Graphics.SetClip Method (Graphics)

Sets the clipping region of this Graphics to the Clip property of the specified Graphics.

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

public:
void SetClip (
	Graphics^ g
)
public void SetClip (
	Graphics g
)
public function SetClip (
	g : Graphics
)
Not applicable.

Parameters

g

Graphics from which to take the new clip region.

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

  • Creates a temporary Graphics from the thisFormForm of the example.

  • Sets the clipping region of the temporary Graphics to a small square.

  • Updates the clipping region of the form's graphic object to that of the temporary Graphics.

  • Fills a large rectangle with a solid black brush.

The result is a small, filled, black square.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

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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