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)

member SetClip : 
        g:Graphics -> unit

Parameters

g
Type: System.Drawing.Graphics

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.

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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