arcTo方法有四个参数
参数1,2为第一个控制点的x,y坐标,参数2为第二个控制点的坐标,参数3为绘制圆弧的半径.
起点和第一个控制点组成的延长线与第一个控制点和第二个控制点组成的延长线都是和圆弧相切的,这个圆弧也就是被夹在两条延长线中间.圆越大，两条延长线能形成的角度能夹住的圆弧就越小.
下面写了一个简单的动画帮助理解
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Insert title here</title>
<style>
canvas {
width: 400px;
height: 400px;
background-color: #EEEEEE;
}
</style>
<script>
window.onload = function() {
var canvas = document.getElementById(‘canvas‘);
var arcToPoint1 = {x:120, y:40};
var arcToPoint2 = {x:60, y:80}
var context = canvas.getContext(‘2d‘);
if (!canvas || !canvas.getContext) {
return;
} else {
timer = setInterval(function(){
if (arcToPoint2.x < 150) {
arcTo (context, arcToPoint1, arcToPoint2);
arcToPoint2.x += 2;
} else {
clearInterval(timer);
}
}, 300);
}
}
function arcTo () {
var startPoint = {x: 20, y: 40};
var context = arguments[0];
var arcToPoint1 = arguments[1];
var arcToPoint2 = arguments[2];
var context = canvas.getContext(‘2d‘);
context.clearRect(0,0,context.canvas.width, context.canvas.height)
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(startPoint.x, startPoint.y);
context.strokeStyle = "red";
context.lineWidth = 1;
context.arcTo(arcToPoint1.x, arcToPoint1.y, arcToPoint2.x, arcToPoint2.y, 40);
context.stroke();
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(startPoint.x, startPoint.y);
context.strokeStyle = "black";
context.lineWidth = 1;
context.lineTo(arcToPoint1.x, arcToPoint1.y);
context.fillText(‘arcToPoint1‘, arcToPoint1.x + 10, arcToPoint1.y - 5)
context.stroke();
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(arcToPoint1.x, arcToPoint1.y);
context.strokeStyle = "black";
context.lineWidth = 1;
context.lineTo(arcToPoint2.x, arcToPoint2.y);
context.fillText(‘arcToPoint2‘, arcToPoint2.x + 10, arcToPoint2.y + 10)
context.stroke();
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<canvas id="canvas">
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</canvas>
</body>
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原文：http://blog.csdn.net/songzheng_741/article/details/26084829