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JavaScript canvas2d object method: arcTo()

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The arcTo() method of the JavaScript DOM object returned by the getContext("2d") method applied to the HTML <canvas> element creates a circular arc between two tangents.

 

It has the following syntax with the following parameters.

 

context.arcTo(x, y, r, startAngle, endAngle, counterclockwise)

 

Parameter

Required / Optional

Description

xstart

Required

x-coordinate of start tangent

ystart

Required

y-coordinate of start tangent

xend

Required

x-coordinate of end tangent

yend

Required

y-coordinate of end tangent

r

Required

Radius of arc

 


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