How to: Use Clipping with a Region
One of the properties of the Graphics class is the clip region. All drawing done by a given Graphics object is restricted to the clip region of that Graphics object. You can set the clip region by calling the SetClip method.
Example
The following example constructs a path that consists of a single polygon. Then the code constructs a region, based on that path. The region is passed to the SetClip method of a Graphics object, and then two strings are drawn.
The following illustration shows the clipped strings.
.png "Clip")
' Create a path that consists of a single polygon.
Dim polyPoints As Point() = { _
New Point(10, 10), _
New Point(150, 10), _
New Point(100, 75), _
New Point(100, 150)}
Dim path As New GraphicsPath()
path.AddPolygon(polyPoints)
' Construct a region based on the path.
Dim [region] As New [Region](path)
' Draw the outline of the region.
Dim pen As Pen = Pens.Black
e.Graphics.DrawPath(pen, path)
' Set the clipping region of the Graphics object.
e.Graphics.SetClip([region], CombineMode.Replace)
' Draw some clipped strings.
Dim fontFamily As New FontFamily("Arial")
Dim font As New Font( _
fontFamily, _
36, _
FontStyle.Bold, _
GraphicsUnit.Pixel)
Dim solidBrush As New SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 0, 0))
e.Graphics.DrawString( _
"A Clipping Region", _
font, _
solidBrush, _
New PointF(15, 25))
e.Graphics.DrawString( _
"A Clipping Region", _
font, _
solidBrush, _
New PointF(15, 68))
// Create a path that consists of a single polygon.
Point[] polyPoints = {
new Point(10, 10),
new Point(150, 10),
new Point(100, 75),
new Point(100, 150)};
GraphicsPath path = new GraphicsPath();
path.AddPolygon(polyPoints);
// Construct a region based on the path.
Region region = new Region(path);
// Draw the outline of the region.
Pen pen = Pens.Black;
e.Graphics.DrawPath(pen, path);
// Set the clipping region of the Graphics object.
e.Graphics.SetClip(region, CombineMode.Replace);
// Draw some clipped strings.
FontFamily fontFamily = new FontFamily("Arial");
Font font = new Font(
fontFamily,
36, FontStyle.Bold,
GraphicsUnit.Pixel);
SolidBrush solidBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 0, 0));
e.Graphics.DrawString(
"A Clipping Region",
font, solidBrush,
new PointF(15, 25));
e.Graphics.DrawString(
"A Clipping Region",
font,
solidBrush,
new PointF(15, 68));
Compiling the Code
The preceding example is designed for use with Windows Forms, and it requires PaintEventArgs e, which is a parameter of PaintEventHandler.