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Graphics::DrawBeziers Method (Pen, array<PointF>)

Draws a series of Bézier splines from an array of PointF structures.

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

public:
void DrawBeziers(
	Pen^ pen, 
	array<PointF>^ points
)

Parameters

pen
Type: System.Drawing::Pen

Pen that determines the color, width, and style of the curve.

points
Type: array<System.Drawing::PointF>

Array of PointF structures that represent the points that determine the curve.

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

pen is nullptr.

-or-

points is nullptr.

The first Bézier curve is drawn from the first point to the fourth point in the point array. The second and third points are control points that determine the shape of the curve. Each subsequent curve needs exactly three more points: two more control points and an ending point. The ending point of the previous curve is used as the starting point for each additional curve.

The following code example is designed for use with Windows Forms, and it requires PaintEventArgs e, which is a parameter of the Paint event handler. The code performs the following actions:

  • Creates a black pen.

  • Creates the start, end, and two control points for a first curve and endpoint and two control points for a second curve.

  • Draws the successive Bézier curves to the screen.

private:
   void DrawBeziersPointF( PaintEventArgs^ e )
   {
      // Create pen.
      Pen^ blackPen = gcnew Pen( Color::Black,3.0f );

      // Create points for curve.
      PointF start = PointF(100.0F,100.0F);
      PointF control1 = PointF(200.0F,10.0F);
      PointF control2 = PointF(350.0F,50.0F);
      PointF end1 = PointF(500.0F,100.0F);
      PointF control3 = PointF(600.0F,150.0F);
      PointF control4 = PointF(650.0F,250.0F);
      PointF end2 = PointF(500.0F,300.0F);
      array<PointF>^ bezierPoints = {start,control1,control2,end1,control3,control4,end2};

      // Draw arc to screen.
      e->Graphics->DrawBeziers( blackPen, bezierPoints );
   }

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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