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Find Transform Matrix for Polygon Object in Fabric.js
We can create a Polygon object by creating an instance of fabric.Polygon. A polygon object can be characterized by any closed shape consisting of a set of connected straight line segments. Since it is one of the basic elements of FabricJS, we can also easily customize it by applying properties like angle, opacity etc. In order to find the transform matrix which represents current transformations, we use the calcOwnMatrix method.
Syntax
calcOwnMatrix(): Array
Example 1: Using the calcOwnMatrix Method
Let's see a code example of how we can find the transform matrix which represents current transformations of a polygon by using the calcOwnMatrix method. You can open the console from dev tools to see that the array value is being displayed.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<!-- Adding the Fabric JS Library-->
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/fabric.js/510/fabric.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Using the calcOwnMatrix method</h2>
<p>
You can open console from dev tools and see that the logged output contains the transform matrix of the polygon instance
</p>
<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>
<script>
// Initiate a canvas instance
var canvas = new fabric.Canvas("canvas");
canvas.setWidth(document.body.scrollWidth);
canvas.setHeight(250);
// Initiating a polygon object
var polygon = new fabric.Polygon(
[
{ x: 200, y: 10 },
{ x: 250, y: 50 },
{ x: 250, y: 180 },
{ x: 150, y: 180 },
{ x: 150, y: 50 },
{ x: 200, y: 10 },
],
{
fill: "green",
stroke: "blue",
strokeWidth: 20,
skewX: 15,
}
);
// Adding it to the canvas
canvas.add(polygon);
// Using calcOwnMatrix method
console.log(
"The transform matrix which represents current transformation of the polygon instance is: ",
polygon.calcOwnMatrix()
);
</script>
</body>
</html>
Example 2: Using the calcOwnMatrix Method along with ScaleX Property
Let's see a code example to understand how the values of the returned array are affected when we apply horizontal scaling to the polygon object. Here, we have passed the scaleX property a value of 2. This ensures that our polygon object is scaled by 2 in the horizontal direction. We can also see in the console that the 0th index value of the returned array has changed. This is because the 0th index signifies the scaleX value.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<!-- Adding the Fabric JS Library-->
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/fabric.js/510/fabric.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Using the calcOwnMatrix method along with scaleX property</h2>
<p>
You can open console from dev tools and see that the logged output has changed
</p>
<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>
<script>
// Initiate a canvas instance
var canvas = new fabric.Canvas("canvas");
canvas.setWidth(document.body.scrollWidth);
canvas.setHeight(250);
// Initiating a polygon object
var polygon = new fabric.Polygon(
[
{ x: 200, y: 10 },
{ x: 250, y: 50 },
{ x: 250, y: 180 },
{ x: 150, y: 180 },
{ x: 150, y: 50 },
{ x: 200, y: 10 },
],
{
fill: "green",
stroke: "blue",
strokeWidth: 20,
skewX: 15,
scaleX: 2,
}
);
// Adding it to the canvas
canvas.add(polygon);
// Using calcOwnMatrix method
console.log(
"The transform matrix which represents current transformation of the polygon instance is: ",
polygon.calcOwnMatrix()
);
</script>
</body>
</html>
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we used two simple examples to demonstrate how you can find the transform matrix which represents current transformations for a Polygon object using FabricJS.
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