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> ## DAStatic Functions Relevant to DAMatte Objects

> ###

> DifferenceMatte

> DAStatics Class

> Creates a DAMatte object that is the difference between the given mattes. The difference consists of only those elements of the path and/or text in m1 that are not also in m2.

> lib.DifferenceMatte(
> m1,
> m2
> )

> ##### Parameters

> m1 and m2
>   The DAMatte objects.

> ##### Return Values

> Returns the DAMatte object.

> ##### See Also

> IntersectMatte, UnionMatte

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> FillMatte

> DAStatics Class

> Creates a DAMatte object consisting of the given path, path. Clipping an image with this matte preserves that portion of the image that is inside the path.

> lib.FillMatte(
> path
> )

> ##### Parameters

> path
>   The DAPath2 object. If the path is not closed, the start and end points are implicitly connected to close the path.

> ##### Return Values

> Returns the DAMatte object.

> ##### See Also

> TextMatte

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> IntersectMatte

> DAStatics Class

> Creates a DAMatte object that is the intersection of the given mattes. The intersection consists of only those elements of the paths and/or text of the original mattes that are the same.

> lib.IntersectMatte(
> m1,
> m2
> )

> ##### Parameters

> m1 and m2
>   The DAMatte objects.

> ##### Return Values

> Returns the DAMatte object.

> ##### See Also

> UnionMatte, DifferenceMatte

> ###

> TextMatte

> DAStatics Class

> Creates a DAMatte object consisting of the given DAString object, text, and with an appearance specified by the DAFontStyle object, fs. Clipping an image with this matte preserves that portion of the image that is inside the text.

> lib.TextMatte(
> text,
> fs
> )

> ##### Parameters

> text
>   The DAString object representing the text.
> fs
>   The DAFontStyle object representing the font style.

> ##### Return Values

> Returns the DAMatte object.

> ##### See Also

> FillMatte

> ###

> UnionMatte

> DAStatics Class

> Creates a DAMatte object that is the union of the given mattes. The union consists of all elements of the paths and/or text in the original mattes.

> lib.UnionMatte(
> m1,
> m2
> )

> ##### Parameters

> m1 and m2
>   The DAMatte objects.

> ##### Return Values

> Returns the DAMatte object.

> ##### See Also

> IntersectMatte, DifferenceMatte

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