Graphics.AddMetafileComment Method

Adds a comment to the current Metafile.

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

public:
void AddMetafileComment (
	array<unsigned char>^ data
)
public void AddMetafileComment (
	byte[] data
)
public function AddMetafileComment (
	data : byte[]
)
Not applicable.

Parameters

data

Array of bytes that contains the comment.

This method is valid only if this Graphics is associated with a Metafile.

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 for creating the metafile and gets an hdc, a handle to its device context.

  • Creates a new metafile using the hdc.

  • Creates a Graphics for display of the metafile from the Metafile.

  • Draws a rectangle to the metafile.

  • Adds a comment to the metafile.

  • Disposes the Graphics for the metafile-which closes the metafile.

  • Disposes the metafile.

  • Releases the temporary hdc.

  • Disposes the temporary Graphics.

  • Creates a second metafile from the previously created file.

  • Draws the metafile to the screen.

  • Disposes the metafile.

private:
   [SecurityPermission(SecurityAction::Demand, Flags = SecurityPermissionFlag::UnmanagedCode)]            
   void AddMetafileCommentBytes( PaintEventArgs^ e )
   {
      // Create temporary Graphics object for metafile
      //  creation and get handle to its device context.
      Graphics^ newGraphics = this->CreateGraphics();
      IntPtr hdc = newGraphics->GetHdc();

      // Create metafile object to record.
      Metafile^ metaFile1 = gcnew Metafile( "SampMeta.emf",hdc );

      // Create graphics object to record metaFile.
      Graphics^ metaGraphics = Graphics::FromImage( metaFile1 );

      // Draw rectangle in metaFile.
      metaGraphics->DrawRectangle( gcnew Pen( Color::Black,5.0f ), 0, 0, 100, 100 );

      // Create comment and add to metaFile.
      array<Byte>^metaComment = {(Byte)'T',(Byte)'e',(Byte)'s',(Byte)'t'};
      metaGraphics->AddMetafileComment( metaComment );

      // Dispose of graphics object.
      delete metaGraphics;

      // Dispose of metafile.
      delete metaFile1;

      // Release handle to temporary device context.
      newGraphics->ReleaseHdc( hdc );

      // Dispose of scratch graphics object.
      delete newGraphics;

      // Create existing metafile object to draw.
      Metafile^ metaFile2 = gcnew Metafile( "SampMeta.emf" );

      // Draw metaFile to screen.
      e->Graphics->DrawImage( metaFile2, Point(0,0) );

      // Dispose of metafile.
      delete metaFile2;
   }

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

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

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