SpriteBatch.Draw Method (Texture2D, Rectangle, Nullable<Rectangle>, Color, Single, Vector2, SpriteEffects, Single)

Adds a sprite to the batch of sprites to be rendered, specifying the texture, destination and source rectangles, color tint, rotation, origin, effects, and sort depth.

Namespace: Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics
Assembly: Microsoft.Xna.Framework (in microsoft.xna.framework.dll)

Syntax

public void Draw (
         Texture2D texture,
         Rectangle destinationRectangle,
         Nullable<Rectangle> sourceRectangle,
         Color color,
         float rotation,
         Vector2 origin,
         SpriteEffects effects,
         float layerDepth
)

Parameters

• texture
  The sprite texture.
• destinationRectangle
  A rectangle specifying, in screen coordinates, where the sprite will be drawn. If this rectangle is not the same size as sourcerectangle, the sprite is scaled to fit.
• sourceRectangle
  A rectangle specifying, in texels, which section of the rectangle to draw. Use null to draw the entire texture.
• color
  The color channel modulation to use. Use Color.White for full color with no tinting.
• rotation
  The angle, in radians, to rotate the sprite around the origin.
• origin
  The origin of the sprite. Specify (0,0) for the upper-left corner.
• effects
  Rotations to apply prior to rendering.
• layerDepth
  The sorting depth of the sprite, between 0 (front) and 1 (back).

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	texture is null.
InvalidOperationException	Draw was called, but Begin has not yet been called. Begin must be called successfully before Draw can be called.

Remarks

Before any calls to Draw, you must call Begin. Once all calls to Draw are complete, call End.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Draw a Sprite

Concepts

2D Graphics Overview

Reference

SpriteBatch Class
SpriteBatch Members
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics Namespace

Platforms

Xbox 360, Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista