Graphics.DrawClosedCurve Method (Pen, PointF[])

Draws a closed cardinal spline defined by an array of PointF structures.

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

public:
void DrawClosedCurve (
	Pen^ pen, 
	array<PointF>^ points
)
public void DrawClosedCurve (
	Pen pen, 
	PointF[] points
)
public function DrawClosedCurve (
	pen : Pen, 
	points : PointF[]
)
Not applicable.

Parameters

pen

Pen that determines the color, width, and height of the curve.

points

Array of PointF structures that define the spline.

Exception typeCondition

ArgumentNullException

pen is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

-or-

points is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

This method draws a closed cardinal spline that passes through each point in the array. If the last point does not match the first point, an additional curve segment is added from the last point to the first point to close it.

The array of points must contain at least four PointF structures.

This method uses a default tension of 0.5.

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

  • Creates red and green pens.

  • Creates seven points to define a curve.

  • Draws seven red straight lines between the seven points to form a closed polygon.

  • Draws a green closed curve through the seven points.

The method uses a default tension of 0.5.

private:
   void DrawClosedCurvePointF( PaintEventArgs^ e )
   {
      // Create pens.
      Pen^ redPen = gcnew Pen( Color::Red,3.0f );
      Pen^ greenPen = gcnew Pen( Color::Green,3.0f );

      // Create points that define curve.
      PointF point1 = PointF(50.0F,50.0F);
      PointF point2 = PointF(100.0F,25.0F);
      PointF point3 = PointF(200.0F,5.0F);
      PointF point4 = PointF(250.0F,50.0F);
      PointF point5 = PointF(300.0F,100.0F);
      PointF point6 = PointF(350.0F,200.0F);
      PointF point7 = PointF(250.0F,250.0F);
      array<PointF>^ curvePoints = {point1,point2,point3,point4,point5,point6,point7};

      // Draw lines between original points to screen.
      e->Graphics->DrawLines( redPen, curvePoints );

      // Draw closed curve to screen.
      e->Graphics->DrawClosedCurve( greenPen, curvePoints );
   }

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

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