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MungeShape

MungeShape(shape, action, style)

Flips a shape, or rotates it to the right.

shape

A shape or shape array.

action

On of the following symbols: 'rotateRight, 'flipHorizontal, or 'flipVertical.

style

Style frame to use if shape must be converted to a bitmap.

return value

A shape or shape array.

DISCUSSION

This function modifies the shape in-place, unless the shape is unmodifiable. In that case, it will create a bitmap that looks like the shape, and operate on the new bitmap.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

You cannot use the 'rotateRight or 'flipHorizontal options, with bitmap shapes of bit depth greater than 1.

SEE ALSO

For an example use of this function, see "The MungeShape Function".