INF: Pattern Format for _setfillmask()

ID Number: Q39215

5.00 5.10 6.00 6.00a 6.00ax 7.00 | 5.10 6.00 6.00a

MS-DOS | OS/2

Summary:

In Microsoft C versions 5.1, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0ax, and C/C++ version 7.0,

the _setfillmask() function sets a background pattern using repeated 8-

by-8 pixel patterns. The mask consists of an 8-byte character array.

More Information:

The following example illustrates a pixel pattern:

Powers of 2

decimal: 128 64 32 16 08 04 02 01

hex: 80 40 20 10 08 04 02 01

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byte 1 | 1 1 1 1 = 0x66

byte 2 | 1 1 1 1 = 0x66

byte 3 | = 0x00

byte 4 | 1 = 0x08

byte 5 | 1 1 = 0x18

byte 6 | 1 1 = 0x81

byte 7 | 1 1 = 0x42

byte 8 | 1 1 1 1 = 0x3C

The character array for this particular fill mask would be declared in

a C program as follows:

unsigned char *maskarray = "\x66\x66\x00\x08\x18\x81\x42\x3C";

When the fill mask above is used with _setfillmask() and a graphics

function such as _rectangle() or _ellipse(), the pattern creates a

continuous field of faces.

Additional reference words: 5.10 6.00 6.00a 6.00ax 7.00