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Chapter 6 - Drawing and Graphics 2.1 / Drawing and Graphics Reference

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PictToShape

PictToShape(pict, bounds)

Converts a picture binary object and returns an array of shapes that will produce the same bits on the screen.

pict

The PICT binary object to convert.

bounds

A bounds frame for the rectangle you would like pict to be imaged into. If you pass nil, it uses the bounds stored in the PICT (which is the normal thing to do).

return value

A shape or shape array.

DISCUSSION

Unlike *MakeShape, this function creates an array of shapes for the individual drawing commands that comprise the PICT object. For a discussion of this, see the note on page 6-13.