love.graphics.newQuad

Creates a new Quad.

Function

Synopsis

quad = love.graphics.newQuad( x, y, width, height, sw, sh )

Arguments

number x
The top-left position along the x-axis.
number y
The top-left position along the y-axis.
number width
The width of the Quad.
number height
The height of the Quad.
number sw
The reference width.
number sh
The reference height.

Returns

Quad quad
The new Quad.

Note

The purpose of a quad is to describe the result of the following transformation on any drawable object. The object is first scaled to dimensions sw × sh. The quad then describes the rectangular area of dimensions width × height whose upper left corner inside the scaled object is at position (x, y).

Examples

Use a Quad to display part of an Image:

img = love.graphics.newImage("mushroom-64x64.png")

-- Let's say we want to display only the top-left 
-- 32x32 quadrant of the Image:
top_left = love.graphics.newQuad(0, 0, 32, 32, 64, 64)

-- And here is bottom left:
bottom_left = love.graphics.newQuad(0, 32, 32, 32, 64, 64)

function love.draw()
	love.graphics.drawq(img, top_left, 50, 50)
	love.graphics.drawq(img, bottom_left, 50, 200)
end

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