DrawControl(Control,Graphics,Rectangle,Rectangle,ImageAttributes) Method

Draws a control (and all of its descendant controls).

Syntax

Visual Basic

'Declaration
 
Protected Overloads Sub DrawControl( _
   ByVal controlToDraw As Control, _
   ByVal graphics As Graphics, _
   ByVal rect As Rectangle, _
   ByVal clipRect As Rectangle, _
   ByVal attributes As ImageAttributes _
) 

C#

protected void DrawControl( 
   Control controlToDraw,
   Graphics graphics,
   Rectangle rect,
   Rectangle clipRect,
   ImageAttributes attributes
)

Parameters

controlToDraw

The control to draw.

graphics

The graphics object to draw the control on.

rect

The destination rectangle.

clipRect

The clipping area.

attributes

The image attributes to use.

Remarks

If the attributes parameter is not null then an off-screen bitmap will be created regardless of the doubleBuffer parameter value.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2