Ellipse Class (System.Windows.Shapes)

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Ellipse Class

Draws an ellipse.

Namespace: System.Windows.Shapes
Assembly: PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/xaml/presentation

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public NotInheritable Class Ellipse _
    Inherits Shape

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As Ellipse

public sealed class Ellipse : Shape

Visual C++

public ref class Ellipse sealed : public Shape

JScript

public final class Ellipse extends Shape

XAML Object Element Usage

<Ellipse .../>

Remarks

The default Stretch value for an Ellipse is Fill.

Examples

The following example shows how to create an Ellipse and set its properties by using code. For the complete sample, see WPF Shapes Gallery Sample.

Visual Basic

' Add an Ellipse
Dim myEllipse As New Ellipse()
myEllipse.Stroke = Brushes.Black
myEllipse.Fill = Brushes.DarkBlue
myEllipse.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left
myEllipse.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center
myEllipse.Width = 50
myEllipse.Height = 75
myGrid.Children.Add(myEllipse)

Visual C++

// Add an Ellipse Element
myEllipse = gcnew Ellipse();
myEllipse->Stroke = Brushes::Black;
myEllipse->Fill = Brushes::DarkBlue;
myEllipse->HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment::Left;
myEllipse->VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment::Center;
myEllipse->Width = 50;
myEllipse->Height = 75;
myGrid->Children->Add(myEllipse);

// Add an Ellipse Element
myEllipse = new Ellipse();
myEllipse.Stroke = System.Windows.Media.Brushes.Black;
myEllipse.Fill = System.Windows.Media.Brushes.DarkBlue;
myEllipse.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left;
myEllipse.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center;
myEllipse.Width = 50;
myEllipse.Height = 75;
myGrid.Children.Add(myEllipse);

More Code

How to: Draw an Ellipse or a Circle

This example shows how to draw ellipses and circles by using the Ellipse element. To draw an ellipse, create an Ellipse element and specify its Width and Height. Use its Fill property to specify the Brush that is used to paint the interior of the ellipse. Use its Stroke property to specify the Brush that is used to paint the outline of the ellipse. The StrokeThickness property specifies the thickness of the ellipse outline.

How to: Paint an Area with a Solid Color

To paint an area with a solid color, you can use a predefined system brush, such as Red or Blue, or you can create a new SolidColorBrush and describe its Color using alpha, red, green, and blue values. In XAML, you may also paint an area with a solid color by using hexidecimal notation.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System.Windows.Threading..::.DispatcherObject
    System.Windows..::.DependencyObject
      System.Windows.Media..::.Visual
        System.Windows..::.UIElement
          System.Windows..::.FrameworkElement
            System.Windows.Shapes..::.Shape
              System.Windows.Shapes..::.Ellipse

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

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

Reference

Ellipse Members

System.Windows.Shapes Namespace

Other Resources

Shapes and Basic Drawing in WPF Overview

Shapes How-to Topics