UITypeEditor.PaintValue Method

Definition

Paints a representation of the value of an object.

Overloads

PaintValue(PaintValueEventArgs)

Paints a representation of the value of an object using the specified PaintValueEventArgs.

PaintValue(Object, Graphics, Rectangle)

Paints a representation of the value of the specified object to the specified canvas.

PaintValue(PaintValueEventArgs)

Source:
UITypeEditor.cs
Source:
UITypeEditor.cs
Source:
UITypeEditor.cs

Paints a representation of the value of an object using the specified PaintValueEventArgs.

C#
public virtual void PaintValue (System.Drawing.Design.PaintValueEventArgs e);

Parameters

e
PaintValueEventArgs

A PaintValueEventArgs that indicates what to paint and where to paint it.

Remarks

Editors should paint within the boundaries of the specified rectangle. This rectangle indicates the area of the Properties window to draw a representation of the value within.

Starting with the .NET Framework 4.6, the rectangle specified by Bounds will be resized based on the system DPI setting when the app.config file contains the following entry:

<appSettings>  
  <add key="EnableWindowsFormsHighDpiAutoResizing" value="true" />  
</appSettings>  

See also

Applies to

.NET Framework 4.8.1 and other versions
Product Versions
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

PaintValue(Object, Graphics, Rectangle)

Source:
UITypeEditor.cs
Source:
UITypeEditor.cs
Source:
UITypeEditor.cs

Paints a representation of the value of the specified object to the specified canvas.

C#
public void PaintValue (object value, System.Drawing.Graphics canvas, System.Drawing.Rectangle rectangle);
C#
public void PaintValue (object? value, System.Drawing.Graphics canvas, System.Drawing.Rectangle rectangle);

Parameters

value
Object

The object whose value this type editor will display.

canvas
Graphics

A drawing canvas on which to paint the representation of the object's value.

rectangle
Rectangle

A Rectangle within whose boundaries to paint the value.

Remarks

Editors should paint within the boundaries of the specified rectangle. This rectangle indicates the area of the Properties window to draw a representation of the value within.

Starting with the .NET Framework 4.6, the rectangle specified by Bounds will be resized based on the system DPI setting when the app.config file contains the following entry:

<appSettings>  
  <add key="EnableWindowsFormsHighDpiAutoResizing" value="true" />  
</appSettings>  

Applies to

.NET Framework 4.8.1 and other versions
Product Versions
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9