RectangleShape Constructor (ShapeContainer)

Initializes a new instance of the RectangleShape class, specifying the ShapeContainer that will contain it.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Vs (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Vs.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub New ( _
    parent As ShapeContainer _
)

public RectangleShape(
    ShapeContainer parent
)

public:
RectangleShape(
    ShapeContainer^ parent
)

new : 
        parent:ShapeContainer -> RectangleShape

public function RectangleShape(
    parent : ShapeContainer
)

Parameters

• parent
  Type: Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.ShapeContainer
  A ShapeContainer that will contain the RectangleShape.

Remarks

A RectangleShape control cannot be displayed directly on a form or container control; it must be contained in a ShapeContainer object. After you initialize a RectangleShape, you will have to set its Parent property either to an existing ShapeContainer or to a new instance of ShapeContainer.

When you add a RectangleShape to a form or container that already contains a ShapeContainer, you should use the existing ShapeContainer instead of declaring a new one. Hosting more than one ShapeContainer on a form or container can cause unexpected results with z-order and events.

Examples

The following example creates a RectangleShape and adds it to a form that already contains a LineShape. This example requires that you have a LineShape named LineShape1 on a form.

Private Sub DrawRectangle2()
    ' Declare a RectangleShape and parent it to 
    ' LineShape1's ShapeContainer.
    Dim rect1 As New Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.
        RectangleShape(LineShape1.Parent)
    ' Set the location and size of the rectangle.
    rect1.Left = 40
    rect1.Top = 40
    rect1.Width = 120
    rect1.Height = 220
End Sub

private void DrawRectangle2()
{
    // Declare a RectangleShape and parent it to 
    // lineShape1's ShapeContainer.
    Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.RectangleShape rect1 = 
        new Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.RectangleShape(lineShape1.Parent);
    // Set the location and size of the rectangle.
    rect1.Left = 40;
    rect1.Top = 40;
    rect1.Width = 120;
    rect1.Height = 220;
}

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

RectangleShape Class

RectangleShape Overload

Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks Namespace

Other Resources

Introduction to the Line and Shape Controls (Visual Studio)

How to: Draw Lines with the LineShape Control (Visual Studio)

How to: Draw Shapes with the OvalShape and RectangleShape Controls (Visual Studio)