Pen Class
Defines an object used to draw lines and curves. This class cannot be inherited.
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)
A Pen draws a line of specified width and style. Use the DashStyle property to draw several varieties of dashed lines. The line drawn by a Pen can be filled in a variety of fill styles, including solid colors and textures. The fill style depends on brush or texture that is used as the fill object.
The following code example demonstrates constructing a Pen with a Brush and the effects of setting the LineJoin property on a Pen.
This example is designed to be used with Windows Forms. Paste the code into a form and call the ShowLineJoin method when handling the form's Paint event, passing e as PaintEventArgs.
Private Sub ShowLineJoin(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs) ' Create a new pen. Dim skyBluePen As New Pen(Brushes.DeepSkyBlue) ' Set the pen's width. skyBluePen.Width = 8.0F ' Set the LineJoin property. skyBluePen.LineJoin = Drawing2D.LineJoin.Bevel ' Draw a rectangle. e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(skyBluePen, _ New Rectangle(40, 40, 150, 200)) 'Dispose of the pen. skyBluePen.Dispose() End Sub
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