<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<title>Ellipse Path</title>
</head>
<body onload=initEllipseArc()>
<center>
<svg width=400 height=400>
<ellipse cx=200 cy=200 rx=180 ry=80 fill=red stroke="none" />
<path id=ellipsePathBase fill="none" stroke="black" stroke-width=5 />
<path id=ellipsePathTop fill="none" stroke="blue" stroke-width=5 />
</svg>
<br>
<button onClick="createSegArc(200, 200, 180, 80, -45, -120)" >change segment angle</button>
</center>
<script>
//---onload---
function initEllipseArc()
{
var rx=180
var ry=80
var cx=200
var cy=200
var d=
[
"M",cx,cy,
"m",-rx,0,
"a",rx,ry,
0,1,0,2*rx, 0,
"a",rx,ry,
0,1,0,-2*rx, 0
]
ellipsePathBase.setAttribute("d",d.join(" "))
//--create partial ellipse path segment---
createSegArc(cx, cy, rx, ry, 90, -90)
}
//---Arc path d format: d = "M startX,startY A rx, ry, x-axis-rotation, large-arc-flag, sweep-flag, endX, endY"
function createSegArc(centerX, centerY, radiusX, radiusY, startAngle, endAngle)
{
function polarToCartesian(centerX, centerY,radiusX, radiusY, angleInDegrees)
{
var angleInRadians = (angleInDegrees-90) * Math.PI / 180.0;
return {
x: centerX + (radiusX * Math.cos(angleInRadians)),
y: centerY + (radiusY * Math.sin(angleInRadians))
};
}
StartPnt = polarToCartesian(centerX, centerY, radiusX, radiusY, startAngle);
EndPnt = polarToCartesian(centerX, centerY, radiusX, radiusY, endAngle);
ArcSweep = endAngle - startAngle <= 180 ? "0" : "1";
var d = [
"M", StartPnt.x, StartPnt.y,
"A", radiusX, radiusY, 0, ArcSweep, 0, EndPnt.x, EndPnt.y
].join(" ");
ellipsePathTop.setAttribute("d",d)
}
</script>
</body>
</html>