AlternateFill
IPDFDocument4 :: Page Operations :: Graphics

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This method fills a path with color using an even-odd rule.

Syntax

HRESULT AlternateFill ()
Return value
If successful, this method returns S_OK. If it fails, this method should return one of the error values.

Remarks

This method is used to fill the inside of a path with the current fill color. This method uses the even-odd rule for defining the inside path.

The fill color may be set using methods SetColorFill or SetColor.

Example

Difference between the Fill and AlternateFill Methods

Delphi
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{ PDF object is supposed to be created }
PDF.DrawCircle(100, 100, 80);
PDF.DrawCircle(140, 160, 80);
PDF.Fill;
PDF.DrawCircle(300, 100, 80);
PDF.DrawCircle(340, 160, 80);
PDF.AlternateFill;
PDF.SaveToFile('test.pdf', true);
C/C++
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// PDF object is supposed to be created
PDF->DrawCircle(100, 100, 80);
PDF->DrawCircle(140, 160, 80);
PDF->Fill();
PDF->DrawCircle(300, 100, 80);
PDF->DrawCircle(340, 160, 80);
PDF->AlternateFill();
PDF->SaveToFile("test.pdf", true);
C#
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// PDF object is supposed to be created
PDF.DrawCircle(100, 100, 80);
PDF.DrawCircle(140, 160, 80);
PDF.Fill();
PDF.DrawCircle(300, 100, 80);
PDF.DrawCircle(340, 160, 80);
PDF.AlternateFill();
PDF.SaveToFile("test.pdf", true);
Visual Basic
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' PDF object is supposed to be created
PDF.DrawCircle 100, 100, 80
PDF.DrawCircle 140, 160, 80
PDF.Fill
PDF.DrawCircle 300, 100, 80
PDF.DrawCircle 340, 160, 80
PDF.AlternateFill
PDF.SaveToFile "test.pdf", true

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Reference
IPDFDocument4
Graphics