Android, canvas: How do I clear (delete contents o

Question

In order to make a simple game, I used a template that draws a canvas with bitmaps like this:

private void doDraw(Canvas canvas) {
    for (int i=0;i<8;i++)
        for (int j=0;j<9;j++)
            for (int k=0;k<7;k++)   {
    canvas.drawBitmap(mBits[allBits[i][j][k]], i*50 -k*7, j*50 -k*7, null); } }

(The canvas is defined in "run()" / the SurfaceView lives in a GameThread.)

My first question is how do I clear (or redraw) the whole canvas for a new layout?
Second, how can I update just a part of the screen?

// This is the routine that calls "doDraw":
public void run() {
    while (mRun) {
        Canvas c = null;
        try {
            c = mSurfaceHolder.lockCanvas(null);
            synchronized (mSurfaceHolder) {
                if (mMode == STATE_RUNNING) 
                    updateGame();
                doDraw(c);          }
        } finally {
            if (c != null) {
                mSurfaceHolder.unlockCanvasAndPost(c);  }   }   }       }

Answer 1

use the reset method of Path class

Path.reset();

Answer 2

Your first requirement, how to clear or redraw whole canvas - Answer - use canvas.drawColor(color.Black) method for clearing the screen with a color of black or whatever you specify .

Your second requirement, how to update part of the screen - Answer - for example if you want to keep all other things unchanged on the screen but in a small area of screen to show an integer(say counter) which increases after every five seconds. then use canvas.drawrect method to draw that small area by specifying left top right bottom and paint. then compute your counter value(using postdalayed for 5 seconds etc., llike Handler.postDelayed(Runnable_Object, 5000);) , convert it to text string, compute the x and y coordinate in this small rect and use text view to display the changing counter value.

Answer 3

mBitmap.eraseColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);

canvas.drawBitmap(mBitmap, 0, 0, mBitmapPaint);

Answer 4

canvas.drawColor(Color.TRANSPARENT, Mode.MULTIPLY);

Answer 5

How do I clear (or redraw) the WHOLE canvas for a new layout (= try at the game) ?

Just call Canvas.drawColor(Color.BLACK), or whatever color you want to clear your Canvas with.

And: how can I update just a part of the screen ?

There is no such method that just update a "part of the screen" since Android OS is redrawing every pixel when updating the screen. But, when you're not clearing old drawings on your Canvas, the old drawings are still on the surface and that is probably one way to "update just a part" of the screen.

So, if you want to "update a part of the screen", just avoid calling Canvas.drawColor() method.

Answer 6

please paste below code on surfaceview extend class constructor.............

constructor coding

    SurfaceHolder holder = getHolder();
    holder.addCallback(this);

    SurfaceView sur = (SurfaceView)findViewById(R.id.surfaceview);
    sur.setZOrderOnTop(true);    // necessary
    holder = sur.getHolder();
    holder.setFormat(PixelFormat.TRANSPARENT);

xml coding

    <com.welcome.panelview.PanelViewWelcomeScreen
        android:id="@+id/one"
        android:layout_width="600px"
        android:layout_height="312px"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:layout_marginTop="10px"
        android:background="@drawable/welcome" />

try above code...