[SOLVED] Draw an arc/circle sector in QML?

Issue

I know that it is possible to draw a circle in QML using the following code:

Rectangle {
     width: 150
     height: 150
     anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
     anchors.top: parent.top
     color: "#095e7b"
     border.color: "#0a2f4a"
     border.width: 2
     radius: width*0.5
}

My question is: what if I need to draw a sector of a circle. (Pizza Slices) and make each of these slices clickable? Can I do this using QML only?

Solution

Yes, using Canvas (and Context2D):

import QtQuick 2.3

Rectangle {
    width: 400
    height: 400

    Canvas {
        anchors.fill: parent
        onPaint: {
            var ctx = getContext("2d");
            ctx.reset();

            var centreX = width / 2;
            var centreY = height / 2;

            ctx.beginPath();
            ctx.fillStyle = "black";
            ctx.moveTo(centreX, centreY);
            ctx.arc(centreX, centreY, width / 4, 0, Math.PI * 0.5, false);
            ctx.lineTo(centreX, centreY);
            ctx.fill();

            ctx.beginPath();
            ctx.fillStyle = "red";
            ctx.moveTo(centreX, centreY);
            ctx.arc(centreX, centreY, width / 4, Math.PI * 0.5, Math.PI * 2, false);
            ctx.lineTo(centreX, centreY);
            ctx.fill();
        }
    }
}

I actually took the code for this from this answer, as Qt’s Canvas implements the HTML5 Canvas API. This makes it really easy to find examples on the web; just search for “draw pie slice blah html5 canvas”, for example.

For the mouse detection, you’ll have to brush off your maths skills…

… or just steal the code from here. 🙂

Note that Canvas only repaints when it’s resized, or when requestPaint() is called, so if you want to change the colour of a slice depending on the mouse position, you’ll need to call that function to see the colour change.

Answered By – Mitch

Answer Checked By – Mary Flores (BugsFixing Volunteer)