PenLineCap Enumeration (System.Windows.Media)

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PenLineCap Enumeration

.NET Framework Class Library

PenLineCap Enumeration

Describes the shape at the end of a line or segment.

Namespace: System.Windows.Media
Assembly: PresentationCore (in PresentationCore.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Enumeration PenLineCap

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As PenLineCap

public enum PenLineCap

Visual C++

public enum class PenLineCap

JScript

public enum PenLineCap

XAML Attribute Usage

<object property="enumerationMemberName" .../>

Members

	Member name	Description
	Flat	A cap that does not extend past the last point of the line. Comparable to no line cap.
	Square	A rectangle that has a height equal to the line thickness and a length equal to half the line thickness.
	Round	A semicircle that has a diameter equal to the line thickness.
	Triangle	An isosceles right triangle whose base length is equal to the thickness of the line.

Remarks

The following illustration shows the available cap styles for lines or segments. The red portion of the line shows the extra area added by the line cap setting.

Line caps

Examples

This example shows how to modify the shape at the start or end of an open Shape element. To change the cap at the beginning of an open Shape, use its StrokeStartLineCap property. To change the cap at the end of an open Shape, use its StrokeEndLineCap property. To view the available line caps, see the PenLineCap enumeration.

Note:
This property only affects an open shape , such as a Line, a Polyline, or an open Path element.

The following example draws four Polyline elements and uses a different set of shapes on the ends of each.

<TextBlock Grid.Column="3" Grid.Row="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
  <Bold>Line Caps</Bold>
</TextBlock>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="3" Grid.Row="1">Flat</TextBlock>
<Polyline
  Points="50,50 75,30 100,100 130,40"
  Stroke="Red"
  StrokeThickness="20"
  StrokeStartLineCap="Flat"
  StrokeEndLineCap="Flat"
  Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="4"/>

<TextBlock Grid.Column="3" Grid.Row="2">Square</TextBlock>
<Polyline
  Points="50,50 75,30 100,100 130,40"
  Stroke="Red"
  StrokeThickness="20"
  StrokeStartLineCap="Square"
  StrokeEndLineCap="Square"    
  Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="4"/>

<TextBlock Grid.Column="3" Grid.Row="3">Round</TextBlock>
<Polyline
  Points="50,50 75,30 100,100 130,40"
  Stroke="Red"
  StrokeThickness="20"
  StrokeStartLineCap="Round"
  StrokeEndLineCap="Round"  
  Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="4"/>

<TextBlock Grid.Column="3" Grid.Row="4">Triangle</TextBlock>
<Polyline
  Points="50,50 75,30 100,100 130,40"
  Stroke="Red"
  StrokeThickness="20"
  StrokeStartLineCap="Triangle"
  StrokeEndLineCap="Triangle"     
  Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="4"/>

This example is part of a larger sample; for the complete sample, see Shape Elements Sample.

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

System.Windows.Media Namespace