Drawing a line from a seperate class

[bish]

The code below draws a simple line, this is currently in 'Form1_Paint'

I would like to be able to add this to a seperate class and build on it and then call it when needed, how do l do this?

        Dim blackPen As New Pen(Color.Black, 3)
        ' Draw line to screen.
        e.Graphics.DrawLine(blackPen, 5, 20, 5, 100)

 

[Robert_Zenz]

Create a new User-Control, paste your code into the Paint-Method of the new control, add the control to your Form.

Bobby

 

[InertiaM]

I assume this relates to your other thread Bish.

From Form1_Paint, send e.graphics by reference to the other class, calling a method. For example,

Private Sub Form1_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles Me.Paint
    AllDrawnShapes.DrawPrettyPictures(e.Graphics)
End Sub

and in the class AllDrawnShapes :-

Public Sub DrawPrettyPictures(ByRef eg As Graphics)
    With eg
        .DrawLine(Pens.Black, 0, 0, 100, 100)
        'and whatever else you want to draw here
    End With
End Sub

 

[bish]

Yes it did thanks, i think ive got all my questions answered now and l can move forward, the rest should be easy, i emphasise SHOULD!!

Many Thanks

Bish