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

' 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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