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<ImagickDraw::commentImagickDraw::__construct>
^ImagickDrawLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

ImagickDraw::composite

(PECL imagick 2, PECL imagick 3)

ImagickDraw::composite — Composites an image onto the current image

Description

public function ImagickDraw::composite(
    int $composite,
    float $x,
    float $y,
    float $width,
    float $height,
    Imagick $image
): bool
Warning

This function is currently not documented; only its argument list is available.

Composites an image onto the current image, using the specified composition operator, specified position, and at the specified size.

Parameters

composite

composition operator. One of the Composite Operator constant (imagick::COMPOSITE_*).

x

x coordinate of the top left corner.

y

y coordinate of the top left corner.

width

width of the composition image.

height

height of the composition image.

image

the Imagick object where composition image is taken from.

Return Values

Returns true on success.

Examples

Example #1 ImagickDraw::composite() example

<?php
function composite($strokeColor, $fillColor, $backgroundColor) {

    $draw = new \ImagickDraw();

    $draw->setStrokeColor($strokeColor);
    $draw->setFillColor($fillColor);
    $draw->setFillOpacity(1);
    $draw->setStrokeWidth(2);
    $draw->setFontSize(72);
    $draw->setStrokeOpacity(1);
    $draw->setStrokeColor($strokeColor);
    $draw->setStrokeWidth(2);
    $draw->setFont("../fonts/CANDY.TTF");
    $draw->setFontSize(140);
    $draw->rectangle(0, 0, 1000, 300);
    $draw->setFillColor('white');
    $draw->setfillopacity(1);
    $draw->annotation(50, 180, "Lorem Ipsum!");

    //Create an image object which the draw commands can be rendered into
    $imagick = new \Imagick();
    $imagick->newImage(1000, 302, $backgroundColor);
    $imagick->setImageFormat("png");

    //Render the draw commands in the ImagickDraw object 
    //into the image.
    $imagick->drawImage($draw);

    //Send the image to the browser
    header("Content-Type: image/png");
    echo $imagick->getImageBlob();
}

?>


<ImagickDraw::commentImagickDraw::__construct>
^ImagickDrawLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026