LinearGradientBrush.Clone Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Drawing.Drawing2D

Assembly:

System.Drawing.Common.dll

Creates an exact copy of this LinearGradientBrush.

public:
 override System::Object ^ Clone();

public override object Clone ();

override this.Clone : unit -> obj

Public Overrides Function Clone () As Object

Returns

Object

The LinearGradientBrush this method creates, cast as an object.

Examples

The following code example is designed for use with Windows Forms, and it requires PaintEventArgs e, an OnPaint event object. The code performs the following actions:

• Creates a new LinearGradientBrush.

• Draws an ellipse to the screen using this brush.

• Clones the LinearGradientBrush (clonedLGBrush).

• Draws an ellipse to the screen directly below the first ellipse, using the cloned brush.

private:
   void CloneExample( PaintEventArgs^ e )
   {
      // Create a LinearGradientBrush.
      int x = 20,y = 20,h = 100,w = 200;
      Rectangle myRect = Rectangle(x,y,w,h);
      LinearGradientBrush^ myLGBrush = gcnew LinearGradientBrush( myRect,Color::Blue,Color::Aquamarine,45.0f,true );

      // Draw an ellipse to the screen using the LinearGradientBrush.
      e->Graphics->FillEllipse( myLGBrush, x, y, w, h );

      // Clone the LinearGradientBrush.
      LinearGradientBrush^ clonedLGBrush = dynamic_cast<LinearGradientBrush^>(myLGBrush->Clone());

      // Justify the left edge of the gradient with the
      // left edge of the ellipse.
      clonedLGBrush->TranslateTransform(  -100.0f, 0.0f );

      // Draw a second ellipse to the screen using the cloned HBrush.
      y = 150;
      e->Graphics->FillEllipse( clonedLGBrush, x, y, w, h );
   }

private void CloneExample(PaintEventArgs e)
{
             
    // Create a LinearGradientBrush.
    int x=20, y=20, h=100, w=200;
    Rectangle myRect = new Rectangle(x, y, w, h);
    LinearGradientBrush myLGBrush = new LinearGradientBrush(
        myRect, Color.Blue, Color.Aquamarine, 45.0f, true);

    // Draw an ellipse to the screen using the LinearGradientBrush.
    e.Graphics.FillEllipse(myLGBrush, x, y, w, h);
             
    // Clone the LinearGradientBrush.
    LinearGradientBrush clonedLGBrush =
        (LinearGradientBrush)myLGBrush.Clone();
             
    // Justify the left edge of the gradient with the
    // left edge of the ellipse.
    clonedLGBrush.TranslateTransform(-100.0f, 0.0f);
             
    // Draw a second ellipse to the screen using the cloned HBrush.
    y=150;
    e.Graphics.FillEllipse(clonedLGBrush, x, y, w, h);
}

Public Sub CloneExample(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)

    ' Create a LinearGradientBrush.
    Dim x As Integer = 20
    Dim y As Integer = 20
    Dim h As Integer = 100
    Dim w As Integer = 200
    Dim myRect As New Rectangle(x, y, w, h)
    Dim myLGBrush As New LinearGradientBrush(myRect, Color.Blue, _
    Color.Aquamarine, 45.0F, True)

    ' Draw an ellipse to the screen using the LinearGradientBrush.
    e.Graphics.FillEllipse(myLGBrush, x, y, w, h)

    ' Clone the LinearGradientBrush.
    Dim clonedLGBrush As LinearGradientBrush = _
    CType(myLGBrush.Clone(), LinearGradientBrush)

    ' Justify the left edge of the gradient with the left edge of the
    ' ellipse.
    clonedLGBrush.TranslateTransform(-100.0F, 0.0F)

    ' Draw a second ellipse to the screen using the cloned HBrush.
    y = 150
    e.Graphics.FillEllipse(clonedLGBrush, x, y, w, h)
End Sub