help with changing line thickness

alpo69

Hello, if I create a line, can I change it's thickness at runtime?
here's my code
myLine=new Line(point1,point2,4.5,0xFFFFFF)

So, is it possible to change it from 4.5 to 9 by setting a parameter such as
myLine.thickness=9 (which sadly doesnt work)

Thanks for any help on this,

andy

TeotiGraphix

alpo69

You want lineStyle().

function draw():void{
        var currentThickness:Number = 4.5; // or 9 just redraw and it will render the Graphics
        

        var g:Graphics = graphics;
        g.clear();
        g.lineStyle(currentThickness, 0XFFCC00, 0.8); // thickness, color, alpha, ...
        g.moveTo(0, 0);
        g.lineTo(50, 50);
}

joshtynjala

Starling does not contain a Line class, as far as I know. I assume that you are using the open source "starling-shapes" extension:

https://github.com/Fovea/starling-shapes/blob/master/src/starling/display/Line.as

It does not appear to be possible to change the thickness after creating the line. At least not without manipulating the vertices of the underlying Mesh.

You're probably going to need to remove/dispose the old line and create a new Line when you want to change it.

TeotiGraphix

joshtynjala Heh, I thought he had a custom line class decorating the API.. 😅

alpo69

Thanks for the help!
I am using "starling-shapes" extension, and it doesnt appear to be able to change it once created. I'll just remove and make a new one like suggested!

andy