Graphics::DrawRectangle Method (Pen^, Single, Single, Single, Single)

 

Draws a rectangle specified by a coordinate pair, a width, and a height.

Namespace:   System.Drawing
Assembly:  System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)

public:
void DrawRectangle(
	Pen^ pen,
	float x,
	float y,
	float width,
	float height
)

Parameters

pen
Type: System.Drawing::Pen^

A Pen that determines the color, width, and style of the rectangle.

x
Type: System::Single

The x-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the rectangle to draw.

y
Type: System::Single

The y-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the rectangle to draw.

width
Type: System::Single

The width of the rectangle to draw.

height
Type: System::Single

The height of the rectangle to draw.

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

pen is null.

For information about how to draw a RectangleF, see DrawRectangles(Pen^, array<RectangleF>^).

The following code example is designed for use with Windows Forms, and it requires PaintEventArgse, 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.

  • Draws the rectangle to the screen.

public:
   void DrawRectangleFloat( PaintEventArgs^ e )
   {
      // Create pen.
      Pen^ blackPen = gcnew Pen( Color::Black,3.0f );

      // Create location and size of rectangle.
      float x = 0.0F;
      float y = 0.0F;
      float width = 200.0F;
      float height = 200.0F;

      // Draw rectangle to screen.
      e->Graphics->DrawRectangle( blackPen, x, y, width, height );
   }

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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