Android: draw outside a closed path, not inside

Question

I draw a filled polygon on canvas in android.

canvas.drawPath(path,myPaint); 

Now I want to do exactly the opposite: Fill the area outside the polygon.

how can i tell the paint to fill the outer area - the area that is not covered by the polygon?

Answer 1

It can be complicated or very simple.

The hard way:

Create a path exactly like your polygon, except that do not close it. Continue on to the nearest wall. Draw around the walls. Close and fill. In code, this is not too much fun.

A simple way:

The color of the canvas. Draw a polygon.

Good luck.

Answer 2

just use

 path.setFillType(FillType.INVERSE_EVEN_ODD);