The quadraticCurveTo() function
Summary: The quadraticCurveTo() function is a path function used when to add curves to your paths

The quadraticCurveTo()
function can be used to add curves to
your chart. It uses the existing pen position as the start
point and then the first two coordinates as the mid-point and the last two
coordinates that you give it as the end point.
The curve that is drawn will not necessarily pass through the mid-point.
Arguments to the function
- The X1 coordinate (of the mid-point, P1 on the diagram)
- The Y1 coordinate (of the mid-point, P1 on the diagram)
- The X2 coordinate (of the end-point, P2 on the diagram)
- The Y2 coordinate (of the end-point, P2 on the diagram)
P0
is not specified on the quadraticCurveTo()
function - this is done by a moveTo()
call before the
quadraticCurveTo()
call. As
shown below.
An example
<script> window.onload = function () { var canvas = document.getElementById("cvs"); var context = canvas.getContext('2d'); context.beginPath(); // This is where the curve begins (P0) context.moveTo(100, 100); context.quadraticCurveTo(150, 50, 200, 100); context.stroke(); } </script>