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 )

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.)

Returns

Nothing.

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

The number of segments used for drawing the ellipse.

Returns

Nothing.

Examples

The effect of the segment argument

function love.draw()
    love.graphics.setColor(255, 255, 255)
    love.graphics.ellipse("fill", 300, 300, 75, 50, 100) -- Draw white ellipse with 100 segments.
    love.graphics.setColor(255, 0, 0)
    love.graphics.ellipse("fill", 300, 300, 75, 50, 5)   -- Draw red ellipse with five segments.
end

See Also

• love.graphics