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Graphics.DpiX Property

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets the horizontal resolution of this Graphics.

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

public float DpiX { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Single
The value, in dots per inch, for the horizontal resolution supported by this Graphics.

Remarks

For more information about creating high-resolution applications, see

High DPI.

Examples

The following method shows the use of the DpiX and DpiY properties. This example is designed for use with a Windows Form. To run this example, paste it into a form that contains a ListBox named listBox1 and call this method from the form's constructor.

C++

private void PopulateListBoxWithGraphicsResolution()
{
    Graphics boxGraphics = listBox1.CreateGraphics();
    Graphics formGraphics = this.CreateGraphics();

    listBox1.Items.Add("ListBox horizontal resolution: " 
        + boxGraphics.DpiX);
    listBox1.Items.Add("ListBox vertical resolution: " 
        + boxGraphics.DpiY);

    boxGraphics.Dispose();
}

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

Reference

Graphics Class

System.Drawing Namespace

Other Resources

High DPI

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