RectangleShape Constructor (ShapeContainer)

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Initializes a new instance of the RectangleShape class, specifying the ShapeContainer that will contain it.

Namespace:   Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Vs (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Vs.dll)

Syntax

public RectangleShape(
    ShapeContainer parent
)

public:
RectangleShape(
    ShapeContainer^ parent
)

new : 
        parent:ShapeContainer -> RectangleShape

Public Sub New (
    parent As ShapeContainer
)

Parameters

Remarks

A RectangleShape control cannot be displayed directly on a form or container control; it must be contained in a ShapeContainer object. After you initialize a RectangleShape, you will have to set its Parent property either to an existing ShapeContainer or to a new instance of ShapeContainer.

When you add a RectangleShape to a form or container that already contains a ShapeContainer, you should use the existing ShapeContainer instead of declaring a new one. Hosting more than one ShapeContainer on a form or container can cause unexpected results with z-order and events.

Examples

The following example creates a RectangleShape and adds it to a form that already contains a LineShape. This example requires that you have a LineShape named LineShape1 on a form.

private void DrawRectangle2()
{
    // Declare a RectangleShape and parent it to 
    // lineShape1's ShapeContainer.
    Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.RectangleShape rect1 = 
        new Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.RectangleShape(lineShape1.Parent);
    // Set the location and size of the rectangle.
    rect1.Left = 40;
    rect1.Top = 40;
    rect1.Width = 120;
    rect1.Height = 220;
}

Private Sub DrawRectangle2()
    ' Declare a RectangleShape and parent it to 
    ' LineShape1's ShapeContainer.
    Dim rect1 As New Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.
        RectangleShape(LineShape1.Parent)
    ' Set the location and size of the rectangle.
    rect1.Left = 40
    rect1.Top = 40
    rect1.Width = 120
    rect1.Height = 220
End Sub

See Also

RectangleShape Overload
RectangleShape Class
Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks Namespace
Introduction to the Line and Shape Controls (Visual Studio)
How to: Draw Lines with the LineShape Control (Visual Studio)
How to: Draw Shapes with the OvalShape and RectangleShape Controls (Visual Studio)

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