RichEditPenBase.DashStyle Property

Gets or sets a line style of the RichEditPenBase object.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v24.1.Core.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public RichEditDashStyle DashStyle { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property DashStyle As RichEditDashStyle

Property Value

Type	Description
RichEditDashStyle	One of the RichEditDashStyle enumeration values.

Available values:

Name	Description	Example
Solid	Specifies a solid line.
Dash	Specifies a dashed line.
Dot	Specifies a dotted line.
DashDot	Specifies a dash-dot line.
DashDotDot	Specifies a line with a repeating dash-dot-dot pattern.

Example

This code snippet illustrates the implementation of the PageCanvas.DrawRectangle and PageCanvas.DrawLine methods. They draw a color rectangle and two crossed lines in place of the inline pictures.

View Example

MyLayoutPainter.vb

Public Overrides Sub DrawInlinePictureBox(ByVal inlinePictureBox As InlinePictureBox)
    If Form1.customDrawPicture = True Then
        Dim Ebounds As Rectangle = inlinePictureBox.Bounds
        Dim pen As New RichEditPen(Color.Maroon, 2)
        pen.DashStyle = RichEditDashStyle.Dot
        Canvas.DrawLine(pen, New Point(Ebounds.X, Ebounds.Y + Ebounds.Height), New Point(Ebounds.X + Ebounds.Width, Ebounds.Y))
        Canvas.DrawLine(pen, New Point(Ebounds.X, Ebounds.Y), New Point(Ebounds.X + Ebounds.Width, Ebounds.Y + Ebounds.Height))
        Dim inlineRect As New Rectangle(Ebounds.X, Ebounds.Y, Ebounds.Width, Ebounds.Height)
        Canvas.DrawRectangle(New RichEditPen(Color.Aquamarine, 4), inlineRect)
    Else
        MyBase.DrawInlinePictureBox(inlinePictureBox)
    End If
End Sub

MyLayoutPainter.cs

public override void DrawInlinePictureBox(InlinePictureBox inlinePictureBox)
{
    if (Form1.customDrawPicture == true)
    {
        Rectangle Ebounds = inlinePictureBox.Bounds;
        RichEditPen pen = new RichEditPen(Color.Maroon, 2);
        pen.DashStyle = RichEditDashStyle.Dot;
        Canvas.DrawLine(pen, new Point(Ebounds.X, Ebounds.Y + Ebounds.Height), new Point(Ebounds.X + Ebounds.Width, Ebounds.Y));
        Canvas.DrawLine(pen, new Point(Ebounds.X, Ebounds.Y), new Point(Ebounds.X + Ebounds.Width, Ebounds.Y + Ebounds.Height));
        Rectangle inlineRect = new Rectangle(Ebounds.X, Ebounds.Y, Ebounds.Width, Ebounds.Height);
        Canvas.DrawRectangle(new RichEditPen(Color.Aquamarine, 4), inlineRect);
    }
    else
        base.DrawInlinePictureBox(inlinePictureBox);
}

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-richedit-layout-api/CS/LayoutApiSimpleExample/MyLayoutPainter.cs#L33

pEn.Thickness = 30;
pEn.DashStyle = RichEditDashStyle.Dash;
Canvas.DrawEllipse(pEn, bounds);

VB.NET

winforms-richedit-layout-api/VB/LayoutApiSimpleExample/MyLayoutPainter.vb#L29

pEn.Thickness = 30
pEn.DashStyle = RichEditDashStyle.Dash
Canvas.DrawEllipse(pEn, bounds)