DrawItemEventArgs Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Provides data for the DrawItem event.

public ref class DrawItemEventArgs : EventArgs, IDisposable, System::Drawing::IDeviceContext

public class DrawItemEventArgs : EventArgs, IDisposable, System.Drawing.IDeviceContext

type DrawItemEventArgs = class
    inherit EventArgs
    interface IDisposable
    interface IDeviceContext

Public Class DrawItemEventArgs
Inherits EventArgs
Implements IDeviceContext, IDisposable

Inheritance

Object

EventArgs

DrawItemEventArgs

Derived

System.Windows.Forms.StatusBarDrawItemEventArgs

Implements

IDeviceContext IDisposable

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to create owner-drawn ListBox items. The code uses the DrawMode property to specify that the items drawn are fixed sized and the DrawItem event to perform the drawing of each item into the ListBox. The example code uses the properties and methods of the DrawItemEventArgs class passed as a parameter to the event handler to draw the items. This example assumes that a ListBox control that is named listBox1 has been added to a form and that the DrawItem event is handled by the event handler defined in the example code. The example also assumes that items have been added to the ListBox with the text of "Apple", "Orange", and "Plum" in that order.

private ListBox ListBox1 = new ListBox();
private void InitializeListBox()
{
    ListBox1.Items.AddRange(new Object[] 
        { "Red Item", "Orange Item", "Purple Item" });
    ListBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(81, 69);
    ListBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 95);
    ListBox1.DrawMode = DrawMode.OwnerDrawFixed;
    ListBox1.DrawItem += new DrawItemEventHandler(ListBox1_DrawItem);
    Controls.Add(ListBox1);
}

private void ListBox1_DrawItem(object sender, 
    System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventArgs e)
{
    // Draw the background of the ListBox control for each item.
    e.DrawBackground();
    // Define the default color of the brush as black.
    Brush myBrush = Brushes.Black;

    // Determine the color of the brush to draw each item based 
    // on the index of the item to draw.
    switch (e.Index)
    {
        case 0:
            myBrush = Brushes.Red;
            break;
        case 1:
            myBrush = Brushes.Orange;
            break;
        case 2:
            myBrush = Brushes.Purple;
            break;
    }

    // Draw the current item text based on the current Font 
    // and the custom brush settings.
    e.Graphics.DrawString(ListBox1.Items[e.Index].ToString(), 
        e.Font, myBrush, e.Bounds, StringFormat.GenericDefault);
    // If the ListBox has focus, draw a focus rectangle around the selected item.
    e.DrawFocusRectangle();
}

Private WithEvents ListBox1 As New ListBox()

Private Sub InitializeListBox() 
    ListBox1.Items.AddRange(New Object() _
        {"Red Item", "Orange Item", "Purple Item"})
    ListBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(81, 69)
    ListBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(120, 95)
    ListBox1.DrawMode = DrawMode.OwnerDrawFixed
    Controls.Add(ListBox1)

End Sub

Private Sub ListBox1_DrawItem(ByVal sender As Object, _
 ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventArgs) _
 Handles ListBox1.DrawItem

    ' Draw the background of the ListBox control for each item.
    e.DrawBackground()

    ' Define the default color of the brush as black.
    Dim myBrush As Brush = Brushes.Black

    ' Determine the color of the brush to draw each item based on   
    ' the index of the item to draw.
    Select Case e.Index
        Case 0
            myBrush = Brushes.Red
        Case 1
            myBrush = Brushes.Orange
        Case 2
            myBrush = Brushes.Purple
    End Select

    ' Draw the current item text based on the current 
    ' Font and the custom brush settings.
    e.Graphics.DrawString(ListBox1.Items(e.Index).ToString(), _
        e.Font, myBrush, e.Bounds, StringFormat.GenericDefault)

    ' If the ListBox has focus, draw a focus rectangle around  _ 
    ' the selected item.
    e.DrawFocusRectangle()
End Sub

Remarks

The DrawItem event is raised by owner draw controls, such as the ListBox and ComboBox controls. It contains all the information that is needed for the user to paint the specified item, including the item index, the Rectangle, and the Graphics on which the drawing should be done.

Constructors

DrawItemEventArgs(Graphics, Font, Rectangle, Int32, DrawItemState, Color, Color)	Initializes a new instance of the DrawItemEventArgs class for the specified control with the specified font, state, foreground color, background color, surface to draw on, and the bounds to draw within.
DrawItemEventArgs(Graphics, Font, Rectangle, Int32, DrawItemState)	Initializes a new instance of the DrawItemEventArgs class for the specified control with the specified font, state, surface to draw on, and the bounds to draw within.

Properties

BackColor	Gets the background color of the item that is being drawn.
Bounds	Gets the rectangle that represents the bounds of the item that is being drawn.
Font	Gets the font that is assigned to the item being drawn.
ForeColor	Gets the foreground color of the of the item being drawn.
Graphics	Gets the graphics surface to draw the item on.
Index	Gets the index value of the item that is being drawn.
State	Gets the state of the item being drawn.

Methods

Dispose()	Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources.
Dispose(Boolean)
DrawBackground()	Draws the background within the bounds specified in the DrawItemEventArgs constructor and with the appropriate color.
DrawFocusRectangle()	Draws a focus rectangle within the bounds specified in the DrawItemEventArgs constructor.
Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

Explicit Interface Implementations

IDeviceContext.GetHdc()	Returns the handle to a Windows device context.
IDeviceContext.ReleaseHdc()	Releases the handle of a Windows device context.

See also

• DrawItemEventHandler
• ComboBox
• ListBox
• MenuItem
• TabControl