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# PetscDrawEllipse
Draws an ellipse onto a drawable. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdraw.h" 
PetscErrorCode PetscDrawEllipse(PetscDraw draw, PetscReal x, PetscReal y, PetscReal a, PetscReal b, int c)
```
Not Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***draw -*** The drawing context
- ***x,y  -*** The center
- ***a,b  -*** The major and minor axes lengths
- ***c    -*** The color





## See Also
 `PetscDraw`, `PetscDrawRectangle()`, `PetscDrawTriangle()`, `PetscDrawMarker()`, `PetscDrawPoint()`, `PetscDrawString()`, `PetscDrawArrow()`

## Level
beginner

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/draw/interface/dellipse.c.html#PetscDrawEllipse">src/sys/classes/draw/interface/dellipse.c</A>

## Implementations

<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/draw/impls/image/drawimage.c.html#PetscDrawEllipse_Image">PetscDrawEllipse_Image in src/sys/classes/draw/impls/image/drawimage.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/draw/impls/null/drawnull.c.html#PetscDrawEllipse_Null">PetscDrawEllipse_Null in src/sys/classes/draw/impls/null/drawnull.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/draw/impls/tikz/tikz.c.html#PetscDrawEllipse_TikZ">PetscDrawEllipse_TikZ in src/sys/classes/draw/impls/tikz/tikz.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/draw/impls/x/xops.c.html#PetscDrawEllipse_X">PetscDrawEllipse_X in src/sys/classes/draw/impls/x/xops.c</A><BR>


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