FIGURE 3.5: An ellipse
Drawing Ellipses and Circles
An ellipse is a circular boundary within a rectangle, where each opposite point has the same distance from a fixed point, called the center of the ellipse. An ellipse within a square is called a circle. Figure 3.5 shows an ellipse with its height, width, and center indicated.
To draw an ellipse, you need to specify the outer rectangle. GDI+ takes care of the rest. DrawEllipse draws an ellipse defined by a rectangle specified by a pair of coordinates, a height, and a width (an ellipse with equal height and width is a circle).
To draw an ellipse, an application creates a pen and four coordinates (or a rectangle), and then calls DrawEllipse. Listing 3.5 draws ellipses with different options.
LISTING 3.5: Drawing ellipses
Private Sub Form1_Paint(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Paint
' Create Pens
Dim redPen As New Pen(Color.Red, 6)
Dim bluePen As New Pen(Color.Blue, 4)
Dim greenPen As New Pen(Color.Green, 2)
' Create a rectangle
Dim rect As New Rectangle(80, 80, 50, 50)
' Draw ellipses
e.Graphics.DrawEllipse(greenPen, 100.0F, 100.0F, 10.0F, 10.0F)
e.Graphics.DrawEllipse(redPen, rect)
e.Graphics.DrawEllipse(bluePen, 60, 60, 90, 90)
e.Graphics.DrawEllipse(greenPen, 40.0F, 40.0F, 130.0F, 130.0F)
'Dispose of objects
redPen.Dispose()
greenPen.Dispose()
bluePen.Dispose()
End Sub
Figure 3.6 shows the output from Listing 3.5
FIGURE 3.6: Drawing ellipse
Conclusion
Hope the article would have helped you in understanding drawing Ellipses and Circles in GDI+. Read other articles on GDI+ on the website.