How can I plot a perfect circle in a 2D array using Visual Basic?

[derek101]

hi,I am learning visual basic as a pastime.
I have a question,I can plot positions in a 2 dimensional array e.g:-
dim test(100,100) as integer
for cox as integer = 40 to 60
for coy as integer = 40 to 60
test(cox,coy)=1
next cox
next coy

My question is how can I plot positions to make a circle of 1's in my array?

 

[derek101]

ah sussed it I can use Pythagoras.

dim bitmap(400,400) as integer
radius=100
z=radius*radius
for x=0 to radius
t=x*x
d=z-t
y=d^(1/2)
bitmap(200+x,200-y)=1
bitmap(200+x,200+y)=1
bitmap(200-x,200-y)=1
bitmap(200-x,200+y)=1
next xonly problem is this does not give a continuous line of points on the circumference as y gets close to zero.
would appreciate better idea?

 

[mXSCNT]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midpoint_circle_algorithm

 

[derek101]

ok thanks for link.

not quiet sure how I use the algorithm,but see I can make mirror image.

bitmap(200+x,200-y)=1
bitmap(200+x,200+y)=1
bitmap(200-x,200-y)=1
bitmap(200-x,200+y)=1
plus mirror image
bitmap(200+y,200-x)=1
bitmap(200+y,200+x)=1
bitmap(200-y,200-x)=1
bitmap(200-y,200+x)=1for x = 0 to 399
for y = 0 to 399
if bitmap(x,y) = 1 then g.drawline(bluepen,x+100,y+100,x+101,y+100)
next x
next yNow I get a perfect circle.
I shall study the link some more see what else I can learn.THANKS.

 

[LudusRex]

Hello,

I would recommend using a mathematical approach to plotting a perfect circle in a 2D array using Visual Basic. One way to do this would be to use the equation of a circle, which is (x - center_x)^2 + (y - center_y)^2 = radius^2.

In your code, you can define the center coordinates and the radius of the circle, and then use a nested loop to iterate through the array and plot the values according to the equation. For example:

Dim test(100,100) As Integer
Dim center_x As Integer = 50
Dim center_y As Integer = 50
Dim radius As Integer = 10
For x As Integer = 0 To 100
For y As Integer = 0 To 100
If (x - center_x)^2 + (y - center_y)^2 = radius^2 Then
test(x,y) = 1
End If
Next y
Next x

This code will plot a perfect circle with a radius of 10 at the center coordinates (50,50). You can adjust the center and radius values to create different sized circles at different positions in the array.

I hope this helps and happy coding!