PHP | ImagickDraw clone() Function

The ImagickDraw::clone() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to make an exact copy of the specified ImagickDraw object.

Syntax:

ImagickDraw ImagickDraw::clone( void )

Parameters: This function doesn’t accepts any parameter.

Return Value: This function returns the exact copy of the specified ImagickDraw object on success or error on failure.

Exceptions: This function throws ImagickException on error.

Below programs illustrate the ImagickDraw::clone() function in PHP:

Program 1:

<?php

// Create a new Imagick object
$imagick = new Imagick();

// Create a image on imagick object
$imagick->newImage(800, 250, 'white');

// Create a new ImagickDraw object
$draw = new ImagickDraw();

// Set the text properties
$draw->setFontSize(100);
$draw->setFillColor('blue');

// Apply the annotation() function
$draw->annotation(50, 150, 'GeeksforGeeks');

// Create a new ImagickDraw object
$copied = new ImagickDraw();

// Copy the object
$copied = $draw->clone();

//  Render the draw commands from copied object
$imagick->drawImage($copied);

// Show the output
$imagick->setImageFormat("png");
header("Content-Type: image/png");

echo $imagick->getImageBlob();
?>

Output:

Program 2:

<?php

// Create a new Imagick object
$imagick = new Imagick();

// Create a image on imagick object
$imagick->newImage(800, 250, 'white');

// Create a new ImagickDraw object
$draw = new ImagickDraw();

// Draw a circle
$draw->circle(200, 100, 100, 100);

// Create a new ImagickDraw object
$copied = new ImagickDraw();

// Copy the object
$copied = $draw->clone();

//  Render the draw commands from copied object
$imagick->drawImage($copied);

// Add a border
$imagick->borderImage('black', 1, 1);

// Show the output
$imagick->setImageFormat("png");
header("Content-Type: image/png");

echo $imagick->getImageBlob();
?>

Output:

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/imagickdraw.clone.php