Graphics::SetClip Method (GraphicsPath, CombineMode)
Sets the clipping region of this Graphics to the result of the specified operation combining the current clip region and the specified GraphicsPath.
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)
Parameters
- path
- Type: System.Drawing.Drawing2D::GraphicsPath
GraphicsPath to combine.
- combineMode
- Type: System.Drawing.Drawing2D::CombineMode
Member of the CombineMode enumeration that specifies the combining operation to use.
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 graphics path and adds an ellipse to the path.
Sets the clipping region to the elliptical path with the Replace member.
Fills a large rectangle with a solid black brush.
The result is a filled, black ellipse.
public: void SetClipPathCombine( PaintEventArgs^ e ) { // Create graphics path. GraphicsPath^ clipPath = gcnew GraphicsPath; clipPath->AddEllipse( 0, 0, 200, 100 ); // Set clipping region to path. e->Graphics->SetClip( clipPath, CombineMode::Replace ); // Fill rectangle to demonstrate clipping region. e->Graphics->FillRectangle( gcnew SolidBrush( Color::Black ), 0, 0, 500, 300 ); }
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