Pen.StartLineCap Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Media

Assembly:

PresentationCore.dll

Gets or sets the type of shape to use at the beginning of a stroke.

public:
 property System::Windows::Media::PenLineCap StartLineCap { System::Windows::Media::PenLineCap get(); void set(System::Windows::Media::PenLineCap value); };

public System.Windows.Media.PenLineCap StartLineCap { get; set; }

member this.StartLineCap : System.Windows.Media.PenLineCap with get, set

Public Property StartLineCap As PenLineCap

Property Value

PenLineCap

The type of shape that starts the stroke. The default value is Flat.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the StartLineCap and EndLineCap properties to create a rounded end on one side of a stroke and a triangular end on the other side of the stroke.

<Page 
  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
  xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
  <StackPanel Margin="20">

    <Canvas Margin="100"  Width="100" Height="100">
      <Canvas.Background>
        <DrawingBrush>
          <DrawingBrush.Drawing>
            <GeometryDrawing>
              <GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
                <LineGeometry StartPoint="10,10" EndPoint="50,100" />
              </GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
              <GeometryDrawing.Pen>
                
                <!-- This Pen specifies a round line cap at the beginning of
                     the line and a triangular line cap at the end of the line. -->
                <Pen Brush="Blue" Thickness="8"  StartLineCap="Round" 
                     EndLineCap="Triangle" />
              </GeometryDrawing.Pen>
            </GeometryDrawing>
          </DrawingBrush.Drawing>
        </DrawingBrush>
      </Canvas.Background>
    </Canvas>

  </StackPanel>

</Page>

Remarks

Dependency Property Information

Identifier field	StartLineCapProperty
Metadata properties set to true	None

See also

• EndLineCap