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# DrawHelper

Talks about DrawHelper class

## DrawHelper

This class extends the `DrawContext` class and provides methods for drawing various shapes and text on the screen.

### Constructors

#### `DrawHelper(MinecraftClient client, VertexConsumerProvider.Immediate vertexConsumers)`

Creates a new instance of the `DrawHelper` class.

| Parameter         | Description                   |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------- |
| `client`          | The Minecraft client instance |
| `vertexConsumers` | The vertex consumer provider  |

### Methods

#### `drawBox(DrawContext drawContext, int x, int y, int width, int height, int color)`

Fills a box on the screen with a specified color.

| Parameter     | Description                          |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| `drawContext` | The drawContext used for rendering   |
| `x`           | The x position of the rectangle      |
| `y`           | The y position of the rectangle      |
| `width`       | The width of the rectangle           |
| `height`      | The height of the rectangle          |
| `color`       | The color to fill the rectangle with |

#### `fill(DrawContext drawContext, int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, int color)`

Fills a rectangle on the screen with a specified color.

| Parameter     | Description                                                |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| `drawContext` | The drawContext used for rendering                         |
| `x1`          | The x position of the top left corner of the rectangle     |
| `y1`          | The y position of the top left corner of the rectangle     |
| `x2`          | The x position of the bottom right corner of the rectangle |
| `y2`          | The y position of the bottom right corner of the rectangle |
| `color`       | The color to fill the rectangle with                       |

#### `drawText(DrawContext drawContext, TextRenderer textRenderer, String text, int x, int y, int color, boolean shadow)`

Draws text on screen.

| Parameter      | Description                                   |
| -------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| `drawContext`  | The drawContext used for rendering            |
| `textRenderer` | The TextRenderer instance used for rendering. |
| `text`         | The text to be drawn.                         |
| `x`            | The x position to draw at.                    |
| `y`            | The y position to draw at.                    |
| `color`        | The color to draw with.                       |

#### `fillRoundedRect(Matrix4f matrix4f, int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, int cornerRadius, int color)`

Fills a rounded rectangle on screen with specified color.

**Note:** This method causes a lot of problems and for some reason does not work for ArmorWidget when used for contextMenu.

| Parameter      | Description                                     |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| `matrix4f`     | Matrix4f used for rendering.                    |
| `x1`           | X position of top left corner of rectangle.     |
| `y1`           | Y position of top left corner of rectangle.     |
| `x2`           | X position of bottom right corner of rectangle. |
| `y2`           | Y position of bottom right corner of rectangle. |
| `cornerRadius` | Radius of rounded corners.                      |

#### `fillRoundedRect(DrawContext drawContext, int left, int top, int right, int bottom, int color)`

Fills a rounded rectangle on screen with specified color.

| Parameter     | Description                                                |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| `drawContext` | The drawContext used for rendering                         |
| `left`        | The x position of the top left corner of the rectangle     |
| `top`         | The y position of the top left corner of the rectangle     |
| `right`       | The x position of the bottom right corner of the rectangle |
| `bottom`      | The y position of the bottom right corner of the rectangle |
| `color`       | The color to fill the rectangle with                       |

#### `fillGradient(Matrix4f matrix4f, int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, int topColor, int bottomColor)`

Fills a gradient on screen with specified colors.

| Parameter     | Description                                               |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| `matrix4f`    | Matrix4f used for rendering.                              |
| `x1`          | The x position of the top left corner of the gradient     |
| `y1`          | The y position of the top left corner of the gradient     |
| `x2`          | The x position of the bottom right corner of the gradient |
| `y2`          | The y position of the bottom right corner of the gradient |
| `topColor`    | The color at the top of the gradient                      |
| `bottomColor` | The color at the bottom of the gradient                   |

#### `drawOutlinedBox(DrawContext drawContext, int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, int color)`

Draws an outlined box on screen.

| Parameter     | Description                                          |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `drawContext` | The drawContext used for rendering                   |
| `x1`          | The x position of the top left corner of the box     |
| `y1`          | The y position of the top left corner of the box     |
| `x2`          | The x position of the bottom right corner of the box |
| `y2`          | The y position of the bottom right corner of the box |
| `color`       | The color to draw the box with                       |