InkWordNode.GetMidline Method

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12/12/2007

Returns the midline for an InkWordNode object.

Namespace: System.Windows.Ink
Assembly: IAWinFX (in iawinfx.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function GetMidline As PointCollection
'Usage
Dim instance As InkWordNode
Dim returnValue As PointCollection

returnValue = instance.GetMidline

public PointCollection GetMidline ()

public:
PointCollection^ GetMidline ()

public PointCollection GetMidline ()

public function GetMidline () : PointCollection

Not applicable.

Return Value

Returns the midline for an InkWordNode object.

Remarks

The midline is an imaginary horizontal line with which the top of the main body of each character (excluding ascenders) is aligned. For example, for the printed word "rat," the tops of the "r" and the "a" align with the midline.

Example

The following example uses a Polyline to draw the midline for an InkWordNode, inkWord, on an InkCanvas, theInkCanvas.

Dim midline As New Polyline()

midline.Points = inkWord.GetMidline()
midline.Stroke = Brushes.Brown

theInkCanvas.Children.Add(midline)

Polyline midline = new Polyline();

midline.Points = inkWord.GetMidline();
midline.Stroke = Brushes.Brown;

theInkCanvas.Children.Add(midline);

Platforms

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0

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