Graphics.PageUnit Property
Definition
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Gets or sets the unit of measure used for page coordinates in this Graphics.
public:
property System::Drawing::GraphicsUnit PageUnit { System::Drawing::GraphicsUnit get(); void set(System::Drawing::GraphicsUnit value); };
public System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit PageUnit { get; set; }
member this.PageUnit : System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit with get, set
Public Property PageUnit As GraphicsUnit
Property Value
One of the GraphicsUnit values other than World.
Exceptions
Examples
The following code example demonstrates the effect of changing the PageUnit property.
This example is designed to be used with Windows Forms. Paste the code into a form and call the ChangePageUnit
method when handling the form's Paint event, passing e
as PaintEventArgs.
private:
void ChangePageUnit( PaintEventArgs^ e )
{
// Create a rectangle.
Rectangle rectangle1 = Rectangle(20,20,50,100);
// Draw its outline.
e->Graphics->DrawRectangle( Pens::SlateBlue, rectangle1 );
// Change the page scale.
e->Graphics->PageUnit = GraphicsUnit::Point;
// Draw the rectangle again.
e->Graphics->DrawRectangle( Pens::Tomato, rectangle1 );
}
private void ChangePageUnit(PaintEventArgs e)
{
// Create a rectangle.
Rectangle rectangle1 = new Rectangle(20, 20, 50, 100);
// Draw its outline.
e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(Pens.SlateBlue, rectangle1);
// Change the page scale.
e.Graphics.PageUnit = GraphicsUnit.Point;
// Draw the rectangle again.
e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(Pens.Tomato, rectangle1);
}
Private Sub ChangePageUnit(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)
' Create a rectangle.
Dim rectangle1 As New Rectangle(20, 20, 50, 100)
' Draw its outline.
e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(Pens.SlateBlue, rectangle1)
' Change the page scale.
e.Graphics.PageUnit = GraphicsUnit.Point
' Draw the rectangle again.
e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(Pens.Tomato, rectangle1)
End Sub
Remarks
The graphics unit is the unit of measure used for page coordinates in this Graphics.