The SpecialEffectsProcessor class gives you precise control over a large variety of effects when you paint bitmaps, text, patterns, and shapes onto a device context.
Object Model
Syntax
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Public Class SpecialEffectsProcessor |
| C# | |
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public class SpecialEffectsProcessor |
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public ref class SpecialEffectsProcessor |
Example
This example shows the minimum requirements for using the Draw3dText(Graphics,String,Rectangle,SpecialEffectsTextStyle,SpecialEffectsTextAlignmentFlags,Int32,Int32,Color,Color,Color,Font,Image) method.
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Public Sub Draw3dText(ByVal g As Graphics, ByVal destRect As Rectangle)
Dim processor As SpecialEffectsProcessor = New SpecialEffectsProcessor()
Dim textFont As Font = New Font("Arial", 24)
Dim img As Image = Image.FromFile(Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Ulay1.bmp"))
processor.Draw3dText(g, "3D Text - LEADTOOLS", destRect, SpecialEffectsTextStyle.DropShadow, SpecialEffectsTextAlignmentFlags.HorizontalCenter Or SpecialEffectsTextAlignmentFlags.VerticalCenter, 2, 2, Color.Blue, Color.Black, Color.White, textFont, img)
img.Dispose()
End Sub
Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS
Public Const ImagesDir As String = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images"
End Class |
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public void Draw3dText(Graphics g, Rectangle destRect)
{
SpecialEffectsProcessor processor = new SpecialEffectsProcessor();
Font textFont = new Font("Arial", 24);
Image image = Image.FromFile(Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Ulay1.bmp"));
processor.Draw3dText(g,
"3D Text - LEADTOOLS",
destRect,
SpecialEffectsTextStyle.DropShadow,
SpecialEffectsTextAlignmentFlags.HorizontalCenter | SpecialEffectsTextAlignmentFlags.VerticalCenter,
2, /* horizontal shadow position */
2, /* vertical shadow position */
Color.Blue, /* text color, blue */
Color.Black,/* shadow color, black */
Color.White, /* border color, white */
textFont,
image);
image.Dispose();
}
static class LEAD_VARS
{
public const string ImagesDir = @"C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images";
} |
Remarks
Inheritance Hierarchy
Requirements
Target Platforms: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Server 2008 family, Windows Vista, Windows 7
See Also
