Graphics::DrawEllipse Method (Pen, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)
Draws an ellipse defined by a bounding rectangle specified by a pair of coordinates, a height, and a width.
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)
Parameters
- pen
- Type: System.Drawing::Pen
Pen that determines the color, width, and style of the ellipse.
- x
- Type: System::Int32
The x-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the bounding rectangle that defines the ellipse.
- y
- Type: System::Int32
The y-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the bounding rectangle that defines the ellipse.
- width
- Type: System::Int32
Width of the bounding rectangle that defines the ellipse.
- height
- Type: System::Int32
Height of the bounding rectangle that defines the ellipse.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | pen is nullptr. |
The following code example is designed for use with Windows Forms, and it requires PaintEventArgs e, which is a parameter of the Paint event handler. The code performs the following actions:
Creates a black pen.
Creates the position and size of a rectangle to bound an ellipse.
Draws the ellipse to the screen.
private: void DrawEllipseInt( PaintEventArgs^ e ) { // Create pen. Pen^ blackPen = gcnew Pen( Color::Black,3.0f ); // Create location and size of ellipse. int x = 0; int y = 0; int width = 200; int height = 100; // Draw ellipse to screen. e->Graphics->DrawEllipse( blackPen, x, y, width, height ); }
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