LVGL 8.2 Draw label with gradient color

Event handling callback function

static void add_mask_event_cb(lv_event_t* e)
{
    
    static lv_draw_mask_map_param_t m;   
    static int16_t mask_id;
    lv_event_code_t code = lv_event_get_code(e);  //  Get the event code generated by the object 
    lv_obj_t* obj = lv_event_get_target(e);  //  Get the object that generated the event 
    lv_opa_t* mask_map = lv_event_get_user_data(e); //  Get the user data associated with the event object 
    if (code == LV_EVENT_COVER_CHECK) {
      // LV_EVENT_COVER_CHECK event 
        lv_event_set_cover_res(e, LV_COVER_RES_MASKED); //  Set up LV_COVER_RES_MASKED
    }
    else if (code == LV_EVENT_DRAW_MAIN_BEGIN) {
     // LV_EVENT_DRAW_MAIN_BEGIN event 
        lv_draw_mask_map_init(&m, &obj->coords, mask_map);
        mask_id = lv_draw_mask_add(&m, NULL); //  add to mask Drawing parameters 
    }
    else if (code == LV_EVENT_DRAW_MAIN_END) {
     // LV_EVENT_DRAW_MAIN_END event 
        lv_draw_mask_free_param(&m);   //  Release mask Memory occupied by drawing parameters 
        lv_draw_mask_remove_id(mask_id);  //  remove mask Drawing parameters 
    }
}

Draw label with gradient color

#define MASK_WIDTH 100
#define MASK_HEIGHT 45

static void lv_example_label_4(void)
{
    
    /* Create the mask of a text by drawing it to a canvas*/
    static lv_opa_t mask_map[MASK_WIDTH * MASK_HEIGHT]; // mask map Array 
    /*Create a "8 bit alpha" canvas and clear it*/
    lv_obj_t* canvas = lv_canvas_create(lv_scr_act()); // Create a canvas 
    lv_canvas_set_buffer(canvas, mask_map, MASK_WIDTH, MASK_HEIGHT, LV_IMG_CF_ALPHA_8BIT); // Set canvas data buffer
    lv_canvas_fill_bg(canvas, lv_color_black(), LV_OPA_TRANSP); // The canvas is filled with black , Transparency is LV_OPA_TRANSP
    /*Draw a label to the canvas. The result "image" will be used as mask*/
    lv_draw_label_dsc_t label_dsc;   // Draw descriptor variable definitions 
    lv_draw_label_dsc_init(&label_dsc);
    label_dsc.color = lv_color_white();  // white 
    label_dsc.align = LV_TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER;   // LV_TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER Alignment mode 
    lv_canvas_draw_text(canvas, 5, 5, MASK_WIDTH, &label_dsc, "Text with gradient"); // Draw text on the canvas 
    /*The mask is reads the canvas is not required anymore*/
    lv_obj_del(canvas);  //  Delete canvas 
    /* Create an object from where the text will be masked out. * Now it's a rectangle with a gradient but it could be an image too*/
    lv_obj_t* grad = lv_obj_create(lv_scr_act()); //  Create objects 
    lv_obj_set_size(grad, MASK_WIDTH, MASK_HEIGHT); //  Set size 
    lv_obj_center(grad); //  Align center 
    lv_obj_set_style_bg_color(grad, lv_color_hex(0xff0000), 0); //  Set the background 
    lv_obj_set_style_bg_grad_color(grad, lv_color_hex(0x0000ff), 0); // Set the gradient color value 
    lv_obj_set_style_bg_grad_dir(grad, LV_GRAD_DIR_HOR, 0);// Set the color gradient along the horizontal direction 
    lv_obj_add_event_cb(grad, add_mask_event_cb, LV_EVENT_ALL, mask_map);// Add all events 
}

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