Encapsulates a GDI+ drawing surface. This class cannot be inherited.

The following tables list the members exposed by the Graphics type.

 Public Properties

	Name	Description
	Clip	Gets or sets a Region that limits the drawing region of this Graphics.
	ClipBounds	Gets a RectangleF structure that bounds the clipping region of this Graphics.
	CompositingMode	Gets a value that specifies how composited images are drawn to this Graphics.
	CompositingQuality	Gets or sets the rendering quality of composited images drawn to this Graphics.
	DpiX	Gets the horizontal resolution of this Graphics.
	DpiY	Gets the vertical resolution of this Graphics.
	InterpolationMode	Gets or sets the interpolation mode associated with this Graphics.
	IsClipEmpty	Gets a value indicating whether the clipping region of this Graphics is empty.
	IsVisibleClipEmpty	Gets a value indicating whether the visible clipping region of this Graphics is empty.
	PageScale	Gets or sets the scaling between world units and page units for this Graphics.
	PageUnit	Gets or sets the unit of measure used for page coordinates in this Graphics.
	PixelOffsetMode	Gets or set a value specifying how pixels are offset during rendering of this Graphics.
	RenderingOrigin	Gets or sets the rendering origin of this Graphics for dithering and for hatch brushes.
	SmoothingMode	Gets or sets the rendering quality for this Graphics.
	TextContrast	Gets or sets the gamma correction value for rendering text.
	TextRenderingHint	Gets or sets the rendering mode for text associated with this Graphics.
	Transform	Gets or sets the world transformation for this Graphics.
	VisibleClipBounds	Gets the bounding rectangle of the visible clipping region of this Graphics.

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 Public Methods

(see also Protected Methods )

	Name	Description
	AddMetafileComment	Adds a comment to the current Metafile.
	BeginContainer	Overloaded. Saves a graphics container with the current state of this Graphics and opens and uses a new graphics container.
	Clear	Clears the entire drawing surface and fills it with the specified background color.
	CopyFromScreen	Overloaded. Performs a bit-block transfer of color data from the screen to the drawing surface of the Graphics.
	CreateObjRef	Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object. (inherited from MarshalByRefObject)
	Dispose	Releases all resources used by this Graphics.
	DrawArc	Overloaded. Draws an arc representing a portion of an ellipse specified by a pair of coordinates, a width, and a height.
	DrawBezier	Overloaded. Draws a Bézier spline defined by four Point structures.
	DrawBeziers	Overloaded. Draws a series of Bézier splines from an array of Point structures.
	DrawClosedCurve	Overloaded. Draws a closed cardinal spline defined by an array of Point structures.
	DrawCurve	Overloaded. Draws a cardinal spline through a specified array of Point structures.
	DrawEllipse	Overloaded. Draws an ellipse defined by a bounding rectangle specified by a pair of coordinates, a height, and a width.
	DrawIcon	Overloaded. Draws the image represented by the specified Icon at the specified coordinates.
	DrawIconUnstretched	Draws the image represented by the specified Icon without scaling the image.
	DrawImage	Overloaded. Draws the specified Image at the specified location and with the original size.
	DrawImageUnscaled	Overloaded. Draws the specified image using its original physical size at the location specified by a coordinate pair.
	DrawImageUnscaledAndClipped	Draws the specified image without scaling and clips it, if necessary, to fit in the specified rectangle.
	DrawLine	Overloaded. Draws a line connecting the two points specified by the coordinate pairs.
	DrawLines	Overloaded. Draws a series of line segments that connect an array of Point structures.
	DrawPath	Draws a GraphicsPath.
	DrawPie	Overloaded. Draws a pie shape defined by an ellipse specified by a coordinate pair, a width, a height, and two radial lines.
	DrawPolygon	Overloaded. Draws a polygon defined by an array of Point structures.
	DrawRectangle	Overloaded. Draws a rectangle specified by a coordinate pair, a width, and a height.
	DrawRectangles	Overloaded. Draws a series of rectangles specified by Rectangle structures.
	DrawString	Overloaded. Draws the specified text string at the specified location with the specified Brush and Font objects.
	EndContainer	Closes the current graphics container and restores the state of this Graphics to the state saved by a call to the BeginContainer method.
	EnumerateMetafile	Overloaded. Sends the records in the specified Metafile, one at a time, to a callback method for display at a specified point.
	Equals	Overloaded. Determines whether two Object instances are equal. (inherited from Object)
	ExcludeClip	Overloaded. Updates the clip region of this Graphics to exclude the area specified by a Rectangle structure.
	FillClosedCurve	Overloaded. Fills the interior of a closed cardinal spline curve defined by an array of Point structures.
	FillEllipse	Overloaded. Fills the interior of an ellipse defined by a bounding rectangle specified by a pair of coordinates, a width, and a height.
	FillPath	Fills the interior of a GraphicsPath.
	FillPie	Overloaded. Fills the interior of a pie section defined by an ellipse specified by a pair of coordinates, a width, a height, and two radial lines.
	FillPolygon	Overloaded. Fills the interior of a polygon defined by an array of points specified by Point structures.
	FillRectangle	Overloaded. Fills the interior of a rectangle specified by a pair of coordinates, a width, and a height.
	FillRectangles	Overloaded. Fills the interiors of a series of rectangles specified by Rectangle structures.
	FillRegion	Fills the interior of a Region.
	Flush	Overloaded. Forces execution of all pending graphics operations and returns immediately without waiting for the operations to finish.
	FromHdc	Overloaded. Creates a new Graphics from the specified handle to a device context.
	FromHdcInternal	Returns a Graphics for the specified device context.
	FromHow	Creates a graphics object.
	FromHwnd	Creates a new Graphics from the specified handle to a window.
	FromHwndInternal	Creates a new Graphics for the specified windows handle.
	FromImage	Creates a new Graphics from the specified Image.
	GetContextInfo
	GetHalftonePalette	Gets a handle to the current Windows halftone palette.
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (inherited from Object)
	GetHdc	Gets the handle to the device context associated with this Graphics.
	GetLifetimeService	Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance. (inherited from MarshalByRefObject)
	GetNearestColor	Gets the nearest color to the specified Color structure.
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (inherited from Object)
	InitializeLifetimeService	Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance. (inherited from MarshalByRefObject)
	IntersectClip	Overloaded. Updates the clip region of this Graphics to the intersection of the current clip region and the specified Rectangle structure.
	IsVisible	Overloaded. Indicates whether the point specified by a pair of coordinates is contained within the visible clip region of this Graphics.
	MeasureCharacterRanges	Gets an array of Region objects, each of which bounds a range of character positions within the specified string.
	MeasureString	Overloaded. Measures the specified string when drawn with the specified Font.
	MultiplyTransform	Overloaded. Multiplies the world transformation of this Graphics and specified the Matrix.
	ReferenceEquals	Determines whether the specified Object instances are the same instance. (inherited from Object)
	ReleaseHdc	Overloaded. Releases a device context handle obtained by a previous call to the GetHdc method of this Graphics.
	ReleaseHdcInternal	Releases a handle to a device context.
	ResetClip	Resets the clip region of this Graphics to an infinite region.
	ResetTransform	Resets the world transformation matrix of this Graphics to the identity matrix.
	Restore	Restores the state of this Graphics to the state represented by a GraphicsState.
	RotateTransform	Overloaded. Applies the specified rotation to the transformation matrix of this Graphics.
	Save	Saves the current state of this Graphics and identifies the saved state with a GraphicsState.
	ScaleTransform	Overloaded. Applies the specified scaling operation to the transformation matrix of this Graphics by prepending it to the object's transformation matrix.
	SetClip	Overloaded. Sets the clipping region of this Graphics to the Clip property of the specified Graphics.
	ToString	Returns a String that represents the current Object. (inherited from Object)
	TransformPoints	Overloaded. Transforms an array of points from one coordinate space to another using the current world and page transformations of this Graphics.
	TranslateClip	Overloaded. Translates the clipping region of this Graphics by specified amounts in the horizontal and vertical directions.
	TranslateTransform	Overloaded. Changes the origin of the coordinate system by prepending the specified translation to the transformation matrix of this Graphics.

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 Protected Methods

	Name	Description
	Finalize	Allows an Object to attempt to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (inherited from Object)
	MemberwiseClone	Overloaded. (inherited from MarshalByRefObject)

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 See Also

Reference

Graphics Class
System.Drawing Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Create Graphics Objects for Drawing
Getting Started with Graphics Programming
Managing the State of a Graphics Object