Graphics::DrawLine Method (Pen, Single, Single, Single, Single)
Draws a line connecting the two points specified by the coordinate pairs.
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)
Parameters
- pen
- Type: System.Drawing::Pen
Pen that determines the color, width, and style of the line.
- x1
- Type: System::Single
The x-coordinate of the first point.
- y1
- Type: System::Single
The y-coordinate of the first point.
- x2
- Type: System::Single
The x-coordinate of the second point.
- y2
- Type: System::Single
The y-coordinate of the second point.
| 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 coordinates of the endpoints of the line.
Draws the line to the screen.
public: void DrawLineFloat( PaintEventArgs^ e ) { // Create pen. Pen^ blackPen = gcnew Pen( Color::Black,3.0f ); // Create coordinates of points that define line. float x1 = 100.0F; float y1 = 100.0F; float x2 = 500.0F; float y2 = 100.0F; // Draw line to screen. e->Graphics->DrawLine( blackPen, x1, y1, x2, y2 ); }
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
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