love.graphics.ellipse

Available since LÖVE 0.10.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Draws an ellipse.

Function

Synopsis

love.graphics.ellipse( mode, x, y, radiusx, radiusy, segments )

Arguments

DrawMode mode
How to draw the ellipse.
number x
The position of the center along x-axis.
number y
The position of the center along y-axis.
number radiusx
The radius of the ellipse along the x-axis (half the ellipse's width).
number radiusy
The radius of the ellipse along the y-axis (half the ellipse's height).
number segments (nil)
The number of segments used for drawing the ellipse (automatically guessed when not set).

Returns

Nothing.

Examples

The effect of the segment argument

function love.draw()
    love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1)
    love.graphics.ellipse("fill", 300, 300, 75, 50, 100) -- Draw white ellipse with 100 segments.

    love.graphics.setColor(1, 0, 0)
    love.graphics.ellipse("fill", 300, 300, 75, 50, 5)   -- Draw red ellipse with five segments.
end

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