SmoothingMode Enum
Definition
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Specifies whether smoothing (antialiasing) is applied to lines and curves and the edges of filled areas.
public enum class SmoothingModepublic enum SmoothingModetype SmoothingMode = Public Enum SmoothingMode- Inheritance
Fields
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Invalid | -1 | Specifies an invalid mode. |
| Default | 0 | Specifies no antialiasing. |
| HighSpeed | 1 | Specifies no antialiasing. |
| HighQuality | 2 | Specifies antialiased rendering. |
| None | 3 | Specifies no antialiasing. |
| AntiAlias | 4 | Specifies antialiased rendering. |
Remarks
Default, None, and HighSpeed are equivalent and specify rendering without smoothing applied.
AntiAlias and HighQuality are equivalent and specify rendering with smoothing applied.
Note
When the Graphics.SmoothingMode property is specified by using the SmoothingMode enumeration, it does not affect text. To set the text rendering quality, use the Graphics.TextRenderingHint property and the TextRenderingHint enumeration.
Note
When the Graphics.SmoothingMode property is specified by using the SmoothingMode enumeration, it does not affect areas filled by a path gradient brush. Areas filled by using a PathGradientBrush object are rendered the same way (aliased) regardless of the setting for the Graphics.SmoothingMode property.
