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imagesettile - Set the tile image for filling
SYNOPSIS
bool imagesettile (resource $image, resource $tile)
DESCRIPTION
imagesettile(3) sets the tile image to be used by all region filling functions (such as imagefill(3) and imagefilledpolygon(3)) when fill-
ing with the special color IMG_COLOR_TILED.
A tile is an image used to fill an area with a repeated pattern. Any GD image can be used as a tile, and by setting the transparent color
index of the tile image with imagecolortransparent(3), a tile allows certain parts of the underlying area to shine through can be created.
Note
You need not take special action when you are finished with a tile, but if you destroy the tile image, you must not use the
IMG_COLOR_TILED color until you have set a new tile image!
PARAMETERS
o $
image -An image resource, returned by one of the image creation functions, such as imagecreatetruecolor(3).
o $tile
- The image resource to be used as a tile.
RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
imagesettile(3) example
<?php
// Load an external image
$zend = imagecreatefromgif('./zend.gif');
// Create a 200x200 image
$im = imagecreatetruecolor(200, 200);
// Set the tile
imagesettile($im, $zend);
// Make the image repeat
imagefilledrectangle($im, 0, 0, 199, 199, IMG_COLOR_TILED);
// Output image to the browser
header('Content-Type: image/png');
imagepng($im);
imagedestroy($im);
imagedestroy($zend);
?>
The above example will output something similar to:[NOT DISPLAYABLE MEDIA]Output of example : imagesettile()
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