# ImagickDraw::setStrokeDashOffset

(PECL imagick 2.0.0)

ImagickDraw::setStrokeDashOffset — Specifies the offset into the dash pattern to start the dash

### Description

ImagickDraw::setStrokeDashOffset ( float `$dash_offset` ) : bool
Warning

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

Specifies the offset into the dash pattern to start the dash.

### Parameters

`dash_offset`

  dash offset

### Return Values

No value is returned.

### Examples

Example #1 ImagickDraw::setStrokeDashOffset()

`<?php
function setStrokeDashOffset($strokeColor, $fillColor, $backgroundColor) {
$draw = new \ImagickDraw();
$draw->setStrokeColor($strokeColor);
$draw->setFillColor($fillColor);
$draw->setStrokeWidth(4);
$draw->setStrokeDashArray([20, 20]);
$draw->setStrokeDashOffset(0);
$draw->rectangle(100, 50, 225, 175);
//Start the dash effect halfway through the solid portion
$draw->setStrokeDashOffset(10);
$draw->rectangle(275, 50, 400, 175);
//Start the dash effect on the space portion
$draw->setStrokeDashOffset(20);
$draw->rectangle(100, 200, 225, 350);
$draw->setStrokeDashOffset(5);
$draw->rectangle(275, 200, 400, 350);
$image = new \Imagick();
$image->newImage(500, 400, $backgroundColor);
$image->setImageFormat("png");
$image->drawImage($draw);
header("Content-Type: image/png");
echo $image->getImageBlob();
}
?>`