CustomDrawObjectEventArgs.Bounds Property

Returns the bounding rectangle of the drawing area.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraScheduler

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraScheduler.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Scheduler

Declaration

C#

public Rectangle Bounds { get; }

VB.NET

Public ReadOnly Property Bounds As Rectangle

Property Value

Type	Description
Rectangle	A Rectangle value which specifies the object’s bounding rectangle.

Example

The following sample code handles the SchedulerControl.CustomDrawAppointment event to manually paint appointments. The image below shows the result.

View Example

Form1.cs

using DevExpress.XtraScheduler;
using DevExpress.XtraScheduler.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
private void schedulerControl1_CustomDrawAppointment(object sender, CustomDrawObjectEventArgs e) {
    TimeLineAppointmentViewInfo tlvi = e.ObjectInfo as TimeLineAppointmentViewInfo;
    // This code works only for the Timeline View.
    if(tlvi != null) {
        Rectangle r = e.Bounds;
        r.Offset(3, 3);
        string[] s = tlvi.Appointment.Subject.Split(' ');

        for(int i = 0; i < s.Length; i++) {
            using(var foreBrush = new SolidBrush(colorArray[i]))
                e.Cache.DrawString(s[i], tlvi.Appearance.Font, foreBrush,
r, StringFormat.GenericDefault);
            SizeF shift = e.Cache.CalcTextSize(s[i] + " ", tlvi.Appearance.Font);
            r.X += (int)shift.Width;
        }
        e.Handled = true;
    }
}

Form1.vb

Imports DevExpress.XtraScheduler
Imports DevExpress.XtraScheduler.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D
Private Sub schedulerControl1_CustomDrawAppointment(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As CustomDrawObjectEventArgs) Handles schedulerControl1.CustomDrawAppointment
    Dim tlvi As TimeLineAppointmentViewInfo = TryCast(e.ObjectInfo, TimeLineAppointmentViewInfo)
    ' This code works only for the Timeline View.
    If tlvi IsNot Nothing Then
        Dim r As Rectangle = e.Bounds
        r.Offset(3, 3)
        Dim s() As String = tlvi.Appointment.Subject.Split(" "c)

        For i As Integer = 0 To s.Length - 1
            Using foreBrush = New SolidBrush(colorArray(i))
                e.Cache.DrawString(s(i), tlvi.Appearance.Font, foreBrush, r, StringFormat.GenericDefault)
            End Using
            Dim shift As SizeF = e.Cache.CalcTextSize(s(i) & " ", tlvi.Appearance.Font)
            r.X += CInt(shift.Width)
        Next i
        e.Handled = True
    End If
End Sub

Related GitHub Examples

The following code snippets (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contain references to the Bounds property.

Note

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C#

winforms-scheduler-custom-draw-appointments/CS/CustomDrawDemo/Form1.cs#L137

if(aptViewInfo.Selected) {
    Rectangle r = e.Bounds;
    Brush brRect = aptViewInfo.Status.GetBrush();

winforms-scheduler-resolve-appointment-conflicts/CS/DXApplication1/Form1.cs#L74

if(isConflict) {
    Rectangle rect = e.Bounds;
    Brush brush = e.Cache.GetSolidBrush(scheduler.DataStorage.Appointments.Labels.GetById(apt.LabelKey).GetColor());

VB.NET

winforms-scheduler-custom-draw-appointments/VB/CustomDrawDemo/Form1.vb#L138

If aptViewInfo.Selected Then
    Dim r As Rectangle = e.Bounds
    Dim brRect As Brush = aptViewInfo.Status.GetBrush()

winforms-scheduler-resolve-appointment-conflicts/VB/DXApplication1/Form1.vb#L63

If isConflict Then
    Dim rect As Rectangle = e.Bounds
    Dim brush As Brush = e.Cache.GetSolidBrush(scheduler.DataStorage.Appointments.Labels.GetById(apt.LabelKey).GetColor())