FrameStyle Enumeration
Specifies the frame style of the selected control.
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
This enumeration is used by ControlPaint.DrawReversibleFrame.
DrawReversibleFrame is used when selecting objects or during drag-and-drop operations.
The following code example demonstrates using the FrameStyle enumeration. To run the example, paste the following code in a form called Form1 containing several controls.This example assumes the MouseDown, MouseMove, and MouseUp events are connected to the event-handler methods defined in the example.
' The following three methods will draw a rectangle and allow ' the user to use the mouse to resize the rectangle. If the ' rectangle intersects a control's client rectangle, the ' control's color will change. Dim isDrag As Boolean = False Dim theRectangle As New rectangle(New Point(0, 0), New Size(0, 0)) Dim startPoint As Point Private Sub Form1_MouseDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As _ System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles MyBase.MouseDown ' Set the isDrag variable to true and get the starting point ' by using the PointToScreen method to convert form coordinates to ' screen coordinates. If (e.Button = MouseButtons.Left) Then isDrag = True End If Dim control As Control = CType(sender, Control) ' Calculate the startPoint by using the PointToScreen ' method. startPoint = control.PointToScreen(New Point(e.X, e.Y)) End Sub Private Sub Form1_MouseMove(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As _ System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles MyBase.MouseMove ' If the mouse is being dragged, undraw and redraw the rectangle ' as the mouse moves. If (isDrag) Then ' Hide the previous rectangle by calling the DrawReversibleFrame ' method with the same parameters. ControlPaint.DrawReversibleFrame(theRectangle, Me.BackColor, _ FrameStyle.Dashed) ' Calculate the endpoint and dimensions for the new rectangle, ' again using the PointToScreen method. Dim endPoint As Point = CType(sender, Control).PointToScreen(New Point(e.X, e.Y)) Dim width As Integer = endPoint.X - startPoint.X Dim height As Integer = endPoint.Y - startPoint.Y theRectangle = New Rectangle(startPoint.X, startPoint.Y, _ width, height) ' Draw the new rectangle by calling DrawReversibleFrame again. ControlPaint.DrawReversibleFrame(theRectangle, Me.BackColor, _ FrameStyle.Dashed) End If End Sub Private Sub Form1_MouseUp(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As _ System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles MyBase.MouseUp ' If the MouseUp event occurs, the user is not dragging. isDrag = False ' Draw the rectangle to be evaluated. Set a dashed frame style ' using the FrameStyle enumeration. ControlPaint.DrawReversibleFrame(theRectangle, Me.BackColor, _ FrameStyle.Dashed) ' Find out which controls intersect the rectangle and change their color. ' The method uses the RectangleToScreen method to convert the ' Control's client coordinates to screen coordinates. Dim i As Integer Dim controlRectangle As Rectangle For i = 0 To Controls.Count - 1 controlRectangle = Controls(i).RectangleToScreen _ (Controls(i).ClientRectangle) If controlRectangle.IntersectsWith(theRectangle) Then Controls(i).BackColor = Color.BurlyWood End If Next ' Reset the rectangle. theRectangle = New Rectangle(0, 0, 0, 0) End Sub
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