Graphics.Clear Method
Clears the entire drawing surface and fills it with the specified background color.
[Visual Basic] Public Sub Clear( _ ByVal color As Color _ ) [C#] public void Clear( Color color ); [C++] public: void Clear( Color color ); [JScript] public function Clear( color : Color );
Parameters
- color
- Color structure that represents the background color of the drawing surface.
Return Value
This method does not return a value.
Example
[Visual Basic, C#] The following example is designed for use with Windows Forms, and it requires PaintEventArgs e, which is a parameter of the Paint event handler. The code clears the drawing surface of the Graphics object and sets the background color to the system-defined teal color.
[Visual Basic] Public Sub ClearColor(e As PaintEventArgs) ' Clear screen with teal background. e.Graphics.Clear(Color.Teal) End Sub [C#] public void ClearColor(PaintEventArgs e) { // Clear screen with teal background. e.Graphics.Clear(Color.Teal); }
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Requirements
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, .NET Compact Framework
See Also
Graphics Class | Graphics Members | System.Drawing Namespace