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5.draw_clock()

Description

Create a clock on the UNIHIKER screen.

Syntax

GUI.draw_clock(x, y, r, h, m, s, color, onclick)

Parameters

  • x: The x-coordinate where the clock is displayed on the UNIHIKER screen.
  • y: The y-coordinate where the clock is displayed on the UNIHIKER screen.
  • r: The radius of the clock.
  • h: The hours displayed on the clock.
  • m: The minutes displayed on the clock.
  • s: The seconds displayed on the clock.
  • color: The colour of the clock.
  • onclick: The callback function triggered when the clock is clicked.

Return

**Clock object

Example Description

In this simple example, we aim to display an orange clock at the centre of the UNIHIKER screen, showing the time as 10:08:00.

Hardware Required

Example Code

Instantiate an object of the GUI class within the UNIHIKER class, and call the draw_clock() function through this object to display the clock and set the parameters. 

from unihiker import GUI   # Import the package
gui = GUI()  # Instantiate the GUI class

# Draw a clock at the specified position with the given parameters
# The clock's hands will be positioned based on the provided hour, minute, and second values
gui.draw_clock(x=120, y=160, r=80, h=10, m=8, s=0, color="#f8ad30", onclick=lambda: print("clock clicked"))

import time
while True:
    # Add a delay to prevent the program from exiting and to observe the effects
    time.sleep(1)
Program Effect:
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