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    non-rectangular (line and circle) clears in canvas
  
        
  
    
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  | /* | |
| To see a demo of these in use, check out: http://test.getify.com/test-canvas-clear-alt.html | |
| Example uses: | |
| */ | |
| clearCircle(context,/*x=*/120,/*y=*/80,/*radius=*/60); | |
| clearLineSquared(context,/*x1=*/10,/*y1=*/10,/*x2=*/53,/*y2=*/67,/*thickness=*/5); | |
| clearLineRounded(context,/*x1=*/15,/*y1=*/100,/*x2=*/90,/*y2=*/170,/*thickness=*/10); | |
| clearLineRounded(context,/*x1=*/90,/*y1=*/170,/*x2=*/160,/*y2=*/150,/*thickness=*/10); | |
| // code | |
| function dist(x1,y1,x2,y2) { | |
| x2-=x1; y2-=y1; | |
| return Math.sqrt((x2*x2) + (y2*y2)); | |
| } | |
| function clearCircle(context,x,y,radius) { | |
| context.save(); | |
| context.beginPath(); | |
| context.arc(x, y, radius, 0, 2*Math.PI, true); | |
| context.clip(); | |
| context.clearRect(x-radius,y-radius,radius*2,radius*2); | |
| context.restore(); | |
| } | |
| function clearLineSquared(context,x1,y1,x2,y2,thickness) { | |
| var tmp, length; | |
| // swap coordinate pairs if x-coordinates are RTL to make them LTR | |
| if (x2 < x1) { | |
| tmp = x1; x1 = x2; x2 = tmp; | |
| tmp = y1; y1 = y2; y2 = tmp; | |
| } | |
| length = dist(x1,y1,x2,y2); | |
| context.save(); | |
| context.translate(x1,y1); | |
| context.rotate(Math.atan2(y2-y1,x2-x1)); | |
| context.clearRect(0,0,length,thickness); | |
| context.restore(); | |
| } | |
| function clearLineRounded(context,x1,y1,x2,y2,thickness) { | |
| if (thickness <= 2) { | |
| clearLineSquared(context,x1,y1,x2,y2,thickness); | |
| return; | |
| } | |
| var tmp, half_thickness = thickness / 2, length, | |
| PI15 = 1.5 * Math.PI, PI05 = 0.5 * Math.PI | |
| ; | |
| // swap coordinate pairs if x-coordinates are RTL to make them LTR | |
| if (x2 < x1) { | |
| tmp = x1; x1 = x2; x2 = tmp; | |
| tmp = y1; y1 = y2; y2 = tmp; | |
| } | |
| length = dist(x1,y1,x2,y2); | |
| context.save(); | |
| context.translate(x1,y1); | |
| context.rotate(Math.atan2(y2-y1,x2-x1)); | |
| x1 = 0; | |
| y1 = 0; | |
| x2 = length - 1; | |
| y2 = 0; | |
| // draw a complex "line" shape with rounded corner caps | |
| context.moveTo(x1,y1-half_thickness); | |
| context.lineTo(x2,y2-half_thickness); | |
| context.arc(x2,y2,half_thickness,PI15,PI05,false); | |
| context.lineTo(x1,y1-half_thickness+thickness); | |
| context.arc(x1,y1,half_thickness,PI05,PI15,false); | |
| context.closePath(); | |
| x1 -= half_thickness; | |
| y1 -= half_thickness; | |
| context.clip(); | |
| context.clearRect(x1,y1,length+thickness,thickness); | |
| context.restore(); | |
| } | 
  
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