TIECanvas.Rectangle

Declaration

procedure Rectangle(X1, Y1, X2, Y2: Integer); overload;
procedure Rectangle(const Rect: TRect); overload;

Description

Draw a rectangle within a specified area.
The rectangle border is set by Pen and the fill by Brush.

GDI+ Methods: GdipFillRectangle, GdipDrawRectangle

Note: The X2 and Y2 points are excluded from the painting

Examples

// Draw an envelope with 50% transparency
with ImageEnView1.IEBitmap.IECanvas do
begin
  Pen.Mode := pmCopy;
  Pen.Style := psSolid;
  Pen.Color := clBlack;
  Pen.Transparency := 128;

  Brush.Color := clYellow;
  Brush.Style := bsSolid;
  Brush.Transparency := 128;

  // Draw outer rect
  Rectangle( 100, 100, 500, 300 );

  // Draw flap
  MoveTo( 100, 100 );
  LineTo( 300, 200 );
  LineTo( 500, 100 );
end;
ImageEnView1.Update();

// Draw a semi-transparent text box onto a bitmap
const
  Horz_Margin = 8;
  Vert_Margin = 3;
  Center_Text = False;
var
  x, y: integer;
  tw, rw, rh: integer;
  iec: TIECanvas;
  ss: string;
begin
  ss := 'This is my text';
  x := 100;
  y := 100;

  iec := TIECanvas.Create( Bitmap.Canvas );
  iec.Font.Size := 30;
  iec.Font.Style := [fsBold];

  tw := iec.TextWidth(ss);
  rw := imax( tw + 2 * Horz_Margin, iec.TextWidth( ss ) + 2 * Horz_Margin );
  rh := iec.TextHeight(ss) + 2 * Vert_Margin;

  if Center_Text then
    dec( x, rw div 2 );

  iec.Brush.Color := clYellow;
  iec.Brush.Style := bsSolid;
  iec.Brush.Transparency := 196;

  iec.Pen.Color := clBlack;
  iec.Pen.Style := psSolid;
  iec.Rectangle( x, y, x + rw, y + rh );

  iec.Brush.Style := bsClear;
  iec.TextOut(x + ( rw - tw ) div 2, y + Vert_Margin, ss);
  iec.Free;
end;

TIECanvas.Rectangle