PdfGraphics.FillRectangle(Brush, RectangleF) Method

Fills the interior of a rectangle located in the specified page area.

Namespace: DevExpress.Pdf

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Pdf.Drawing

Declaration

C#

public void FillRectangle(
    Brush brush,
    RectangleF bounds
)

VB.NET

Public Sub FillRectangle(
    brush As Brush,
    bounds As RectangleF
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
brush	Brush	A Brush object that specifies the brush used to fill the rectangle.
bounds	RectangleF	A RectangleF structure that specifies a page area (in world coordinate system) where you can draw a rectangle.

Remarks

This method fills the rectangle interior with a brush. The bounds parameter specifies the page rectangle to fill.

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.

The code sample below fills a rectangle with the specified brush.

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())
        {
            // Fill a rectangle.
            using (var brush = new SolidBrush(Color.Blue))
                graphics.FillEllipse(brush, 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()
            ' Fill a rectangle.
            Using brush = New SolidBrush(Color.Blue)
                graphics.FillEllipse(brush, 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")

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

pdf-document-api-highlight-search-results/CS/HighlightSearchResults/Program.cs#L50

    using (var brush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(130, 55, 155, 255)))
        graphics.FillRectangle(brush, rect);
}

VB.NET

pdf-document-api-highlight-search-results/VB/HighlightSearchResults/Program.vb#L39

Using brush = New SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(130, 55, 155, 255))
    graphics.FillRectangle(brush, rect)
End Using