How to: Clip a Drawing

This example shows how to define a clip region for a Drawing.

Use a DrawingGroup to define a clip for a Drawing. The DrawingGroup class is the only type of Drawing object that enables you to define your own clip region.

Use a Geometry to describe the clip and apply it to the ClipGeometry property of the DrawingGroup object.

Example

The following example uses a DrawingGroup to apply a ClipGeometry to several GeometryDrawing objects.

The following illustration shows the output that the example produces. The illustration shows the DrawingGroup before and after the elliptical clip is applied.

<Page 
  xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
  xmlns:x="https://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
  xmlns:PresentationOptions="https://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation/options" 
  xmlns:mc="https://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
  mc:Ignorable="PresentationOptions"
  Background="White" Margin="20">

  <Border BorderBrush="Gray" BorderThickness="1" 
    HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top"
    Margin="20">
    <Image Stretch="None" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
      <Image.Source>
        <DrawingImage PresentationOptions:Freeze="True">
          <DrawingImage.Drawing>

            <!-- A DrawingGeometry with an elliptical clip region. -->
            <DrawingGroup>
              <GeometryDrawing Brush="Pink">
                <GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
                  <RectangleGeometry Rect="0,0,50,85" />
                </GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
              </GeometryDrawing>
              <GeometryDrawing Brush="Lime" 
                Geometry="M 25,25 L 0,50 25,75 50,50 25,25 25,0">
                <GeometryDrawing.Pen>
                  <Pen Thickness="10" Brush="Black" />
                </GeometryDrawing.Pen>
              </GeometryDrawing>
              <GeometryDrawing Brush="Lime">
                <GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
                  <EllipseGeometry Center="10,10" RadiusX="5" RadiusY="5" />
                </GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
                <GeometryDrawing.Pen>
                  <Pen Thickness="2" Brush="Black" />
                </GeometryDrawing.Pen>
              </GeometryDrawing>

              <DrawingGroup.ClipGeometry>
                <EllipseGeometry Center="25,50" RadiusX="25" RadiusY="50" />
              </DrawingGroup.ClipGeometry>
            </DrawingGroup>
          </DrawingImage.Drawing>
        </DrawingImage>
      </Image.Source>
    </Image>
  </Border>


</Page>

See Also

Reference

PresentationOptions:Freeze Attribute
Geometry
Freeze

Concepts

Drawing Objects Overview
Geometry Overview