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Control::RectangleToScreen Method (Rectangle)

 

Computes the size and location of the specified client rectangle in screen coordinates.

Namespace:   System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

public:
Rectangle RectangleToScreen(
	Rectangle r
)

Parameters

r
Type: System.Drawing::Rectangle

The client coordinate Rectangle to convert.

Return Value

Type: System.Drawing::Rectangle

A Rectangle that represents the converted Rectangle, p, in screen coordinates.

The following code example demonstrates how to use the BackColor, RectangleToScreen, PointToScreen, MouseButtons, ControlPaint::DrawReversibleFrame, and Rectangle::IntersectsWith members. To run the example, paste the following code in a form called Form1 containing several controls. This example requires that the MouseDown, MouseMove, and MouseUp events are connected to the event handlers defined in the example.

private:
   // The following three methods will draw a rectangle and allow 
   // the user to use the mouse to resize the rectangle.  If the 
   // rectangle intersects a control's client rectangle, the 
   // control's color will change.
   bool isDrag;
   Rectangle theRectangle;
   Point startPoint;
   void Form1_MouseDown( Object^ sender, System::Windows::Forms::MouseEventArgs^ e )
   {

      // Set the isDrag variable to true and get the starting point 
      // by using the PointToScreen method to convert form 
      // coordinates to screen coordinates.
      if ( e->Button == ::MouseButtons::Left )
      {
         isDrag = true;
      }

      Control^ control = dynamic_cast<Control^>(sender);

      // Calculate the startPoint by using the PointToScreen 
      // method.
      startPoint = control->PointToScreen( Point(e->X,e->Y) );
   }

   void Form1_MouseMove( Object^ /*sender*/, System::Windows::Forms::MouseEventArgs^ e )
   {

      // If the mouse is being dragged, 
      // undraw and redraw the rectangle as the mouse moves.
      if ( isDrag )
      {
         ControlPaint::DrawReversibleFrame( theRectangle, this->BackColor, FrameStyle::Dashed );

         // Calculate the endpoint and dimensions for the new 
         // rectangle, again using the PointToScreen method.
         Point endPoint = this->PointToScreen( Point(e->X,e->Y) );
         int width = endPoint.X - startPoint.X;
         int height = endPoint.Y - startPoint.Y;
         theRectangle = Rectangle(startPoint.X,startPoint.Y,width,height);

         // Draw the new rectangle by calling DrawReversibleFrame
         // again.  
         ControlPaint::DrawReversibleFrame( theRectangle, this->BackColor, FrameStyle::Dashed );
      }
   }

   void Form1_MouseUp( Object^ /*sender*/, System::Windows::Forms::MouseEventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {

      // If the MouseUp event occurs, the user is not dragging.
      isDrag = false;

      // Draw the rectangle to be evaluated. Set a dashed frame style 
      // using the FrameStyle enumeration.
      ControlPaint::DrawReversibleFrame( theRectangle, this->BackColor, FrameStyle::Dashed );

      // Find out which controls intersect the rectangle and 
      // change their color. The method uses the RectangleToScreen  
      // method to convert the Control's client coordinates 
      // to screen coordinates.
      Rectangle controlRectangle;
      for ( int i = 0; i < Controls->Count; i++ )
      {
         controlRectangle = Controls[ i ]->RectangleToScreen( Controls[ i ]->ClientRectangle );
         if ( controlRectangle.IntersectsWith( theRectangle ) )
         {
            Controls[ i ]->BackColor = Color::BurlyWood;
         }

      }

      // Reset the rectangle.
      theRectangle = Rectangle(0,0,0,0);
   }

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Available since 1.1
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