Graphics.DrawPolygon Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Drawing

Assembly:

System.Drawing.Common.dll

Package:

System.Drawing.Common v9.0.0-rc.2.24474.1

Draws a polygon defined by an array of Point structures.

Overloads

DrawPolygon(Pen, Point[])	Draws a polygon defined by an array of Point structures.
DrawPolygon(Pen, PointF[])	Draws a polygon defined by an array of PointF structures.

DrawPolygon(Pen, Point[])

Source:

Graphics.cs

Draws a polygon defined by an array of Point structures.

public:
 void DrawPolygon(System::Drawing::Pen ^ pen, ... cli::array <System::Drawing::Point> ^ points);

public void DrawPolygon (System.Drawing.Pen pen, params System.Drawing.Point[] points);

member this.DrawPolygon : System.Drawing.Pen * System.Drawing.Point[] -> unit

Public Sub DrawPolygon (pen As Pen, ParamArray points As Point())

Parameters

pen

Pen

Pen that determines the color, width, and style of the polygon.

points

Point[]

Array of Point structures that represent the vertices of the polygon.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

pen is null.

Examples

The following code example is designed for use with Windows Forms, and it requires PaintEventArgs e, which is a parameter of the Paint event handler. The code performs the following actions:

• Creates a black pen.

• Creates an array of seven points for the vertices of the polygon.

• Draws the polygon to the screen.

public:
   void DrawPolygonPoint( PaintEventArgs^ e )
   {
      // Create pen.
      Pen^ blackPen = gcnew Pen( Color::Black,3.0f );

      // Create points that define polygon.
      Point point1 = Point(50,50);
      Point point2 = Point(100,25);
      Point point3 = Point(200,5);
      Point point4 = Point(250,50);
      Point point5 = Point(300,100);
      Point point6 = Point(350,200);
      Point point7 = Point(250,250);
      array<Point>^ curvePoints = {point1,point2,point3,point4,point5,point6,point7};

      // Draw polygon to screen.
      e->Graphics->DrawPolygon( blackPen, curvePoints );
   }

public void DrawPolygonPoint(PaintEventArgs e)
{
             
    // Create pen.
    Pen blackPen = new Pen(Color.Black, 3);
             
    // Create points that define polygon.
    Point point1 = new Point(50,  50);
    Point point2 = new Point(100,  25);
    Point point3 = new Point(200,   5);
    Point point4 = new Point(250,  50);
    Point point5 = new Point(300, 100);
    Point point6 = new Point(350, 200);
    Point point7 = new Point(250, 250);
    Point[] curvePoints =
             {
                 point1,
                 point2,
                 point3,
                 point4,
                 point5,
                 point6,
                 point7
             };
             
    // Draw polygon to screen.
    e.Graphics.DrawPolygon(blackPen, curvePoints);
}

Public Sub DrawPolygonPoint(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)

    ' Create pen.
    Dim blackPen As New Pen(Color.Black, 3)

    ' Create points that define polygon.
    Dim point1 As New Point(50, 50)
    Dim point2 As New Point(100, 25)
    Dim point3 As New Point(200, 5)
    Dim point4 As New Point(250, 50)
    Dim point5 As New Point(300, 100)
    Dim point6 As New Point(350, 200)
    Dim point7 As New Point(250, 250)
    Dim curvePoints As Point() = {point1, point2, point3, point4, _
    point5, point6, point7}

    ' Draw polygon to screen.
    e.Graphics.DrawPolygon(blackPen, curvePoints)
End Sub

Remarks

Every pair of two consecutive points in the array specifies a side of the polygon. In addition, if the last point and the first point of the array do not coincide, they specify the last side of the polygon.

DrawPolygon(Pen, PointF[])

Source:

Graphics.cs

Draws a polygon defined by an array of PointF structures.

public:
 void DrawPolygon(System::Drawing::Pen ^ pen, ... cli::array <System::Drawing::PointF> ^ points);

public void DrawPolygon (System.Drawing.Pen pen, params System.Drawing.PointF[] points);

member this.DrawPolygon : System.Drawing.Pen * System.Drawing.PointF[] -> unit

Public Sub DrawPolygon (pen As Pen, ParamArray points As PointF())

Parameters

pen

Pen

Pen that determines the color, width, and style of the polygon.

points

PointF[]

Array of PointF structures that represent the vertices of the polygon.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

pen is null.

-or-

points is null.

Examples

The following code example is designed for use with Windows Forms, and it requires PaintEventArgs e, which is a parameter of the Paint event handler. The code performs the following actions:

• Creates a black pen.

• Creates an array of seven points for the vertices of the polygon.

• Draws the polygon to the screen.

public:
   void DrawPolygonPointF( PaintEventArgs^ e )
   {
      // Create pen.
      Pen^ blackPen = gcnew Pen( Color::Black,3.0f );

      // Create points that define polygon.
      PointF point1 = PointF(50.0F,50.0F);
      PointF point2 = PointF(100.0F,25.0F);
      PointF point3 = PointF(200.0F,5.0F);
      PointF point4 = PointF(250.0F,50.0F);
      PointF point5 = PointF(300.0F,100.0F);
      PointF point6 = PointF(350.0F,200.0F);
      PointF point7 = PointF(250.0F,250.0F);
      array<PointF>^ curvePoints = {point1,point2,point3,point4,point5,point6,point7};

      // Draw polygon curve to screen.
      e->Graphics->DrawPolygon( blackPen, curvePoints );
   }

public void DrawPolygonPointF(PaintEventArgs e)
{
             
    // Create pen.
    Pen blackPen = new Pen(Color.Black, 3);
             
    // Create points that define polygon.
    PointF point1 = new PointF(50.0F,  50.0F);
    PointF point2 = new PointF(100.0F,  25.0F);
    PointF point3 = new PointF(200.0F,   5.0F);
    PointF point4 = new PointF(250.0F,  50.0F);
    PointF point5 = new PointF(300.0F, 100.0F);
    PointF point6 = new PointF(350.0F, 200.0F);
    PointF point7 = new PointF(250.0F, 250.0F);
    PointF[] curvePoints =
             {
                 point1,
                 point2,
                 point3,
                 point4,
                 point5,
                 point6,
                 point7
             };
             
    // Draw polygon curve to screen.
    e.Graphics.DrawPolygon(blackPen, curvePoints);
}

Public Sub DrawPolygonPointF(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)

    ' Create pen.
    Dim blackPen As New Pen(Color.Black, 3)

    ' Create points that define polygon.
    Dim point1 As New PointF(50.0F, 50.0F)
    Dim point2 As New PointF(100.0F, 25.0F)
    Dim point3 As New PointF(200.0F, 5.0F)
    Dim point4 As New PointF(250.0F, 50.0F)
    Dim point5 As New PointF(300.0F, 100.0F)
    Dim point6 As New PointF(350.0F, 200.0F)
    Dim point7 As New PointF(250.0F, 250.0F)
    Dim curvePoints As PointF() = {point1, point2, point3, point4, _
    point5, point6, point7}

    ' Draw polygon curve to screen.
    e.Graphics.DrawPolygon(blackPen, curvePoints)
End Sub

Remarks

Every pair of two consecutive points in the array specifies a side of the polygon. In addition, if the last point and the first of the array point do not coincide, they specify the last side of the polygon.