Control.DrawToBitmap Method (System.Windows.Forms)

.NET Framework Class Library

Control..::.DrawToBitmap Method

Supports rendering to the specified bitmap.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<UIPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, Window := UIPermissionWindow.AllWindows)> _
Public Sub DrawToBitmap ( _
    bitmap As Bitmap, _
    targetBounds As Rectangle _
)

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As Control
Dim bitmap As Bitmap
Dim targetBounds As Rectangle

instance.DrawToBitmap(bitmap, targetBounds)

[UIPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, Window = UIPermissionWindow.AllWindows)]
public void DrawToBitmap(
    Bitmap bitmap,
    Rectangle targetBounds
)

Visual C++

[UIPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::Demand, Window = UIPermissionWindow::AllWindows)]
public:
void DrawToBitmap(
    Bitmap^ bitmap, 
    Rectangle targetBounds
)

JScript

public function DrawToBitmap(
    bitmap : Bitmap, 
    targetBounds : Rectangle
)

Parameters

bitmap: Type: System.Drawing..::.Bitmap
The bitmap to be drawn to.

targetBounds: Type: System.Drawing..::.Rectangle
The bounds within which the control is rendered.

Remarks

The DrawToBitmap method is not supported for ActiveX controls. You can override the OnPrint event and provide custom printing logic if required.

The DrawToBitmap method has the following limitations:

An ArgumentException might be thrown for large bitmaps. The maximum allowable size varies by machine.
DrawToBitmap does not support the Ink controls for the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 operating system.
DrawToBitmap does not draw a child TextBox if the Visible property of the TextBox is set to false.
Controls inside containers are rendered in reverse order.
DrawToBitmap is not fully functional for the RichTextBox; only the border of a bitmap is drawn.

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

Reference

Control Class

Control Members

System.Windows.Forms Namespace

OnPrint