ControlPaint.DrawBorder3D Method (Graphics, Rectangle, Border3DStyle, Border3DSide) (System.Windows.Forms)

MSDN Library
.NET Development
.NET Framework 3.5
.NET Framework Class Library
System.Windows.Forms Namespace
ControlPaint Class
ControlPaint Methods
DrawBorder3D Method

DrawBorder3D Method (Graphics, Rectangle)
DrawBorder3D Method (Graphics, Rectangle, Border3DStyle)

DrawBorder3D Method (Graphics, Rectangle, Border3DStyle, Border3DSide)

DrawBorder3D Method (Graphics, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)
DrawBorder3D Method (Graphics, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Border3DStyle)
DrawBorder3D Method (Graphics, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Border3DStyle, Border3DSide)

ControlPaint..::.DrawBorder3D Method (Graphics, Rectangle, Border3DStyle, Border3DSide)
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.NET Framework Class Library

ControlPaint..::.DrawBorder3D Method (Graphics, Rectangle, Border3DStyle, Border3DSide)

Draws a three-dimensional style border with the specified style, on the specified graphics surface and sides, and within the specified bounds on a control.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

Syntax

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'Usage

Dim graphics As Graphics
Dim rectangle As Rectangle
Dim style As Border3DStyle
Dim sides As Border3DSide

ControlPaint.DrawBorder3D(graphics, rectangle, _
    style, sides)

'Declaration

Public Shared Sub DrawBorder3D ( _
    graphics As Graphics, _
    rectangle As Rectangle, _
    style As Border3DStyle, _
    sides As Border3DSide _
)

Parameters

graphics: Type: System.Drawing..::.Graphics
The Graphics to draw on.

rectangle: Type: System.Drawing..::.Rectangle
The Rectangle that represents the dimensions of the border.

style: Type: System.Windows.Forms..::.Border3DStyle
One of the Border3DStyle values that specifies the style of the border.

sides: Type: System.Windows.Forms..::.Border3DSide
One of the Border3DSide values that specifies the side of the rectangle to draw the border on.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates the use of one of the DrawBorder3D methods. To run this example, paste the following code in a form that imports the System.Windows.Forms and System.Drawing namespaces. Ensure the form's Paint event is associated with the event handler in this example.

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' Handle the Form's Paint event to draw a 3D three-dimensional 
' raised border just inside the border of the frame.
Private Sub Form1_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As PaintEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Paint

    Dim borderRectangle As Rectangle = Me.ClientRectangle
    borderRectangle.Inflate(-10, -10)
    ControlPaint.DrawBorder3D(e.Graphics, borderRectangle, _
        Border3DStyle.Raised)
End Sub

Metadata

method. To run this example paste the following code in a form that imports the

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

ControlPaint Class

ControlPaint Members

DrawBorder3D Overload

System.Windows.Forms Namespace

Rectangle

Border3DStyle

Border3DSide