Name

addBox( ) — add a box to the object

Synopsis

$e->addBox( points
=> [ $x, $y, $width, $height],
linewidth => $linewidth,
linetint => $linetint,
filltint => $filltint )

The addBox( ) method adds a square box to the Elements object. It takes up to four parameters, of which only the points parameter is required:

points

The points attribute should be an anonymous list with the coordinate of the upper left corner of the box followed by the width and height of the box. Remember that the coordinate system used by PostScript uses the lower left corner of the page as its origin.

linewidth

The linewidth attribute functions as described for addArc( ).

linetint

The linetint attribute functions as described for addArc( ).

filltint

The filltint attribute functions as described for addArc( ).

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