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PageCanvas.DrawLines(RichEditPenBase, Point[]) Method

Draws a custom set of lines.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Layout

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v24.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core

#Declaration

public void DrawLines(
    RichEditPenBase pen,
    Point[] points
)

#Parameters

Name Type Description
pen RichEditPenBase

The RichEditPenBase descendant that sets the lines’ color and thickness.

points Point[]

The array of points locating the lines.

#Remarks

This method draws the lines so that the end of the first line is the beginning of the next one.

To set the line style, use the RichEditPenBase.DashStyle method.

#Example

This code snippet illustrates the implementation of the PageCanvas.DrawLines method. It draws a set of lines forming a star in place of the text box.

View Example

Public Overrides Sub DrawTextBox(ByVal textBox As LayoutTextBox)
    If Form1.customDrawTextBox = True Then
        Dim StarPoints() As Point = { _
            New Point(textBox.Bounds.X+textBox.Bounds.Width\2,textBox.Bounds.Y), _
            New Point(textBox.Bounds.X+textBox.Bounds.Width,textBox.Bounds.Y+textBox.Bounds.Height), _
            New Point(textBox.Bounds.X,textBox.Bounds.Y+textBox.Bounds.Height\2), _
            New Point(textBox.Bounds.X+textBox.Bounds.Width,textBox.Bounds.Y+textBox.Bounds.Height\2), _
            New Point(textBox.Bounds.X,textBox.Bounds.Y+textBox.Bounds.Height), _
            New Point(textBox.Bounds.X+textBox.Bounds.Width\2,textBox.Bounds.Y) _
        }
        Canvas.DrawLines(New RichEditPen(Color.HotPink, 3), StarPoints)
    Else
        MyBase.DrawTextBox(textBox)
    End If
End Sub

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