Class: QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer

class qgis.core.QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer(color: Union[QColor, Qt.GlobalColor] = DEFAULT_SIMPLEFILL_COLOR, color2: Union[QColor, Qt.GlobalColor] = Qt.white, gradientColorType: QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientColorType = QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.SimpleTwoColor, gradientType: QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientType = QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.Linear, coordinateMode: QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientCoordinateMode = QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.Feature, gradientSpread: QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientSpread = QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.Pad)

Bases: QgsFillSymbolLayer

Parameters
  • color (Union[QColor) –

  • color2 (Union[QColor) –

  • gradientColorType (QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientColorType = QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.SimpleTwoColor) –

  • gradientType (QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientType = QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.Linear) –

  • coordinateMode (QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientCoordinateMode = QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.Feature) –

  • gradientSpread

ColorRamp = 1
Conical = 2
Feature = 0
class GradientColorType

Bases: int

class GradientCoordinateMode

Bases: int

class GradientSpread

Bases: int

class GradientType

Bases: int

Linear = 0
Pad = 0
Radial = 1
Reflect = 1
Repeat = 2
SimpleTwoColor = 0
Viewport = 1
clone(self)QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer
Return type

QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer

color2(self) → QColor

Color for endpoint of gradient, only used if the gradient color type is set to SimpleTwoColor

Return type

QColor

colorRamp(self)QgsColorRamp

Returns the color ramp used for the gradient fill. This is only used if the gradient color type is set to ColorRamp.

See also

setColorRamp()

Return type

QgsColorRamp

coordinateMode(self) → QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientCoordinateMode

Coordinate mode for gradient. Controls how the gradient stops are positioned.

Return type

QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientCoordinateMode

copyDataDefinedProperties(self, destLayer: QgsSymbolLayer)

Copies all data defined properties of this layer to another symbol layer.

Parameters

destLayer – destination layer

copyPaintEffect(self, destLayer: QgsSymbolLayer)

Copies paint effect of this layer to another symbol layer

Parameters

destLayer – destination layer

New in version 2.9.

create(properties: Dict[str, str] = {})QgsSymbolLayer
Parameters

properties (Dict[str) –

Return type

QgsSymbolLayer

estimateMaxBleed(self, context: QgsRenderContext) → float
Parameters

context (QgsRenderContext) –

Return type

float

gradientColorType(self) → QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientColorType

Gradient color mode, controls how gradient color stops are created

Return type

QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientColorType

gradientSpread(self) → QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientSpread

Gradient spread mode. Controls how the gradient behaves outside of the predefined stops

Return type

QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientSpread

gradientType(self) → QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientType

Type of gradient, e.g., linear or radial

Return type

QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientType

layerType(self) → str
Return type

str

mapUnitScale(self)QgsMapUnitScale
Return type

QgsMapUnitScale

offset(self) → QPointF
Return type

QPointF

offsetMapUnitScale(self)QgsMapUnitScale
Return type

QgsMapUnitScale

offsetUnit(self) → QgsUnitTypes.RenderUnit
Return type

QgsUnitTypes.RenderUnit

outputUnit(self) → QgsUnitTypes.RenderUnit
Return type

QgsUnitTypes.RenderUnit

properties(self) → Dict[str, str]
Return type

Dict[str, str]

referencePoint1(self) → QPointF
Return type

QPointF

referencePoint1IsCentroid(self) → bool
Return type

bool

referencePoint2(self) → QPointF
Return type

QPointF

referencePoint2IsCentroid(self) → bool
Return type

bool

renderPolygon(self, points: QPolygonF, rings: Iterable[QPolygonF], context: QgsSymbolRenderContext)
Parameters
restoreOldDataDefinedProperties(self, stringMap: Dict[str, str])

Restores older data defined properties from string map.

New in version 3.0.

setColor2(self, color2: Union[QColor, Qt.GlobalColor])
Parameters

color2 (Union[QColor) –

setColorRamp(self, ramp: QgsColorRamp)

Sets the color ramp used for the gradient fill. This is only used if the gradient color type is set to ColorRamp.

Parameters

ramp (QgsColorRamp) – color ramp. Ownership is transferred.

See also

colorRamp()

setCoordinateMode(self, coordinateMode: QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientCoordinateMode)
Parameters

coordinateMode (QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientCoordinateMode) –

setGradientColorType(self, gradientColorType: QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientColorType)
Parameters

gradientColorType (QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientColorType) –

setGradientSpread(self, gradientSpread: QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientSpread)
Parameters

gradientSpread (QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientSpread) –

setGradientType(self, gradientType: QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientType)
Parameters

gradientType (QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer.GradientType) –

setMapUnitScale(self, scale: QgsMapUnitScale)
Parameters

scale (QgsMapUnitScale) –

setOffset(self, offset: Union[QPointF, QPoint])

Offset for gradient fill

Parameters

offset (Union[QPointF) –

setOffsetMapUnitScale(self, scale: QgsMapUnitScale)
Parameters

scale (QgsMapUnitScale) –

setOffsetUnit(self, unit: QgsUnitTypes.RenderUnit)

Units for gradient fill offset

Parameters

unit (QgsUnitTypes.RenderUnit) –

setOutputUnit(self, unit: QgsUnitTypes.RenderUnit)
Parameters

unit (QgsUnitTypes.RenderUnit) –

setReferencePoint1(self, referencePoint: Union[QPointF, QPoint])

Starting point of gradient fill, in the range [0,0] - [1,1]

Parameters

referencePoint (Union[QPointF) –

setReferencePoint1IsCentroid(self, isCentroid: bool)

Sets the starting point of the gradient to be the feature centroid

Parameters

isCentroid (bool) –

setReferencePoint2(self, referencePoint: Union[QPointF, QPoint])

End point of gradient fill, in the range [0,0] - [1,1]

Parameters

referencePoint (Union[QPointF) –

setReferencePoint2IsCentroid(self, isCentroid: bool)

Sets the end point of the gradient to be the feature centroid

Parameters

isCentroid (bool) –

startRender(self, context: QgsSymbolRenderContext)
Parameters

context (QgsSymbolRenderContext) –

stopRender(self, context: QgsSymbolRenderContext)
Parameters

context (QgsSymbolRenderContext) –