Module: Fractal in Category Microsoft Visual Basic 6 : Graphics from Total Visual SourceBook

Routines for drawing fractals, including the Mandelbrot and Julia fractals in VB6.

Procedure Name Type Description
(Declarations) Declarations Declarations and private variables for the modFractal module.
Julia Procedure Draw a Julia fractal.
MandelBrot Procedure Draws a Mandelbrot fractal.
' Example of modFractal
'
' To try this example, do the following:
' 1. Create a new form
' 2. Add a command button 'cmdDraw'
' 3. Add a slider named 'sldCX'
' 4. Add a slider named 'sldCY'
' 5. Add a slider named 'sldStartX'
' 6. Add a slider named 'sldStartY'
' 7. Add a slider named 'sldEndX'
' 8. Add a slider named 'sldEndY'
' 9. A control array of option buttons called 'optType'.
'    There should be two option buttons in this group
' 10. Add an picture box called 'picFractal'
'    Set the following properties
'    ScaleMode  Pixel
' 11. Paste all the code from this example to the new form's module
' 12. Run the form

Private Const mcintJulia As Integer = 0
Private Const mcintMandelBrot As Integer = 1

Private Sub cmdDraw_Click()
  If optType(mcintJulia).Value = True Then
    'Julia
      Julia picFractal.hDC, sldCX / 1000, sldCY / 1000, sldStartX / 1000, sldStartY / 1000, sldEndX / 1000, sldEndY / 1000, picFractal.ScaleWidth, picFractal.ScaleHeight, 20
  Else
    'Mandelbrot
      MandelBrot picFractal.hDC, sldStartX / 1000, sldStartY / 1000, sldEndX / 1000, sldEndY / 1000, picFractal.ScaleWidth, picFractal.ScaleHeight, 50
  End If
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()

  sldCX.Min = -2 * 1000
  sldCX.Max = 2 * 1000
  sldCY.Min = -2 * 1000
  sldCY.Max = 2 * 1000
  sldStartX.Min = -1.5 * 1000
  sldStartX.Max = 1.5 * 1000
  sldStartY.Min = -1.5 * 1000
  sldStartY.Max = 1.5 * 1000
  sldEndX.Min = -1.5 * 1000
  sldEndX.Max = 1.5 * 1000
  sldEndY.Min = -1.5 * 1000
  sldEndY.Max = 1.5 * 1000

  optType(mcintJulia).Caption = "Julia"
  optType(mcintJulia).Value = True
  optType(mcintMandelBrot).Caption = "MandelBrot"
  cmdDraw.Caption = "Draw"

  picFractal.ScaleMode = vbPixels

End Sub

Private Sub Option1_Click(Index As Integer)

  Select Case Index

    Case mcintJulia
      ' Set the range of values defined for the Julia set
      sldCX.Enabled = True
      sldCY.Enabled = True

      sldCX.Min = -2 * 1000
      sldCX.Max = 2 * 1000
      sldCY.Min = -2 * 1000
      sldCY.Max = 2 * 1000
      sldStartX.Min = -1.5 * 1000
      sldStartX.Max = 1.5 * 1000
      sldStartY.Min = -1.5 * 1000
      sldStartY.Max = 1.5 * 1000
      sldEndX.Min = -1.5 * 1000
      sldEndX.Max = 1.5 * 1000
      sldEndY.Min = -1.5 * 1000
      sldEndY.Max = 1.5 * 1000

    Case mcintMandelBrot
      ' Set the range of values defined for the Mandelbrot set
      sldCX.Enabled = False
      sldCY.Enabled = False

      sldStartX.Min = -2.25 * 1000
      sldStartX.Max = 0.75 * 1000
      sldStartY.Min = -1.5 * 1000
      sldStartY.Max = 1.5 * 1000
      sldEndX.Min = -2.25 * 1000
      sldEndX.Max = 0.75 * 1000
      sldEndY.Min = -1.5 * 1000
      sldEndY.Max = 1.5 * 1000

  End Select

End Sub

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