PdfGraphics.DrawRectangle(Pen, RectangleF) Method

Draws a rectangle in the specified page area.

Namespace: DevExpress.Pdf

Assembly: DevExpress.Pdf.v23.2.Drawing.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Pdf.Drawing

Declaration

C#

public void DrawRectangle(
    Pen pen,
    RectangleF bounds
)

VB.NET

Public Sub DrawRectangle(
    pen As Pen,
    bounds As RectangleF
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
pen	Pen	A Pen object that specifies the color, width, and style of the rectangle.
bounds	RectangleF	A RectangleF structure that specifies a page area (in world coordinate system) where you can draw a rectangle.

Remarks

Use this method to draw a rectangle in the page area specified by the bounds parameter.

To draw a shape on the PDF page, use one of the following methods:

PdfGraphics.AddToPageForeground, PdfGraphics.AddToPageBackground

These methods allow you to draw content on an existing page.

PdfDocumentProcessor.RenderNewPage

Draws content on a new page.

Example

The code sample below draws a rectangle in the specified area of the document page.

C#

using DevExpress.Pdf;
using System.Drawing;
//...

using (PdfDocumentProcessor processor = new PdfDocumentProcessor()) {
    processor.CreateEmptyDocument();
    PdfPage page = processor.AddNewPage(PdfPaperSize.A4);
    using (PdfGraphics graphics = processor.CreateGraphics()) {

        // Draw a rectangle.
        using (var pen = new Pen(Color.Red, 5))
            graphics.DrawRectangle(pen, new RectangleF(50, 50, 500, 300));

        // Add graphics content to the document page.
        graphics.AddToPageForeground(page, 72, 72);
    }
    processor.SaveDocument("out2.pdf");
}
Process.Start("out.pdf");

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Pdf
Imports System.Drawing
'...

Using processor As New PdfDocumentProcessor()
    processor.CreateEmptyDocument()
    Dim page As PdfPage = processor.AddNewPage(PdfPaperSize.A4)
    Using graphics As PdfGraphics = processor.CreateGraphics()
        ' Draw a rectangle.
        Using pen As New Pen(Color.Red, 5)
            graphics.DrawRectangle(pen, New RectangleF(50, 50, 500, 300))
        End Using

        ' Add graphics content to the document page.
        graphics.AddToPageForeground(page, 72, 72)
    End Using
    processor.SaveDocument("out2.pdf")
End Using
Process.Start("out.pdf")