11.3. Graphics in Microsoft .NET

All graphical functions provided by the Microsoft .NET Framework are available via the System.Drawing namespace (which can be found in the System.Drawing.dll assembly). It provides access to the rich functionality of GDI+, which is also available via the secondary namespaces shown in Figure 11.2.

Figure 11.2. The System.Drawing namespace and the secondary namespaces are the route to GDI+’s functionality

In this chapter, we will look at the major functionality available via the aforementioned namespaces and provide some examples of how to use graphics functions in Windows and ASP.NET applications. We will start ...

Get A Programmer's Guide to .NET now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.