I have a canvas which will hold a moderate to large amount of shapes (50-500).
I have succeeded in drawing the outline of the shape I would like using these tools:
function DrawPolygon(diagramLayer, polygon) {
var diagramImage = new Kinetic.Shape(function () {
var context = this.getContext();
context.beginPath();
context.lineWidth = 1;
context.strokeStyle = "#ff0000";
var lastVertice = polygon.Vertices[polygon.Vertices.length - 1];
context.moveTo(lastVertice.X, lastVertice.Y);
for (var i = 0; i < polygon.Vertices.length; i++) {
var vertice = polygon.Vertices[i];
context.lineTo(vertice.X, vertice.Y);
}
context.stroke();
context.closePath();
});
diagramImage.on("mouseover", function () {
});
diagramLayer.add(diagramImage);
planViewStage.add(diagramLayer);
}
I would like to change diagramImage's context's strokeStyle to a different color on mouseOver. I understand that the canvas element does not keep track of 'state' and, as such, has no idea that there is a shape on it currently.
I am wondering a few things:
- Does the above fact about Canvas hold true for Kinetic's layer element?
- It seems like I would need to clear diagramImage's context and redraw using a different color -- will this cause flicker on mouseover?
- Would drawing another color of shape 'underneath' my current shape be beneficial at all? Can I then hide the shape on top -- perhaps by modifying a z-index -- to seemingly 'change' the color of the shapes?
- If 3 is true, would this have any performance concerns with doubling 500 elements to 1000?