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HTML
<h1>SVG Cubic Bézier Curve Example</h1>
<object id="svg" type="image/svg+xml" data="cubic.svg.xml" class="C">
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="styles-svg.css" type="text/css"?>
<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 499 499" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet">
<title>SVG curve</title>
<desc>example curves in SVG</desc>
<g id="main">
<circle id="p1" cx="100" cy="250" r="16" />
<circle id="p2" cx="400" cy="250" r="16" />
<circle id="c1" cx="100" cy="100" r="8" />
<circle id="c2" cx="400" cy="100" r="8" />
<line id="l1" x1="100" y1="250" x2="100" y2="100" />
<line id="l2" x1="400" y1="250" x2="400" y2="100" />
<path id="curve" d="M100,250 C100,100 400,100 400,250" />
</g>
</svg>
</object>
<pre id="code">code</pre>
<p>This demonstration shows how cubic bézier curves can be drawn on an SVG. </p>
<p>Drag the line ends or the control points to change the curve. Click the curve to toggle the fill.</p>
<p>For more information, please refer to:<br />
<a href="http://www.sitepoint.com/html5-svg-cubic-curves/">How to Draw Cubic Bezier Curves on HTML5 SVGs</a></p>
<p>See also:<br />
<a href="http://blogs.sitepoint.com/html5-svg-quadratic-curves/">How to Draw Quadratic Bézier Curves on HTML5 SVGs</a><br />
<a href="http://blogs.sitepoint.com/svg-path-element/">How to Create Complex Paths in SVGs</a></p>
<h2>Disclaimer</h2>
<p>The code was developed by <a href="http://twitter.com/craigbuckler">Craig Buckler</a> of <a href="http://optimalworks.net/">OptimalWorks.net</a> for <a href="http://sitepoint.com/">SitePoint.com</a>.</p>
<p>This code can be used without any restrictions but please don't expect 24/7 support! A link back to SitePoint.com is appreciated.</p>
CSS
/* CSS */
body
{
font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 85%;
margin: 10px 15px;
color: #333;
background-color: #ddd;
}
h1
{
font-size: 1.6em;
font-weight: normal;
margin: 0 0 0.3em 0;
}
h2
{
font-size: 1.4em;
font-weight: normal;
margin: 1.5em 0 0 0;
}
p
{
margin: 1em 0;
}
#svg
{
display: inline;
float: left;
width: 500px;
height: 500px;
margin: 0 10px 10px 0;
background-color: #fff;
}
#code
{
display: block;
width: auto;
height: 4em;
font-family: monospace;
font-size: 1.2em;
padding: 2px 4px;
margin: 0;
color: #555;
background-color: #eee;
border: 1px solid #999;
overflow: auto;
}
/* SVG styles */
path
{
stroke-width: 8;
stroke: #000;
stroke-linecap: round;
fill: none;
}
path.fill
{
fill: #3ff;
}
circle
{
stroke-width: 2;
stroke: #c00;
fill: #fff;
}
circle:hover
{
fill: #c00;
cursor: move;
}
line
{
stroke-width: 1;
stroke: #999;
stroke-linecap: round;
stroke-dasharray: 5,3;
}
JavaScript
/*
* SVG curve example
*
* By Craig Buckler, http://twitter.com/craigbuckler
* of OptimalWorks.net http://optimalworks.net/
* for SitePoint.com http://sitepoint.com/
*
* Refer to:
* http://www.sitepoint.com/html5-svg-quadratic-curves/
* http://www.sitepoint.com/html5-svg-cubic-curves/
*
* This code can be used without restrictions.
*/
(function() {
var container, svg, cType, code, point = {}, line = {}, fill = false, drag = null, dPoint, maxX, maxY;
// define initial points
function Init() {
var c = svg.getElementsByTagName("circle");
for (var i = 0; i < c.length; i++) {
point[c[i].getAttributeNS(null,"id")] = {
x: parseInt(c[i].getAttributeNS(null,"cx"),10),
y: parseInt(c[i].getAttributeNS(null,"cy"),10)
};
}
// lines
line.l1 = svg.getElementById("l1");
line.l2 = svg.getElementById("l2");
line.curve = svg.getElementById("curve");
// code
code = document.getElementById("code");
// event handlers
svg.onmousedown = svg.onmousemove = svg.onmouseup = Drag;
svg.ontouchstart = svg.ontouchmove = svg.ontouchend = Drag;
DrawSVG();
}
// draw curve
function DrawSVG() {
// control line 1
line.l1.setAttributeNS(null, "x1", point.p1.x);
line.l1.setAttributeNS(null, "y1", point.p1.y);
line.l1.setAttributeNS(null, "x2", point.c1.x);
line.l1.setAttributeNS(null, "y2", point.c1.y);
// control line 2
var c2 = (point.c2 ? "c2" : "c1");
line.l2.setAttributeNS(null, "x1", point.p2.x);
line.l2.setAttributeNS(null, "y1", point.p2.y);
line.l2.setAttributeNS(null, "x2", point[c2].x);
line.l2.setAttributeNS(null, "y2", point[c2].y);
// curve
var d =
"M"+point.p1.x+","+point.p1.y+" "+cType+
point.c1.x+","+point.c1.y+" "+
(point.c2 ? point.c2.x+","+point.c2.y+" " : "")+
point.p2.x+","+point.p2.y+
(fill ? " Z" : "");
line.curve.setAttributeNS(null, "d", d);
// show code
if (code) {
code.textContent = '<path d="'+d+'" />';
}
}
// drag event...