DrawingImage Class
An ImageSource that uses a Drawing for content.
Namespace: System.Windows.Media
Assembly: PresentationCore (in PresentationCore.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation, http://schemas.microsoft.com/netfx/2007/xaml/presentation
The DrawingImage type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | DrawingImage() | Initializes a new instance of the DrawingImage class. |
![]() | DrawingImage(Drawing) | Initializes a new instance of the DrawingImage class that has the specified Drawing. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | CanFreeze | Gets a value that indicates whether the object can be made unmodifiable. (Inherited from Freezable.) |
![]() | DependencyObjectType | Gets the DependencyObjectType that wraps the CLR type of this instance. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | Dispatcher | Gets the Dispatcher this DispatcherObject is associated with. (Inherited from DispatcherObject.) |
![]() | Drawing | Gets or sets the drawing content for the DrawingImage. |
![]() | HasAnimatedProperties | Gets a value that indicates whether one or more AnimationClock objects is associated with any of this object's dependency properties. (Inherited from Animatable.) |
![]() | Height | Gets the height of the DrawingImage. (Overrides ImageSource.Height.) |
![]() | IsFrozen | Gets a value that indicates whether the object is currently modifiable. (Inherited from Freezable.) |
![]() | IsSealed | Gets a value that indicates whether this instance is currently sealed (read-only). (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | Metadata | Gets the metadata of the DrawingImage. (Overrides ImageSource.Metadata.) |
![]() | Width | Gets the width of the DrawingImage. (Overrides ImageSource.Width.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | ApplyAnimationClock(DependencyProperty, AnimationClock) | Applies an AnimationClock to the specified DependencyProperty. If the property is already animated, the SnapshotAndReplace handoff behavior is used. (Inherited from Animatable.) |
![]() | ApplyAnimationClock(DependencyProperty, AnimationClock, HandoffBehavior) | Applies an AnimationClock to the specified DependencyProperty. If the property is already animated, the specified HandoffBehavior is used. (Inherited from Animatable.) |
![]() | BeginAnimation(DependencyProperty, AnimationTimeline) | Applies an animation to the specified DependencyProperty. The animation is started when the next frame is rendered. If the specified property is already animated, the SnapshotAndReplace handoff behavior is used. (Inherited from Animatable.) |
![]() | BeginAnimation(DependencyProperty, AnimationTimeline, HandoffBehavior) | Applies an animation to the specified DependencyProperty. The animation is started when the next frame is rendered. If the specified property is already animated, the specified HandoffBehavior is used. (Inherited from Animatable.) |
![]() | CheckAccess | Determines whether the calling thread has access to this DispatcherObject. (Inherited from DispatcherObject.) |
![]() | ClearValue(DependencyProperty) | Clears the local value of a property. The property to be cleared is specified by a DependencyProperty identifier. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | ClearValue(DependencyPropertyKey) | Clears the local value of a read-only property. The property to be cleared is specified by a DependencyPropertyKey. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | Clone | Creates a modifiable clone of this DrawingImage, making deep copies of this object's values. When copying dependency properties, this method copies resource references and data bindings (but they might no longer resolve) but not animations or their current values. |
![]() | CloneCurrentValue | Creates a modifiable clone of this DrawingImage object, making deep copies of this object's current values. Resource references, data bindings, and animations are not copied, but their current values are. |
![]() | CoerceValue | Coerces the value of the specified dependency property. This is accomplished by invoking any CoerceValueCallback function specified in property metadata for the dependency property as it exists on the calling DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | Equals | Determines whether a provided DependencyObject is equivalent to the current DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | Freeze() | Makes the current object unmodifiable and sets its IsFrozen property to true. (Inherited from Freezable.) |
![]() | GetAnimationBaseValue | Returns the non-animated value of the specified DependencyProperty. (Inherited from Animatable.) |
![]() | GetAsFrozen | Creates a frozen copy of the Freezable, using base (non-animated) property values. Because the copy is frozen, any frozen sub-objects are copied by reference. (Inherited from Freezable.) |
![]() | GetCurrentValueAsFrozen | Creates a frozen copy of the Freezable using current property values. Because the copy is frozen, any frozen sub-objects are copied by reference. (Inherited from Freezable.) |
![]() | GetHashCode | Gets a hash code for this DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | GetLocalValueEnumerator | Creates a specialized enumerator for determining which dependency properties have locally set values on this DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetValue | Returns the current effective value of a dependency property on this instance of a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | InvalidateProperty | Re-evaluates the effective value for the specified dependency property (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | ReadLocalValue | Returns the local value of a dependency property, if it exists. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | SetCurrentValue | Sets the value of a dependency property without changing its value source. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | SetValue(DependencyProperty, Object) | Sets the local value of a dependency property, specified by its dependency property identifier. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | SetValue(DependencyPropertyKey, Object) | Sets the local value of a read-only dependency property, specified by the DependencyPropertyKey identifier of the dependency property. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | ShouldSerializeProperty | Returns a value that indicates whether serialization processes should serialize the value for the provided dependency property. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | ToString() | Creates a string representation of this object based on the current culture. (Inherited from ImageSource.) |
![]() | ToString(IFormatProvider) | Creates a string representation of this object based on the IFormatProvider passed in. If the provider is null, the CurrentCulture is used. (Inherited from ImageSource.) |
![]() | VerifyAccess | Enforces that the calling thread has access to this DispatcherObject. (Inherited from DispatcherObject.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | IFormattable.ToString | Formats the value of the current instance using the specified format. (Inherited from ImageSource.) |
This example shows how to use a Drawing as the Source for an Image control. To display a Drawing with an Image control, use a DrawingImage as the Image control's Source and set the DrawingImage object's DrawingImage.Drawing property to the drawing you want to display.
The following example uses a DrawingImage and an Image control to display a GeometryDrawing. This example produces the following output:

using System; using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Controls; using System.Windows.Media; using System.Windows.Media.Animation; using System.Windows.Shapes; namespace SDKSample { public class DrawingImageExample : Page { public DrawingImageExample() { // // Create the Geometry to draw. // GeometryGroup ellipses = new GeometryGroup(); ellipses.Children.Add( new EllipseGeometry(new Point(50,50), 45, 20) ); ellipses.Children.Add( new EllipseGeometry(new Point(50, 50), 20, 45) ); // // Create a GeometryDrawing. // GeometryDrawing aGeometryDrawing = new GeometryDrawing(); aGeometryDrawing.Geometry = ellipses; // Paint the drawing with a gradient. aGeometryDrawing.Brush = new LinearGradientBrush( Colors.Blue, Color.FromRgb(204,204,255), new Point(0,0), new Point(1,1)); // Outline the drawing with a solid color. aGeometryDrawing.Pen = new Pen(Brushes.Black, 10); // // Use a DrawingImage and an Image control // to display the drawing. // DrawingImage geometryImage = new DrawingImage(aGeometryDrawing); // Freeze the DrawingImage for performance benefits. geometryImage.Freeze(); Image anImage = new Image(); anImage.Source = geometryImage; anImage.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left; // // Place the image inside a border and // add it to the page. // Border exampleBorder = new Border(); exampleBorder.Child = anImage; exampleBorder.BorderBrush = Brushes.Gray; exampleBorder.BorderThickness = new Thickness(1); exampleBorder.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left; exampleBorder.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top; exampleBorder.Margin = new Thickness(10); this.Margin = new Thickness(20); this.Background = Brushes.White; this.Content = exampleBorder; } } }
<Page xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:PresentationOptions="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation/options" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" mc:Ignorable="PresentationOptions" Background="White" Margin="20"> <Border BorderBrush="Gray" BorderThickness="1" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="10"> <!-- This image uses a Drawing object for its source. --> <Image> <Image.Source> <DrawingImage PresentationOptions:Freeze="True"> <DrawingImage.Drawing> <GeometryDrawing> <GeometryDrawing.Geometry> <GeometryGroup> <EllipseGeometry Center="50,50" RadiusX="45" RadiusY="20" /> <EllipseGeometry Center="50,50" RadiusX="20" RadiusY="45" /> </GeometryGroup> </GeometryDrawing.Geometry> <GeometryDrawing.Brush> <LinearGradientBrush> <GradientStop Offset="0.0" Color="Blue" /> <GradientStop Offset="1.0" Color="#CCCCFF" /> </LinearGradientBrush> </GeometryDrawing.Brush> <GeometryDrawing.Pen> <Pen Thickness="10" Brush="Black" /> </GeometryDrawing.Pen> </GeometryDrawing> </DrawingImage.Drawing> </DrawingImage> </Image.Source> </Image> </Border> </Page>
- MediaPermission
to display images that you have WebPermission or FileIOPermission access for. Associated enumeration: MediaPermissionImage.SiteOfOriginImage.
- MediaPermission
to display images that you don't have WebPermission or FileIOPermission access for. Associated enumeration: MediaPermissionImage.SafeImage.
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.
