Pen.DashCap Property
Gets or sets the cap style used at the end of the dashes that make up dashed lines drawn with this Pen.
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| InvalidEnumArgumentException | The specified value is not a member of DashCap. |
| ArgumentException | The DashCap property is set on an immutable Pen, such as those returned by the Pens class. |
The following code example demonstrates creating a Pen and the effects of setting the DashCap, DashPattern, and SmoothingMode properties.
This example is designed to be used with Windows Forms. Paste the code into a form and call the ShowPensAndSmoothingMode method when handling the form's Paint event, passing e as PaintEventArgs.
private void ShowPensAndSmoothingMode(PaintEventArgs e) { // Set the SmoothingMode property to smooth the line. e.Graphics.SmoothingMode = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.SmoothingMode.AntiAlias; // Create a new Pen object. Pen greenPen = new Pen(Color.Green); // Set the width to 6. greenPen.Width = 6.0F; // Set the DashCap to round. greenPen.DashCap = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.DashCap.Round; // Create a custom dash pattern. greenPen.DashPattern = new float[]{4.0F, 2.0F, 1.0F, 3.0F}; // Draw a line. e.Graphics.DrawLine(greenPen, 20.0F, 20.0F, 100.0F, 240.0F); // Change the SmoothingMode to none. e.Graphics.SmoothingMode = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.SmoothingMode.None; // Draw another line. e.Graphics.DrawLine(greenPen, 100.0F, 240.0F, 160.0F, 20.0F); // Dispose of the custom pen. greenPen.Dispose(); }
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
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