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

Methods

canCauseArtifactsBetweenAdjacentTiles

rtype

bool

clone

rtype

QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer

color2

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

colorRamp

Returns the color ramp used for the gradient fill.

coordinateMode

Coordinate mode for gradient.

copyDataDefinedProperties

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

copyPaintEffect

Copies paint effect of this layer to another symbol layer

create

Creates a new QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer using the specified properties map containing symbol properties (see properties()).

estimateMaxBleed

param context

gradientColorType

Gradient color mode, controls how gradient color stops are created

gradientSpread

Gradient spread mode.

gradientType

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

layerType

rtype

str

mapUnitScale

rtype

QgsMapUnitScale

offset

Returns the offset by which polygons will be translated during rendering.

offsetMapUnitScale

Returns the map unit scale for the fill’s offset.

offsetUnit

Returns the units for the fill’s offset.

outputUnit

rtype

QgsUnitTypes.RenderUnit

properties

rtype

Dict[str, Any]

referencePoint1

rtype

QPointF

referencePoint1IsCentroid

rtype

bool

referencePoint2

rtype

QPointF

referencePoint2IsCentroid

rtype

bool

renderPolygon

param points

restoreOldDataDefinedProperties

Restores older data defined properties from string map.

setColor2

param color2

setColorRamp

Sets the color ramp used for the gradient fill.

setCoordinateMode

param coordinateMode

setGradientColorType

param gradientColorType

setGradientSpread

param gradientSpread

setGradientType

param gradientType

setMapUnitScale

param scale

setOffset

Sets an offset by which polygons will be translated during rendering.

setOffsetMapUnitScale

Sets the map unit scale for the fill’s offset.

setOffsetUnit

Sets the unit for the fill’s offset.

setOutputUnit

param unit

setReferencePoint1

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

setReferencePoint1IsCentroid

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

setReferencePoint2

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

setReferencePoint2IsCentroid

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

startRender

param context

stopRender

param context

usesMapUnits

rtype

bool

Attributes

ColorRamp

Conical

Feature

Linear

Pad

Radial

Reflect

Repeat

SimpleTwoColor

Viewport

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
canCauseArtifactsBetweenAdjacentTiles(self)bool
Return type

bool

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, Any] = {})QgsSymbolLayer

Creates a new QgsGradientFillSymbolLayer using the specified properties map containing symbol properties (see properties()).

Caller takes ownership of the returned symbol layer.

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

Returns the offset by which polygons will be translated during rendering.

Units are specified by offsetUnit().

See also

setOffset()

See also

offsetUnit()

Return type

QPointF

offsetMapUnitScale(self)QgsMapUnitScale

Returns the map unit scale for the fill’s offset.

See also

offset()

Return type

QgsMapUnitScale

offsetUnit(self)QgsUnitTypes.RenderUnit

Returns the units for the fill’s offset.

See also

setOffsetUnit()

See also

offset()

Return type

QgsUnitTypes.RenderUnit

outputUnit(self)QgsUnitTypes.RenderUnit
Return type

QgsUnitTypes.RenderUnit

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

Dict[str, Any]

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, Any])

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])

Sets an offset by which polygons will be translated during rendering.

Units are specified by offsetUnit().

See also

offset()

See also

setOffsetUnit()

Parameters

offset (Union[QPointF) –

setOffsetMapUnitScale(self, scale: QgsMapUnitScale)

Sets the map unit scale for the fill’s offset.

See also

setOffset()

Parameters

scale (QgsMapUnitScale) –

setOffsetUnit(self, unit: QgsUnitTypes.RenderUnit)

Sets the unit for the fill’s offset.

See also

offset()

See also

offsetUnit()

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) –

usesMapUnits(self)bool
Return type

bool