Plot functions in C#

This example shows how to plot functions. This example plots a function that represents a heart shape.

The earlier example Plot a heart-shaped function in C# shows how to draw a relatively complex heart-shaped function. Recently I saw a much simpler function on a t-shirt at ThinkGeek.com. (Although it doesn’t seem to be available any more.)

The equation is:

This example is the same as the previous one except it plots the following function.

// The function.
private float HeartFunc(float x, float y)
{
    double a = x * x;
    double b = y - Math.Pow(x * x, (double)1 / 3);
    return (float)(a + b * b - 1);
}

The basic idea is to convert the original function into one with value equal to 0, in this example by subtracting 1 from both sides of the equals sign. The program then examines the pixels in the image. If the value of the function crosses 0 between two pixels, then the spot between them should be part of the plot.

See the previous example for more details.