DashStyle Enumeration (System.Drawing.Drawing2D)

.NET Framework Class Library

DashStyle Enumeration

Updated: October 2008

Specifies the style of dashed lines drawn with a Pen object.

Namespace: System.Drawing.Drawing2D
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Enumeration DashStyle

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As DashStyle

public enum DashStyle

Visual C++

public enum class DashStyle

JScript

public enum DashStyle

Members

	Member name	Description
	Solid	Specifies a solid line.
	Dash	Specifies a line consisting of dashes.
	Dot	Specifies a line consisting of dots.
	DashDot	Specifies a line consisting of a repeating pattern of dash-dot.
	DashDotDot	Specifies a line consisting of a repeating pattern of dash-dot-dot.
	Custom	Specifies a user-defined custom dash style.

Remarks

To define a custom DashStyle, set the DashPattern property of the Pen.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to create a pen and set its DashStyle property using the DashStyle enumeration.

This example is designed to be used with Windows Forms. Create a form that contains a Button named Button3. Paste the code into the form and associate the Button3_Click method with the button's Click event.

Visual Basic

Private Sub Button3_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
    ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button3.Click

    Dim buttonGraphics As Graphics = Button3.CreateGraphics()
    Dim myPen As Pen = New Pen(Color.ForestGreen, 4.0F)
    myPen.DashStyle = Drawing2D.DashStyle.DashDotDot

    Dim theRectangle As Rectangle = Button3.ClientRectangle
    theRectangle.Inflate(-2, -2)
    buttonGraphics.DrawRectangle(myPen, theRectangle)
    buttonGraphics.Dispose()
    myPen.Dispose()
End Sub

private void Button3_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{

    Graphics buttonGraphics = Button3.CreateGraphics();
    Pen myPen = new Pen(Color.ForestGreen, 4.0F);
    myPen.DashStyle = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.DashStyle.DashDotDot;

    Rectangle theRectangle = Button3.ClientRectangle;
    theRectangle.Inflate(-2, -2);
    buttonGraphics.DrawRectangle(myPen, theRectangle);
    buttonGraphics.Dispose();
    myPen.Dispose();
}

Visual C++

private:
   void Button3_Click( System::Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {
      Graphics^ buttonGraphics = Button3->CreateGraphics();
      Pen^ myPen = gcnew Pen( Color::ForestGreen,4.0F );
      myPen->DashStyle = System::Drawing::Drawing2D::DashStyle::DashDotDot;
      Rectangle theRectangle = Button3->ClientRectangle;
      theRectangle.Inflate(  -2, -2 );
      buttonGraphics->DrawRectangle( myPen, theRectangle );
      delete buttonGraphics;
      delete myPen;
   }

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, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC

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.

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