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+//
+// $Id$
+//
+// Nenya library - tools for developing networked games
+// Copyright (C) 2002-2007 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
+// http://www.threerings.net/code/nenya/
+//
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+package com.threerings.flash {
+
+import flash.display.Graphics;
+
+public class GraphicsUtil
+{
+    /**
+     * Draws a dashed rectangle using the currently-set lineStyle.
+     */
+    public static function dashRect (
+        g :Graphics, x :Number, y :Number, width :Number, height :Number,
+        dashLength :Number = 5, spaceLength :Number = 5) :void
+    {
+        const x2 :Number = x + width;
+        const y2 :Number = y + height;
+        dashTo(g, x, y, x2, y, dashLength, spaceLength);
+        dashTo(g, x2, y, x2, y2, dashLength, spaceLength);
+        dashTo(g, x2, y2, x, y2, dashLength, spaceLength);
+        dashTo(g, x, y2, x, y, dashLength, spaceLength);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Draws a dashed line using the currently set lineStyle.
+     */
+    public static function dashTo (
+        g :Graphics, x1 :Number, y1 :Number, x2 :Number, y2 :Number,
+        dashLength :Number = 5, spaceLength :Number = 5) :void
+    {
+        const dx :Number = (x2 - x1), dy :Number = (y2 - y1);
+        var length :Number = Math.sqrt(dx*dx + dy*dy);
+        const units :Number = length/(dashLength+spaceLength);
+        const dashSpaceRatio :Number = dashLength/(dashLength+spaceLength);
+        const dashX :Number = (dx/units)*dashSpaceRatio, dashY :Number = (dy/units)*dashSpaceRatio;
+        const spaceX :Number = (dx/units)-dashX, spaceY :Number = (dy/units)-dashY;
+
+        g.moveTo(x1, y1);
+        while (length > 0) {
+            x1 += dashX;
+            y1 += dashY;
+            length -= dashLength;
+            if (length < 0) {
+                x1 = x2;
+                y1 = y2;
+            }
+            g.lineTo(x1, y1);
+            x1 += spaceX;
+            y1 += spaceY;
+            g.moveTo(x1, y1);
+            length -= spaceLength;
+        }
+        g.moveTo(x2, y2);
+    }
+}
+}