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Graphics::PageUnit Property
Visual Studio 2010
Gets or sets the unit of measure used for page coordinates in this Graphics.
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| InvalidEnumArgumentException | PageUnit is set to World, which is not a physical unit. |
The following code example demonstrates the effect of changing the PageUnit property.
This example is designed to be used with Windows Forms. Paste the code into a form and call the ChangePageUnit method when handling the form's Paint event, passing e as PaintEventArgs.
private: void ChangePageUnit( PaintEventArgs^ e ) { // Create a rectangle. Rectangle rectangle1 = Rectangle(20,20,50,100); // Draw its outline. e->Graphics->DrawRectangle( Pens::SlateBlue, rectangle1 ); // Change the page scale. e->Graphics->PageUnit = GraphicsUnit::Point; // Draw the rectangle again. e->Graphics->DrawRectangle( Pens::Tomato, rectangle1 ); }
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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