GraphicsPath::AddRectangle Method (Rectangle)

 

Adds a rectangle to this path.

Namespace:   System.Drawing.Drawing2D
Assembly:  System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)

public:
void AddRectangle(
	Rectangle rect
)

Parameters

rect
Type: System.Drawing::Rectangle

A Rectangle that represents the rectangle to add.

The following code example is designed for use with Windows Forms, and it requires PaintEventArgse, an OnPaint event object. The code performs the following actions:

  • Creates a path.

  • Creates a rectangle and adds the rectangle to the path.

  • Draws the path to the screen.

private:
   void AddRectangleExample( PaintEventArgs^ e )
   {
      // Create a GraphicsPath object and add a rectangle to it.
      GraphicsPath^ myPath = gcnew GraphicsPath;
      Rectangle pathRect = Rectangle(20,20,100,200);
      myPath->AddRectangle( pathRect );

      // Draw the path to the screen.
      Pen^ myPen = gcnew Pen( Color::Black,2.0f );
      e->Graphics->DrawPath( myPen, myPath );
   }

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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