Graphics::DrawLine Method (Pen, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)
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::Int32
The x-coordinate of the first point.
- y1
- Type: System::Int32
The y-coordinate of the first point.
- x2
- Type: System::Int32
The x-coordinate of the second point.
- y2
- Type: System::Int32
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 DrawLineInt( PaintEventArgs^ e ) { // Create pen. Pen^ blackPen = gcnew Pen( Color::Black,3.0f ); // Create coordinates of points that define line. int x1 = 100; int y1 = 100; int x2 = 500; int y2 = 100; // Draw line to screen. e->Graphics->DrawLine( blackPen, x1, y1, x2, y2 ); }
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