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Graphics::IsVisible Method (PointF)

Indicates whether the specified PointF structure is contained within the visible clip region of this Graphics.

Namespace:  System.Drawing
Assembly:  System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)

public:
bool IsVisible(
	PointF point
)

Parameters

point
Type: System.Drawing::PointF
PointF structure to test for visibility.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean
true if the point specified by the point parameter is contained within the visible clip region of this Graphics; otherwise, false.

The following code example is designed for use with Windows Forms, and it requires PaintEventArgs e, which is a parameter of the Paint event handler. The code performs the following actions:

  • Creates a rectangular clipping region and sets it as the clipping region for the graphics of the form using Replace.

  • Creates two points, one inside the clipping region and one outside.

  • Tests each of the points for visibility and draws only the visible one.

The result is one small red circle, which is within the clip region.


public:
   void IsVisiblePointF( PaintEventArgs^ e )
   {
      // Set clip region.
      System::Drawing::Region^ clipRegion = gcnew System::Drawing::Region( Rectangle(50,50,100,100) );
      e->Graphics->SetClip( clipRegion, CombineMode::Replace );

      // Set up coordinates of points.
      float x1 = 100.0F;
      float y1 = 100.0F;
      float x2 = 200.0F;
      float y2 = 200.0F;
      PointF point1 = PointF(x1,y1);
      PointF point2 = PointF(x2,y2);

      // If point is visible, fill ellipse that represents it.
      if ( e->Graphics->IsVisible( point1 ) )
      {
         e->Graphics->FillEllipse( gcnew SolidBrush( Color::Red ), x1, y1, 10.0F, 10.0F );
      }

      if ( e->Graphics->IsVisible( point2 ) )
      {
         e->Graphics->FillEllipse( gcnew SolidBrush( Color::Blue ), x2, y2, 10.0F, 10.0F );
      }
   }


.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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