Region.MakeEmpty Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Drawing

Assembly:

System.Drawing.Common.dll

Initializes this Region to an empty interior.

public:
 void MakeEmpty();

public void MakeEmpty ();

member this.MakeEmpty : unit -> unit

Public Sub MakeEmpty ()

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the Region constructor and MakeEmpty method. This example is designed to be used with Windows Forms. Create a form and paste the following code into it. Call the FillEmptyRegion method in the form's Paint event-handling method, passing e as PaintEventArgs.

private:
   void FillEmptyRegion( PaintEventArgs^ e )
   {
      // Create a region from a rectangle.
      Rectangle originalRectangle = Rectangle(40,40,40,50);
      System::Drawing::Region^ smallRegion = gcnew System::Drawing::Region( originalRectangle );

      // Call MakeEmpty.
      smallRegion->MakeEmpty();

      // Fill the region in red and draw the original rectangle
      // in black. Note there is nothing filled in.
      e->Graphics->FillRegion( Brushes::Red, smallRegion );
      e->Graphics->DrawRectangle( Pens::Black, originalRectangle );
   }

private void FillEmptyRegion(PaintEventArgs e)
{

    // Create a region from a rectangle.
    Rectangle originalRectangle = new Rectangle(40, 40, 40, 50);
    Region smallRegion = new Region(originalRectangle);

    // Call MakeEmpty.
    smallRegion.MakeEmpty();

    // Fill the region in red and draw the original rectangle
    // in black. Note there is nothing filled in.
    e.Graphics.FillRegion(Brushes.Red, smallRegion);
    e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(Pens.Black, originalRectangle);
}

Private Sub FillEmptyRegion(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)

    ' Create a region from a rectangle.
    Dim originalRectangle As New Rectangle(40, 40, 40, 50)
    Dim smallRegion As New Region(originalRectangle)

    ' Call MakeEmpty.
    smallRegion.MakeEmpty()

    ' Fill the region in red and draw the original rectangle
    ' in black. Note there is nothing filled in.
    e.Graphics.FillRegion(Brushes.Red, smallRegion)
    e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(Pens.Black, originalRectangle)

End Sub