the lineTo path element.

Styling Lines

• The line properties used for styling lines include:
  • lineWidth: assigns the width of the lines drawn, with a default value of 1 unit.
  • lineCap: styles the ends of the line, with possible values of 'butt' (default), 'round', and 'square'.
  • lineJoin: sets the appearance of the corners where lines are joined, with possible values of 'miter' (default), 'bevel', and 'round'.
  • miterLimit: determines the distance of the outside connection to the inside connection point when two angles join at a sharp angle, with a default value of 10.
  • lineDashOffset: specifies the dash pattern for the lines, used to create dotted and dashed line patterns.

Methods for Line Styling

• The getLineDash() method returns the current line-dash pattern containing an even number of positive numbers.
• The setLineDash() method sets the dash lines to create a shape or pattern using Canvas, taking a segment array as input.