Pen.MiterLimit Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Media

Assembly:

PresentationCore.dll

Gets or sets the limit on the ratio of the miter length to half this pen's Thickness.

public:
 property double MiterLimit { double get(); void set(double value); };

public double MiterLimit { get; set; }

member this.MiterLimit : double with get, set

Public Property MiterLimit As Double

Property Value

Double

The limit on the ratio of the miter length to half the pen's Thickness. This value is always a positive number greater than or equal to 1. The default value is 10.0.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the MiterLimit property to limit the size of a corner created by two line segments.

<Page 
  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
  xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
  <StackPanel Margin="20">

    <Canvas Margin="100"  Width="100" Height="100">
      <Canvas.Background>
        <DrawingBrush>
          <DrawingBrush.Drawing>
            <GeometryDrawing>
              <GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
                <PathGeometry>
                  <PathGeometry.Figures>
                    <PathFigureCollection>
                      <PathFigure StartPoint="100,50">
                        <PathFigure.Segments>
                          <PathSegmentCollection>
                            <LineSegment Point="200,70" />
                            <LineSegment Point="100,60" />
                          </PathSegmentCollection>
                        </PathFigure.Segments>
                      </PathFigure>
                    </PathFigureCollection>
                  </PathGeometry.Figures>
                </PathGeometry>
              </GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
              <GeometryDrawing.Pen>

                <!-- The MiterLimit is set to a value of 0 so the corner formed
                     by where the two line segments join is cut or blunted. A larger 
                     value would allow for the corner to extend out even beyond 
                     the thickness of the line. -->
                <Pen Brush="Blue" Thickness="4" MiterLimit="0"  />
              </GeometryDrawing.Pen>
            </GeometryDrawing>
          </DrawingBrush.Drawing>
        </DrawingBrush>
      </Canvas.Background>
    </Canvas>

  </StackPanel>

</Page>

The following illustration shows what this code example produces.

Remarks

A miter is a joint made by beveling each of two surfaces to be joined to form a corner. When two line segments meet at a sharp angle, the miter may extend beyond the thickness of the line that strokes the path.

Dependency Property Information

Identifier field	MiterLimitProperty
Metadata properties set to true	None

See also

• StrokeMiterLimit