rectangle

Syntax

#include <graphics.h>

void rectangle(int left, int top, int right, int bottom);

Description

rectangle draws a rectangle in the current line style, thickness, and drawing color.

(left,top) is the upper left corner of the rectangle, and (right,bottom) is its lower right corner.

Return Value

None.

See also

bar

bar3d

setcolor

setlinestyle

Example

/* rectangle example */ 



#include <graphics.h>

#include <stdlib.h>

#include <stdio.h>

#include <conio.h>



int main(void)

{

   /* request autodetection */

   int gdriver = DETECT, gmode, errorcode;

   int left, top, right, bottom;



   /* initialize graphics and local variables */

   initgraph(&gdriver, &gmode, "");



   /* read result of initialization */

   errorcode = graphresult();

   if (errorcode != grOk) {  /* an error occurred */

      printf("Graphics error: %s\n", grapherrormsg(errorcode));



      printf("Press any key to halt:");

      getch();

      exit(1);               /* terminate with an error code */

   }



   left = getmaxx() / 2 - 50;

   top = getmaxy() / 2 - 50;

   right = getmaxx() / 2 + 50;

   bottom = getmaxy() / 2 + 50;



   /* draw a rectangle */

   rectangle(left,top,right,bottom);



   /* clean up */

   getch();

   closegraph();

   return 0;

}