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Graphics Programming with GDI+
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Graphics Programming with GDI+

by Mahesh Chand
October 2003
Intermediate to advanced
784 pages
14h 21m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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6.2. The Region Class

A region describes the interior of a closed graphics shape, or form. A form has two areas: a nonclient area and a client area. The nonclient area (which does not allow for user-drawn graphics objects) includes the title bar—and, depending on the application, horizontal and vertical scroll bars. This area cannot be used to draw graphics objects. The client area is used to draw controls and graphics objects.

In the .NET Framework library, the Region class object represents a region. If you have ever developed a complex .NET graphics application that requires a lot of rendering, you may have used this object a lot.

6.2.1. Constructing a Region Object

The Region class provides five overloaded forms. Using these forms, you ...

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