Graphics Programming with GDI+

9.2. Understanding and Using Graphics Paths

In Chapter 3 we briefly discussed how to create a graphics path, add graphics items to the path, and draw and fill graphics paths using FillPath and DrawPath.

A graphics path is a set of connected lines, curves, and other simple graphics objects, including rectangles, ellipses, and text. A path works as a single graphics object, so an effect applied to the graphics path will be applied to all the components of the path. For example, if a graphics path contains a line, a rectangle, and an ellipse and we draw the path using a red pen, all three components (line, rectangle, and ellipse) of the graphics path will be drawn with the red pen.

To create and use a graphics path, we create a GraphicsPath object ...