PHP Manual: Draw an ellipse

Description

bool imageellipse(
    GdImage $image,
    int $center_x,
    int $center_y,
    int $width,
    int $height,
    int $color
)

Draws an ellipse centered at the specified coordinates.

Parameters

image: A GdImage object, returned by one of the image creation functions, such as imagecreatetruecolor.
center_x: x-coordinate of the center.
center_y: y-coordinate of the center.
width: The ellipse width.
height: The ellipse height.
color: The color of the ellipse. A color identifier created with imagecolorallocate.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Changelog

Version	Description
8.0.0	`image` expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a valid `gd` resource was expected.

Examples

Example #1 imageellipse example

<?php

// Create a blank image.
$image = imagecreatetruecolor(400, 300);

// Select the background color.
$bg = imagecolorallocate($image, 0, 0, 0);

// Fill the background with the color selected above.
imagefill($image, 0, 0, $bg);

// Choose a color for the ellipse.
$col_ellipse = imagecolorallocate($image, 255, 255, 255);

// Draw the ellipse.
imageellipse($image, 200, 150, 300, 200, $col_ellipse);

// Output the image.
header("Content-type: image/png");
imagepng($image);

?>

The above example will output something similar to:

Notes

Note:
imageellipse ignores imagesetthickness.

imageellipse