Algorithm for drawing a 4-connected line

Question

I\'m looking for an algorithm (coded in Java would be nice, but anything clear enough to translate to Java is fine) to draw a 4-connected line. It seems that Bresenham\'s al

Answer 1

For the Python-illiterate, here is a C version of 6502's code:

void drawLine(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1) {
    int dx = abs(x1 - x0);
    int dy = abs(y1 - y0);
    int sgnX = x0 < x1 ? 1 : -1;
    int sgnY = y0 < y1 ? 1 : -1;
    int e = 0;
    for (int i=0; i < dx+dy; i++) {
        drawPixel(x0, y0);
        int e1 = e + dy;
        int e2 = e - dx;
        if (abs(e1) < abs(e2)) {
            x0 += sgnX;
            e = e1;
        } else {
            y0 += sgnY;
            e = e2;
        }
    }
}