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Graphics::DrawArc Method (Pen, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)

Draws an arc representing a portion of an ellipse specified by a pair of coordinates, a width, and a height.

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

public:
void DrawArc(
	Pen^ pen, 
	int x, 
	int y, 
	int width, 
	int height, 
	int startAngle, 
	int sweepAngle
)

Parameters

pen
Type: System.Drawing::Pen

Pen that determines the color, width, and style of the arc.

x
Type: System::Int32

The x-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the rectangle that defines the ellipse.

y
Type: System::Int32

The y-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the rectangle that defines the ellipse.

width
Type: System::Int32

Width of the rectangle that defines the ellipse.

height
Type: System::Int32

Height of the rectangle that defines the ellipse.

startAngle
Type: System::Int32

Angle in degrees measured clockwise from the x-axis to the starting point of the arc.

sweepAngle
Type: System::Int32

Angle in degrees measured clockwise from the startAngle parameter to ending point of the arc.

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

pen is nullptr.

This method draws an arc that is a portion of the perimeter of an ellipse. The ellipse is defined by the boundaries of a rectangle. The arc is the portion of the perimeter of the ellipse between the startAngle parameter and the startAngle + sweepAngle parameters.

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.

  • Defines the start (45 degrees) and sweep (270 degrees) angles.

  • Draws the elliptical arc to the screen.

The result is a partial ellipse missing a segment between + and - 45 degrees of the x axis.

private:
   void DrawArcInt( PaintEventArgs^ e )
   {
      // Create pen.
      Pen^ blackPen = gcnew Pen( Color::Black,3.0f );
      // Create coordinates of rectangle to bound ellipse. 
      int x = 0;
      int y = 0;
      int width = 100;
      int height = 200;

      // Create start and sweep angles on ellipse. 
      int startAngle = 45;
      int sweepAngle = 270;

      // Draw arc to screen.
      e->Graphics->DrawArc( blackPen, x, y, width, height, startAngle, sweepAngle );
   }

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

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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