Using the <i class="emphasis">Pen</i> Class

Using the Pen Class

You use the Pen class to draw with in Graphics objects. Here is the hierarchy of the Pen class:

Object
   MarshalByRefObject
      Pen

You can find the more notable public properties of Pen objects in Table 13.4 and their more notable public methods in Table 13.5.

Table 13.4: Noteworthy public properties of *Pen* objects.
Property	Means
Alignment	Gets/sets the alignment for drawing objects.
Brush	Gets/sets the Brush object of this Pen.
Color	Gets/sets the Pen ' s color.
CompoundArray	Gets/sets an array of dashes and spaces to configure a Pen.
CustomEndCap	Gets/sets the cap style used at the end of lines.
CustomStartCap	Gets/sets the cap style used at the beginning of lines.
DashCap	Gets/sets the cap style used at the beginning or end of dashed lines.
DashOffset	Gets/sets the length from the beginning of a line to the beginning of a dash pattern.
DashPattern	Gets/sets an array of dashes and spaces.
DashStyle	Gets/sets the style used for dashed lines.
EndCap	Gets/sets the cap style used at the end of lines.
LineJoin	Gets/sets the style used to join the ends of overlapping lines.
PenType	Gets the style of lines this Pen draws.
StartCap	Gets/sets the cap style used at the beginning of lines.
Width	Gets/sets the width of this Pen in pixels.

Table 13.5: Noteworthy public methods of *Pen* objects.
Method	Means
Clone	Creates a copy of this Pen.
Dispose	Deallocates and disposes of this Pen.
SetLineCap	Sets the style of cap used to end lines.