setShapeTint()

Purpose

Applies a tint (colour) to a shape

Description

Used to apply a colour vector (RGBA) to a shape drawn with drawShape()

Syntax

setShapeTint( shape, tint )

Arguments

shape Handle which stores the shape in question

tint RGBA vector which describes the colour to be applied to the supplied shape

Example

gw = gWidth()
gh = gHeight()
tint = white
press = false

shape = createTriangle( gw / 3, gh / 3, gw - gw / 3, gh / 3, gw / 2, gh - gh / 4 )

cols = [ red, green, blue ]
for i = 0 to len( cols ) loop
    setVertexColour( shape, i, cols[i] )
repeat

loop
    clear()
    j = controls( 0 )
    if j.a and !press then
        tint = { random( 1.0 ), random( 1.0 ), random( 1.0 ), 1 }
        setShapeTint( shape, tint )
        press = true
    endif   
    if !j.a then
        press = false
    endif   
    drawShape( shape )
    printAt( 0, 0, "Press the A button to change the shape tint" )
    printAt( 0, 2, "Current tint colour RGBA vector: ", tint )
    update()
repeat

Associated Commands