LineCap Enum

Definition

Namespace:

System.Drawing.Drawing2D

Assembly:

System.Drawing.Common.dll

Specifies the available cap styles with which a Pen object can end a line.

public enum class LineCap

public enum LineCap

type LineCap = 

Public Enum LineCap

Inheritance

Object

ValueType

Enum

LineCap

Fields

Name	Value	Description
Flat	0	Specifies a flat line cap.
Square	1	Specifies a square line cap.
Round	2	Specifies a round line cap.
Triangle	3	Specifies a triangular line cap.
NoAnchor	16	Specifies no anchor.
SquareAnchor	17	Specifies a square anchor line cap.
RoundAnchor	18	Specifies a round anchor cap.
DiamondAnchor	19	Specifies a diamond anchor cap.
ArrowAnchor	20	Specifies an arrow-shaped anchor cap.
AnchorMask	240	Specifies a mask used to check whether a line cap is an anchor cap.
Custom	255	Specifies a custom line cap.

Examples

The following example draws a line with an arrowhead at one end and a round cap at the other end. To run this example, Create a Windows Form and handle the form's Paint event. Paste the example code into the Paint event handler passing e as PaintEventArgs.

Pen pen = new Pen(Color.FromArgb(255, 0, 0, 255), 8);
pen.StartCap = LineCap.ArrowAnchor;
pen.EndCap = LineCap.RoundAnchor;
e.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 20, 175, 300, 175);

Dim pen As New Pen(Color.FromArgb(255, 0, 0, 255), 8)
pen.StartCap = LineCap.ArrowAnchor
pen.EndCap = LineCap.RoundAnchor
e.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 20, 175, 300, 175)

Remarks

You can draw the start or end of a line in one of several shapes called line caps. GDI+ supports several line caps, such as round, square, diamond, and arrowhead. The following illustration shows a line with a round cap and an arrow cap.

See also

• Using a Pen to Draw Lines and Shapes