How to: Define a Pen

This example shows how use a Pen to outline a shape. To create a simple Pen, you need only specify its Thickness and Brush. You can create more complex pen's by specifying a DashStyle, DashCap, LineJoin, StartLineCap, and EndLineCap.

Example

The following example uses a Pen to outline a shape defined by a GeometryDrawing.

<Page 
  xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
  xmlns:x="https://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
  Background="White">

  <Image Stretch="None" Margin="20">
    <Image.Source>
      <DrawingImage>
        <DrawingImage.Drawing>
          <DrawingGroup>
            <GeometryDrawing>
              <GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
                <GeometryGroup>
                  <RectangleGeometry Rect="0,0,50,50" />
                  <EllipseGeometry Center="75,75" RadiusX="50" RadiusY="50" />
                  <LineGeometry StartPoint="75,75" EndPoint="75,0" />
                </GeometryGroup>
              </GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
              <GeometryDrawing.Pen>
                <Pen 
                  Thickness="10" 
                  LineJoin="Round" 
                  EndLineCap="Triangle"
                  StartLineCap="Round">
                  <Pen.Brush>
                    <LinearGradientBrush>
                      <GradientStop Offset="0.0" Color="#CCCCFF" />
                      <GradientStop Offset="1.0" Color="Purple" />
                    </LinearGradientBrush>
                  </Pen.Brush>
                </Pen>
              </GeometryDrawing.Pen>
            </GeometryDrawing>
          </DrawingGroup>
        </DrawingImage.Drawing>
      </DrawingImage>
    </Image.Source>
  </Image>






</Page>

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A GeometryDrawing