Bezier curve and canvas

edi233 picture edi233 · Apr 3, 2012 · Viewed 28.1k times · Source

How I can draw bezier curve in canvas. I have only start point and end point. I want to draw line from start point to end point. How I can do this?

Answer

Renard picture Renard · Apr 3, 2012

You can use Path.quadTo() or Path.cubicTo() for that. Examples can be found in the SDK Examples (FingerPaint). In your case you would simply need to calculate the middle point and pass then your three points to quadTo()..

Some code for you:

  • (x1,y1) and (x3,y3) are your starting and ending points respectively.
  • create the paint object only once (e.g. in your constructor)

    Paint paint = new Paint() {
        {
            setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
            setStrokeCap(Paint.Cap.ROUND);
            setStrokeWidth(3.0f);
            setAntiAlias(true);
        }
    };
    
    final Path path = new Path();
    path.moveTo(x1, y1);
    
    final float x2 = (x3 + x1) / 2;
    final float y2 = (y3 + y1) / 2;
    path.quadTo(x2, y2, x3, y3);
    canvas.drawPath(path, paint);