cairo_t

typedef struct _cairo cairo_t;

A cairo_t contains the current state of the rendering device, including coordinates of yet to be drawn shapes.

Cairo contexts, as cairo_t objects are named, are central to cairo and all drawing with cairo is always done to a cairo_t object.

Memory management of cairo_t is done with cairo_reference() and cairo_destroy().

cairo_create ()

cairo_t *           cairo_create                        (cairo_surface_t *target);

Creates a new cairo_t with all graphics state parameters set to default values and with target as a target surface. The target surface should be constructed with a backend-specific function such as cairo_image_surface_create() (or any other cairo_backend_surface_create() variant).

This function references target, so you can immediately call cairo_surface_destroy() on it if you don't need to maintain a separate reference to it.

cairo_reference ()

cairo_t *           cairo_reference                     (cairo_t *cr);

Increases the reference count on cr by one. This prevents cr from being destroyed until a matching call to cairo_destroy() is made.

The number of references to a cairo_t can be get using cairo_get_reference_count().

cairo_destroy ()

void                cairo_destroy                       (cairo_t *cr);

Decreases the reference count on cr by one. If the result is zero, then cr and all associated resources are freed. See cairo_reference().

cairo_status ()

cairo_status_t      cairo_status                        (cairo_t *cr);

Checks whether an error has previously occurred for this context.

cairo_save ()

void                cairo_save                          (cairo_t *cr);

Makes a copy of the current state of cr and saves it on an internal stack of saved states for cr. When cairo_restore() is called, cr will be restored to the saved state. Multiple calls to cairo_save() and cairo_restore() can be nested; each call to cairo_restore() restores the state from the matching paired cairo_save().

It isn't necessary to clear all saved states before a cairo_t is freed. If the reference count of a cairo_t drops to zero in response to a call to cairo_destroy(), any saved states will be freed along with the cairo_t.

cairo_restore ()

void                cairo_restore                       (cairo_t *cr);

Restores cr to the state saved by a preceding call to cairo_save() and removes that state from the stack of saved states.

cairo_get_target ()

cairo_surface_t *   cairo_get_target                    (cairo_t *cr);

Gets the target surface for the cairo context as passed to cairo_create().

This function will always return a valid pointer, but the result can be a "nil" surface if cr is already in an error state, (ie. cairo_status() != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS). A nil surface is indicated by cairo_surface_status() != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS.

cairo_push_group ()

void                cairo_push_group                    (cairo_t *cr);

Temporarily redirects drawing to an intermediate surface known as a group. The redirection lasts until the group is completed by a call to cairo_pop_group() or cairo_pop_group_to_source(). These calls provide the result of any drawing to the group as a pattern, (either as an explicit object, or set as the source pattern).

This group functionality can be convenient for performing intermediate compositing. One common use of a group is to render objects as opaque within the group, (so that they occlude each other), and then blend the result with translucence onto the destination.

Groups can be nested arbitrarily deep by making balanced calls to cairo_push_group()/cairo_pop_group(). Each call pushes/pops the new target group onto/from a stack.

The cairo_push_group() function calls cairo_save() so that any changes to the graphics state will not be visible outside the group, (the pop_group functions call cairo_restore()).

By default the intermediate group will have a content type of CAIRO_CONTENT_COLOR_ALPHA. Other content types can be chosen for the group by using cairo_push_group_with_content() instead.

As an example, here is how one might fill and stroke a path with translucence, but without any portion of the fill being visible under the stroke:

cairo_push_group (cr);
cairo_set_source (cr, fill_pattern);
cairo_fill_preserve (cr);
cairo_set_source (cr, stroke_pattern);
cairo_stroke (cr);
cairo_pop_group_to_source (cr);
cairo_paint_with_alpha (cr, alpha);

Since 1.2

cairo_push_group_with_content ()

void                cairo_push_group_with_content       (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         cairo_content_t content);

Temporarily redirects drawing to an intermediate surface known as a group. The redirection lasts until the group is completed by a call to cairo_pop_group() or cairo_pop_group_to_source(). These calls provide the result of any drawing to the group as a pattern, (either as an explicit object, or set as the source pattern).

The group will have a content type of content. The ability to control this content type is the only distinction between this function and cairo_push_group() which you should see for a more detailed description of group rendering.

Since 1.2

cairo_pop_group ()

cairo_pattern_t *   cairo_pop_group                     (cairo_t *cr);

Terminates the redirection begun by a call to cairo_push_group() or cairo_push_group_with_content() and returns a new pattern containing the results of all drawing operations performed to the group.

The cairo_pop_group() function calls cairo_restore(), (balancing a call to cairo_save() by the push_group function), so that any changes to the graphics state will not be visible outside the group.

Since 1.2

cairo_pop_group_to_source ()

void                cairo_pop_group_to_source           (cairo_t *cr);

Terminates the redirection begun by a call to cairo_push_group() or cairo_push_group_with_content() and installs the resulting pattern as the source pattern in the given cairo context.

The behavior of this function is equivalent to the sequence of operations:

cairo_pattern_t *group = cairo_pop_group (cr);
cairo_set_source (cr, group);
cairo_pattern_destroy (group);

but is more convenient as their is no need for a variable to store the short-lived pointer to the pattern.

The cairo_pop_group() function calls cairo_restore(), (balancing a call to cairo_save() by the push_group function), so that any changes to the graphics state will not be visible outside the group.

Since 1.2

cairo_get_group_target ()

cairo_surface_t *   cairo_get_group_target              (cairo_t *cr);

Gets the current destination surface for the context. This is either the original target surface as passed to cairo_create() or the target surface for the current group as started by the most recent call to cairo_push_group() or cairo_push_group_with_content().

This function will always return a valid pointer, but the result can be a "nil" surface if cr is already in an error state, (ie. cairo_status() != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS). A nil surface is indicated by cairo_surface_status() != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS.

Since 1.2

cairo_set_source_rgb ()

void                cairo_set_source_rgb                (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         double red,
                                                         double green,
                                                         double blue);

Sets the source pattern within cr to an opaque color. This opaque color will then be used for any subsequent drawing operation until a new source pattern is set.

The color components are floating point numbers in the range 0 to 1. If the values passed in are outside that range, they will be clamped.

The default source pattern is opaque black, (that is, it is equivalent to cairo_set_source_rgb(cr, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)).

cairo_set_source_rgba ()

void                cairo_set_source_rgba               (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         double red,
                                                         double green,
                                                         double blue,
                                                         double alpha);

Sets the source pattern within cr to a translucent color. This color will then be used for any subsequent drawing operation until a new source pattern is set.

The color and alpha components are floating point numbers in the range 0 to 1. If the values passed in are outside that range, they will be clamped.

The default source pattern is opaque black, (that is, it is equivalent to cairo_set_source_rgba(cr, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0)).

cairo_set_source ()

void                cairo_set_source                    (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         cairo_pattern_t *source);

Sets the source pattern within cr to source. This pattern will then be used for any subsequent drawing operation until a new source pattern is set.

Note: The pattern's transformation matrix will be locked to the user space in effect at the time of cairo_set_source(). This means that further modifications of the current transformation matrix will not affect the source pattern. See cairo_pattern_set_matrix().

The default source pattern is a solid pattern that is opaque black, (that is, it is equivalent to cairo_set_source_rgb(cr, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)).

cairo_set_source_surface ()

void                cairo_set_source_surface            (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         cairo_surface_t *surface,
                                                         double x,
                                                         double y);

This is a convenience function for creating a pattern from surface and setting it as the source in cr with cairo_set_source().

The x and y parameters give the user-space coordinate at which the surface origin should appear. (The surface origin is its upper-left corner before any transformation has been applied.) The x and y parameters are negated and then set as translation values in the pattern matrix.

Other than the initial translation pattern matrix, as described above, all other pattern attributes, (such as its extend mode), are set to the default values as in cairo_pattern_create_for_surface(). The resulting pattern can be queried with cairo_get_source() so that these attributes can be modified if desired, (eg. to create a repeating pattern with cairo_pattern_set_extend()).

cairo_get_source ()

cairo_pattern_t *   cairo_get_source                    (cairo_t *cr);

Gets the current source pattern for cr.

enum cairo_antialias_t

typedef enum _cairo_antialias {
    CAIRO_ANTIALIAS_DEFAULT,
    CAIRO_ANTIALIAS_NONE,
    CAIRO_ANTIALIAS_GRAY,
    CAIRO_ANTIALIAS_SUBPIXEL
} cairo_antialias_t;

Specifies the type of antialiasing to do when rendering text or shapes.

cairo_set_antialias ()

void                cairo_set_antialias                 (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         cairo_antialias_t antialias);

Set the antialiasing mode of the rasterizer used for drawing shapes. This value is a hint, and a particular backend may or may not support a particular value. At the current time, no backend supports CAIRO_ANTIALIAS_SUBPIXEL when drawing shapes.

Note that this option does not affect text rendering, instead see cairo_font_options_set_antialias().

cairo_get_antialias ()

cairo_antialias_t   cairo_get_antialias                 (cairo_t *cr);

Gets the current shape antialiasing mode, as set by cairo_set_antialias().

cairo_set_dash ()

void                cairo_set_dash                      (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         const double *dashes,
                                                         int num_dashes,
                                                         double offset);

Sets the dash pattern to be used by cairo_stroke(). A dash pattern is specified by dashes, an array of positive values. Each value provides the length of alternate "on" and "off" portions of the stroke. The offset specifies an offset into the pattern at which the stroke begins.

Each "on" segment will have caps applied as if the segment were a separate sub-path. In particular, it is valid to use an "on" length of 0.0 with CAIRO_LINE_CAP_ROUND or CAIRO_LINE_CAP_SQUARE in order to distributed dots or squares along a path.

Note: The length values are in user-space units as evaluated at the time of stroking. This is not necessarily the same as the user space at the time of cairo_set_dash().

If num_dashes is 0 dashing is disabled.

If num_dashes is 1 a symmetric pattern is assumed with alternating on and off portions of the size specified by the single value in dashes.

If any value in dashes is negative, or if all values are 0, then cr will be put into an error state with a status of CAIRO_STATUS_INVALID_DASH.

cairo_get_dash_count ()

int                 cairo_get_dash_count                (cairo_t *cr);

This function returns the length of the dash array in cr (0 if dashing is not currently in effect).

See also cairo_set_dash() and cairo_get_dash().

Since 1.4

cairo_get_dash ()

void                cairo_get_dash                      (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         double *dashes,
                                                         double *offset);

Gets the current dash array. If not NULL, dashes should be big enough to hold at least the number of values returned by cairo_get_dash_count().

Since 1.4

enum cairo_fill_rule_t

typedef enum _cairo_fill_rule {
    CAIRO_FILL_RULE_WINDING,
    CAIRO_FILL_RULE_EVEN_ODD
} cairo_fill_rule_t;

cairo_fill_rule_t is used to select how paths are filled. For both fill rules, whether or not a point is included in the fill is determined by taking a ray from that point to infinity and looking at intersections with the path. The ray can be in any direction, as long as it doesn't pass through the end point of a segment or have a tricky intersection such as intersecting tangent to the path. (Note that filling is not actually implemented in this way. This is just a description of the rule that is applied.)

The default fill rule is CAIRO_FILL_RULE_WINDING.

New entries may be added in future versions.

cairo_set_fill_rule ()

void                cairo_set_fill_rule                 (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         cairo_fill_rule_t fill_rule);

Set the current fill rule within the cairo context. The fill rule is used to determine which regions are inside or outside a complex (potentially self-intersecting) path. The current fill rule affects both cairo_fill() and cairo_clip(). See cairo_fill_rule_t for details on the semantics of each available fill rule.

The default fill rule is CAIRO_FILL_RULE_WINDING.

cairo_get_fill_rule ()

cairo_fill_rule_t   cairo_get_fill_rule                 (cairo_t *cr);

Gets the current fill rule, as set by cairo_set_fill_rule().

enum cairo_line_cap_t

typedef enum _cairo_line_cap {
    CAIRO_LINE_CAP_BUTT,
    CAIRO_LINE_CAP_ROUND,
    CAIRO_LINE_CAP_SQUARE
} cairo_line_cap_t;

Specifies how to render the endpoints of the path when stroking.

The default line cap style is CAIRO_LINE_CAP_BUTT.

cairo_set_line_cap ()

void                cairo_set_line_cap                  (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         cairo_line_cap_t line_cap);

Sets the current line cap style within the cairo context. See cairo_line_cap_t for details about how the available line cap styles are drawn.

As with the other stroke parameters, the current line cap style is examined by cairo_stroke(), cairo_stroke_extents(), and cairo_stroke_to_path(), but does not have any effect during path construction.

The default line cap style is CAIRO_LINE_CAP_BUTT.

cairo_get_line_cap ()

cairo_line_cap_t    cairo_get_line_cap                  (cairo_t *cr);

Gets the current line cap style, as set by cairo_set_line_cap().

enum cairo_line_join_t

typedef enum _cairo_line_join {
    CAIRO_LINE_JOIN_MITER,
    CAIRO_LINE_JOIN_ROUND,
    CAIRO_LINE_JOIN_BEVEL
} cairo_line_join_t;

Specifies how to render the junction of two lines when stroking.

The default line join style is CAIRO_LINE_JOIN_MITER.

cairo_set_line_join ()

void                cairo_set_line_join                 (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         cairo_line_join_t line_join);

Sets the current line join style within the cairo context. See cairo_line_join_t for details about how the available line join styles are drawn.

As with the other stroke parameters, the current line join style is examined by cairo_stroke(), cairo_stroke_extents(), and cairo_stroke_to_path(), but does not have any effect during path construction.

The default line join style is CAIRO_LINE_JOIN_MITER.

cairo_get_line_join ()

cairo_line_join_t   cairo_get_line_join                 (cairo_t *cr);

Gets the current line join style, as set by cairo_set_line_join().

cairo_set_line_width ()

void                cairo_set_line_width                (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         double width);

Sets the current line width within the cairo context. The line width value specifies the diameter of a pen that is circular in user space, (though device-space pen may be an ellipse in general due to scaling/shear/rotation of the CTM).

Note: When the description above refers to user space and CTM it refers to the user space and CTM in effect at the time of the stroking operation, not the user space and CTM in effect at the time of the call to cairo_set_line_width(). The simplest usage makes both of these spaces identical. That is, if there is no change to the CTM between a call to cairo_set_line_width() and the stroking operation, then one can just pass user-space values to cairo_set_line_width() and ignore this note.

As with the other stroke parameters, the current line width is examined by cairo_stroke(), cairo_stroke_extents(), and cairo_stroke_to_path(), but does not have any effect during path construction.

The default line width value is 2.0.

cairo_get_line_width ()

double              cairo_get_line_width                (cairo_t *cr);

This function returns the current line width value exactly as set by cairo_set_line_width(). Note that the value is unchanged even if the CTM has changed between the calls to cairo_set_line_width() and cairo_get_line_width().

cairo_set_miter_limit ()

void                cairo_set_miter_limit               (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         double limit);

Sets the current miter limit within the cairo context.

If the current line join style is set to CAIRO_LINE_JOIN_MITER (see cairo_set_line_join()), the miter limit is used to determine whether the lines should be joined with a bevel instead of a miter. Cairo divides the length of the miter by the line width. If the result is greater than the miter limit, the style is converted to a bevel.

As with the other stroke parameters, the current line miter limit is examined by cairo_stroke(), cairo_stroke_extents(), and cairo_stroke_to_path(), but does not have any effect during path construction.

The default miter limit value is 10.0, which will convert joins with interior angles less than 11 degrees to bevels instead of miters. For reference, a miter limit of 2.0 makes the miter cutoff at 60 degrees, and a miter limit of 1.414 makes the cutoff at 90 degrees.

A miter limit for a desired angle can be computed as: miter limit = 1/sin(angle/2)

cairo_get_miter_limit ()

double              cairo_get_miter_limit               (cairo_t *cr);

Gets the current miter limit, as set by cairo_set_miter_limit().

enum cairo_operator_t

typedef enum _cairo_operator {
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_CLEAR,

    CAIRO_OPERATOR_SOURCE,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_OVER,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_IN,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_OUT,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_ATOP,

    CAIRO_OPERATOR_DEST,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_DEST_OVER,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_DEST_IN,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_DEST_OUT,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_DEST_ATOP,

    CAIRO_OPERATOR_XOR,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_ADD,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_SATURATE,

    CAIRO_OPERATOR_MULTIPLY,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_SCREEN,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_OVERLAY,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_DARKEN,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_LIGHTEN,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_COLOR_DODGE,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_COLOR_BURN,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_HARD_LIGHT,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_SOFT_LIGHT,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_DIFFERENCE,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_EXCLUSION,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_HSL_HUE,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_HSL_SATURATION,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_HSL_COLOR,
    CAIRO_OPERATOR_HSL_LUMINOSITY
} cairo_operator_t;

cairo_operator_t is used to set the compositing operator for all cairo drawing operations.

The default operator is CAIRO_OPERATOR_OVER.

The operators marked as unbounded modify their destination even outside of the mask layer (that is, their effect is not bound by the mask layer). However, their effect can still be limited by way of clipping.

To keep things simple, the operator descriptions here document the behavior for when both source and destination are either fully transparent or fully opaque. The actual implementation works for translucent layers too. For a more detailed explanation of the effects of each operator, including the mathematical definitions, see http://cairographics.org/operators/.

cairo_set_operator ()

void                cairo_set_operator                  (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         cairo_operator_t op);

Sets the compositing operator to be used for all drawing operations. See cairo_operator_t for details on the semantics of each available compositing operator.

The default operator is CAIRO_OPERATOR_OVER.

cairo_get_operator ()

cairo_operator_t    cairo_get_operator                  (cairo_t *cr);

Gets the current compositing operator for a cairo context.

cairo_set_tolerance ()

void                cairo_set_tolerance                 (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         double tolerance);

Sets the tolerance used when converting paths into trapezoids. Curved segments of the path will be subdivided until the maximum deviation between the original path and the polygonal approximation is less than tolerance. The default value is 0.1. A larger value will give better performance, a smaller value, better appearance. (Reducing the value from the default value of 0.1 is unlikely to improve appearance significantly.) The accuracy of paths within Cairo is limited by the precision of its internal arithmetic, and the prescribed tolerance is restricted to the smallest representable internal value.

cairo_get_tolerance ()

double              cairo_get_tolerance                 (cairo_t *cr);

Gets the current tolerance value, as set by cairo_set_tolerance().

cairo_clip ()

void                cairo_clip                          (cairo_t *cr);

Establishes a new clip region by intersecting the current clip region with the current path as it would be filled by cairo_fill() and according to the current fill rule (see cairo_set_fill_rule()).

After cairo_clip(), the current path will be cleared from the cairo context.

The current clip region affects all drawing operations by effectively masking out any changes to the surface that are outside the current clip region.

Calling cairo_clip() can only make the clip region smaller, never larger. But the current clip is part of the graphics state, so a temporary restriction of the clip region can be achieved by calling cairo_clip() within a cairo_save()/cairo_restore() pair. The only other means of increasing the size of the clip region is cairo_reset_clip().

cairo_clip_preserve ()

void                cairo_clip_preserve                 (cairo_t *cr);

Establishes a new clip region by intersecting the current clip region with the current path as it would be filled by cairo_fill() and according to the current fill rule (see cairo_set_fill_rule()).

Unlike cairo_clip(), cairo_clip_preserve() preserves the path within the cairo context.

The current clip region affects all drawing operations by effectively masking out any changes to the surface that are outside the current clip region.

Calling cairo_clip_preserve() can only make the clip region smaller, never larger. But the current clip is part of the graphics state, so a temporary restriction of the clip region can be achieved by calling cairo_clip_preserve() within a cairo_save()/cairo_restore() pair. The only other means of increasing the size of the clip region is cairo_reset_clip().

cairo_clip_extents ()

void                cairo_clip_extents                  (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         double *x1,
                                                         double *y1,
                                                         double *x2,
                                                         double *y2);

Computes a bounding box in user coordinates covering the area inside the current clip.

Since 1.4

cairo_in_clip ()

cairo_bool_t        cairo_in_clip                       (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         double x,
                                                         double y);

Tests whether the given point is inside the area that would be visible through the current clip, i.e. the area that would be filled by a cairo_paint() operation.

See cairo_clip(), and cairo_clip_preserve().

Since 1.10

cairo_reset_clip ()

void                cairo_reset_clip                    (cairo_t *cr);

Reset the current clip region to its original, unrestricted state. That is, set the clip region to an infinitely large shape containing the target surface. Equivalently, if infinity is too hard to grasp, one can imagine the clip region being reset to the exact bounds of the target surface.

Note that code meant to be reusable should not call cairo_reset_clip() as it will cause results unexpected by higher-level code which calls cairo_clip(). Consider using cairo_save() and cairo_restore() around cairo_clip() as a more robust means of temporarily restricting the clip region.

cairo_rectangle_t

typedef struct {
    double x, y, width, height;
} cairo_rectangle_t;

A data structure for holding a rectangle.

Since 1.4

cairo_rectangle_list_t

typedef struct {
    cairo_status_t     status;
    cairo_rectangle_t *rectangles;
    int                num_rectangles;
} cairo_rectangle_list_t;

A data structure for holding a dynamically allocated array of rectangles.

Since 1.4

cairo_rectangle_list_destroy ()

void                cairo_rectangle_list_destroy        (cairo_rectangle_list_t *rectangle_list);

Unconditionally frees rectangle_list and all associated references. After this call, the rectangle_list pointer must not be dereferenced.

Since 1.4

cairo_copy_clip_rectangle_list ()

cairo_rectangle_list_t * cairo_copy_clip_rectangle_list (cairo_t *cr);

Gets the current clip region as a list of rectangles in user coordinates. Never returns NULL.

The status in the list may be CAIRO_STATUS_CLIP_NOT_REPRESENTABLE to indicate that the clip region cannot be represented as a list of user-space rectangles. The status may have other values to indicate other errors.

Since 1.4

cairo_fill ()

void                cairo_fill                          (cairo_t *cr);

A drawing operator that fills the current path according to the current fill rule, (each sub-path is implicitly closed before being filled). After cairo_fill(), the current path will be cleared from the cairo context. See cairo_set_fill_rule() and cairo_fill_preserve().

cairo_fill_preserve ()

void                cairo_fill_preserve                 (cairo_t *cr);

A drawing operator that fills the current path according to the current fill rule, (each sub-path is implicitly closed before being filled). Unlike cairo_fill(), cairo_fill_preserve() preserves the path within the cairo context.

See cairo_set_fill_rule() and cairo_fill().

cairo_fill_extents ()

void                cairo_fill_extents                  (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         double *x1,
                                                         double *y1,
                                                         double *x2,
                                                         double *y2);

Computes a bounding box in user coordinates covering the area that would be affected, (the "inked" area), by a cairo_fill() operation given the current path and fill parameters. If the current path is empty, returns an empty rectangle ((0,0), (0,0)). Surface dimensions and clipping are not taken into account.

Contrast with cairo_path_extents(), which is similar, but returns non-zero extents for some paths with no inked area, (such as a simple line segment).

Note that cairo_fill_extents() must necessarily do more work to compute the precise inked areas in light of the fill rule, so cairo_path_extents() may be more desirable for sake of performance if the non-inked path extents are desired.

See cairo_fill(), cairo_set_fill_rule() and cairo_fill_preserve().

cairo_in_fill ()

cairo_bool_t        cairo_in_fill                       (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         double x,
                                                         double y);

Tests whether the given point is inside the area that would be affected by a cairo_fill() operation given the current path and filling parameters. Surface dimensions and clipping are not taken into account.

See cairo_fill(), cairo_set_fill_rule() and cairo_fill_preserve().

cairo_mask ()

void                cairo_mask                          (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         cairo_pattern_t *pattern);

A drawing operator that paints the current source using the alpha channel of pattern as a mask. (Opaque areas of pattern are painted with the source, transparent areas are not painted.)

cairo_mask_surface ()

void                cairo_mask_surface                  (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         cairo_surface_t *surface,
                                                         double surface_x,
                                                         double surface_y);

A drawing operator that paints the current source using the alpha channel of surface as a mask. (Opaque areas of surface are painted with the source, transparent areas are not painted.)

cairo_paint ()

void                cairo_paint                         (cairo_t *cr);

A drawing operator that paints the current source everywhere within the current clip region.

cairo_paint_with_alpha ()

void                cairo_paint_with_alpha              (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         double alpha);

A drawing operator that paints the current source everywhere within the current clip region using a mask of constant alpha value alpha. The effect is similar to cairo_paint(), but the drawing is faded out using the alpha value.

cairo_stroke ()

void                cairo_stroke                        (cairo_t *cr);

A drawing operator that strokes the current path according to the current line width, line join, line cap, and dash settings. After cairo_stroke(), the current path will be cleared from the cairo context. See cairo_set_line_width(), cairo_set_line_join(), cairo_set_line_cap(), cairo_set_dash(), and cairo_stroke_preserve().

Note: Degenerate segments and sub-paths are treated specially and provide a useful result. These can result in two different situations:

1. Zero-length "on" segments set in cairo_set_dash(). If the cap style is CAIRO_LINE_CAP_ROUND or CAIRO_LINE_CAP_SQUARE then these segments will be drawn as circular dots or squares respectively. In the case of CAIRO_LINE_CAP_SQUARE, the orientation of the squares is determined by the direction of the underlying path.

2. A sub-path created by cairo_move_to() followed by either a cairo_close_path() or one or more calls to cairo_line_to() to the same coordinate as the cairo_move_to(). If the cap style is CAIRO_LINE_CAP_ROUND then these sub-paths will be drawn as circular dots. Note that in the case of CAIRO_LINE_CAP_SQUARE a degenerate sub-path will not be drawn at all, (since the correct orientation is indeterminate).

In no case will a cap style of CAIRO_LINE_CAP_BUTT cause anything to be drawn in the case of either degenerate segments or sub-paths.

cairo_stroke_preserve ()

void                cairo_stroke_preserve               (cairo_t *cr);

A drawing operator that strokes the current path according to the current line width, line join, line cap, and dash settings. Unlike cairo_stroke(), cairo_stroke_preserve() preserves the path within the cairo context.

See cairo_set_line_width(), cairo_set_line_join(), cairo_set_line_cap(), cairo_set_dash(), and cairo_stroke_preserve().

cairo_stroke_extents ()

void                cairo_stroke_extents                (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         double *x1,
                                                         double *y1,
                                                         double *x2,
                                                         double *y2);

Computes a bounding box in user coordinates covering the area that would be affected, (the "inked" area), by a cairo_stroke() operation given the current path and stroke parameters. If the current path is empty, returns an empty rectangle ((0,0), (0,0)). Surface dimensions and clipping are not taken into account.

Note that if the line width is set to exactly zero, then cairo_stroke_extents() will return an empty rectangle. Contrast with cairo_path_extents() which can be used to compute the non-empty bounds as the line width approaches zero.

Note that cairo_stroke_extents() must necessarily do more work to compute the precise inked areas in light of the stroke parameters, so cairo_path_extents() may be more desirable for sake of performance if non-inked path extents are desired.

See cairo_stroke(), cairo_set_line_width(), cairo_set_line_join(), cairo_set_line_cap(), cairo_set_dash(), and cairo_stroke_preserve().

cairo_in_stroke ()

cairo_bool_t        cairo_in_stroke                     (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         double x,
                                                         double y);

Tests whether the given point is inside the area that would be affected by a cairo_stroke() operation given the current path and stroking parameters. Surface dimensions and clipping are not taken into account.

See cairo_stroke(), cairo_set_line_width(), cairo_set_line_join(), cairo_set_line_cap(), cairo_set_dash(), and cairo_stroke_preserve().

cairo_copy_page ()

void                cairo_copy_page                     (cairo_t *cr);

Emits the current page for backends that support multiple pages, but doesn't clear it, so, the contents of the current page will be retained for the next page too. Use cairo_show_page() if you want to get an empty page after the emission.

This is a convenience function that simply calls cairo_surface_copy_page() on cr's target.

cairo_show_page ()

void                cairo_show_page                     (cairo_t *cr);

Emits and clears the current page for backends that support multiple pages. Use cairo_copy_page() if you don't want to clear the page.

This is a convenience function that simply calls cairo_surface_show_page() on cr's target.

cairo_get_reference_count ()

unsigned int        cairo_get_reference_count           (cairo_t *cr);

Returns the current reference count of cr.

Since 1.4

cairo_set_user_data ()

cairo_status_t      cairo_set_user_data                 (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         const cairo_user_data_key_t *key,
                                                         void *user_data,
                                                         cairo_destroy_func_t destroy);

Attach user data to cr. To remove user data from a surface, call this function with the key that was used to set it and NULL for data.

Since 1.4

cairo_get_user_data ()

void *              cairo_get_user_data                 (cairo_t *cr,
                                                         const cairo_user_data_key_t *key);

Return user data previously attached to cr using the specified key. If no user data has been attached with the given key this function returns NULL.

Since 1.4