VB.Net Tutorial/2D Graphics/SolidBrush

Color Brushes

<source lang="vbnet">Imports System Imports System.Drawing Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D Imports System.Collections Imports System.ruponentModel Imports System.Windows.Forms Imports System.Data public class SolidBrushCreateFromColor

  public Shared Sub Main
       Application.Run(New BrushesForm)
  End Sub

End class Public Class BrushesForm

   Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

1. Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "

   Public Sub New()
       MyBase.New()
       "This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
       InitializeComponent()
       "Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call
   End Sub
   "Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
   Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
       If disposing Then
           If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
               components.Dispose()
           End If
       End If
       MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
   End Sub
   "Required by the Windows Form Designer
   Private components As System.ruponentModel.IContainer
   "NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
   "It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
   "Do not modify it using the code editor.
   <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
       "
       "BrushesForm
       "
       Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
       Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 266)
       Me.Name = "BrushesForm"
       Me.Text = "Form1"
   End Sub

1. End Region

   Enum LinearGradientMode
       BackwardDiagonal
       ForwardDiagonal
       Horizontal
       Vertical
   End Enum
   Private Sub BrushesForm_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As PaintEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Paint
       Dim g As Graphics = e.Graphics
       Dim width As Integer = Me.ClientRectangle.Width
       Dim height As Integer = Me.ClientRectangle.Height / 5
       Dim whiteBrush As Brush = System.Drawing.Brushes.White
       Dim blackBrush As Brush = System.Drawing.Brushes.Black
       Dim b As Brush = New SolidBrush(Color.DarkBlue)
       g.FillRectangle(b, 0, 0, width, height)
       g.DrawString(b.ToString(), Me.Font, whiteBrush, 0, 0)
   End Sub

End Class</source>

Create Brush with Color

<source lang="vbnet">Imports System.Drawing Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D Imports System.Windows.Forms public class GDIObjectsCreateBrushFont

  public Shared Sub Main
       Application.Run(New Form1)
  End Sub

End class Public Class Form1

   Private Sub Form1_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles Me.Paint
       Dim canvas As Graphics = e.Graphics
       
       Dim brush1 As New SolidBrush(Color.DarkBlue)
       Dim font1 As New Font("Arial", 24, FontStyle.Bold Or FontStyle.Italic)
       canvas.DrawString("www.vbex.ru",font1, brush1, 120, 70)
       
       canvas = Nothing
   End Sub

End Class

<Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.rupilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _ Partial Class Form1

   Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
   "Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
   <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _
   Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
       If disposing AndAlso components IsNot Nothing Then
           components.Dispose()
       End If
       MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
   End Sub
   "Required by the Windows Form Designer
   Private components As System.ruponentModel.IContainer
   "NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
   "It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
   "Do not modify it using the code editor.
   <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> _
   Private Sub InitializeComponent()
       Me.SuspendLayout()
       "
       "Form1
       "
       Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!)
       Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font
       Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(610, 328)
       Me.Name = "Form1"
       Me.Text = "Creating Graphics Objects (Color, Pen, Font, Brush)"
       Me.ResumeLayout(False)
   End Sub

End Class</source>

Draw string with Brushes.Maroon

<source lang="vbnet">Imports System.Drawing Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D Imports System.Windows.Forms public class DrawStringWithMaroon

  public Shared Sub Main
       Application.Run(New Form1)
  End Sub

End class public class Form1

 Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
 Protected Overrides Sub OnPaint(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)
       Dim fntText = New Font(New FontFamily("Times New Roman"), 48, FontStyle.Italic)
       e.Graphics.DrawString("Hello there!", fntText, Brushes.Maroon, 10, 100)
 End Sub
 Public Sub New()
   Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 273)
 End Sub

End Class</source>

Transparent Brush

<source lang="vbnet">Imports System.Drawing Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D Imports System.Windows.Forms public class AlphaBPensBrushes

  public Shared Sub Main
       Application.Run(New Form1)
  End Sub

End class public class Form1

 Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
 Protected Overrides Sub OnPaint(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)
       Dim g As Graphics = Me.CreateGraphics()
       g.Clear(Me.BackColor)
       Dim rect As New Rectangle(220, 30, 100, 50)
       Dim transPen As New Pen(Color.FromArgb(128, 255, 255, 255), 10)
       Dim totTransPen As New Pen(Color.FromArgb(40, 0, 255, 0), 10)
       g.DrawLine(transPen, 10, 30, 200, 30)
       g.DrawLine(totTransPen, 10, 50, 200, 50)
       g.FillRectangle(New SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(40, 0, 0, 255)), rect)
       rect.Y += 60
       g.FillEllipse(New SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(20, 255, 255, 0)), rect)
       Dim semiTransBrush As New SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(90, 0, 50, 255))
       g.DrawString("String " + ControlChars.Lf + "Date: ", New Font("Verdana", 14), semiTransBrush, New RectangleF(20, 100, 300, 100))

       g.Dispose()

 End Sub
 Public Sub New()
  
   MyBase.New()
   Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
   Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 273)
   Me.StartPosition = System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition.CenterScreen
 End Sub

End Class</source>