Displaying images, graphics, and thumbnails (XAML)

[ This article is for Windows 8.x and Windows Phone 8.x developers writing Windows Runtime apps. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation ]

The topics in this section get you started with displaying graphics.

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In this section

Topic Description

Quickstart: Drawing shapes

Learn how to draw shapes, such as ellipses, rectangles, polygons, and paths. The Path class is the way to visualize a fairly complex vector-based drawing language in a XAML UI, for example you can draw Bezier curves.

Quickstart: Using brushes

We look at the different brushes in Windows Runtime app using C++, C#, or Visual Basic.

Quickstart: Image and ImageBrush

Learn how to integrate images into your Windows Runtime app using C++, C#, or Visual Basic, including how to use the APIs of the two main XAML classes: Image and ImageBrush.

 

Roadmap for Windows Runtime apps using C# or Visual Basic

Roadmap for Windows Runtime apps using C++