.topic ctrl.picturebox
.title PictureBox
.toc 1 PictureBox
.index PictureBox
.index Canvas
.index Drawing

.h1 PictureBox

VB Equivalent: PictureBox -- DVX Widget: canvas | Name Prefix: Picture

A drawing surface (canvas). Supports drawing lines, rectangles, circles, text, and individual pixels. Can save and load BMP images. The default canvas size is 64x64 pixels.

.h2 Type-Specific Methods

.table
  Method   Parameters         Description
  ------   ----------------   -------------------------------------------
  Clear    Color As Integer   Fill the entire canvas with the specified color.
.endtable

Additional drawing methods (DrawLine, DrawRect, FillRect, FillCircle, SetPixel, GetPixel, DrawText, Save, Load) are available through the C API but not currently exposed through BASIC interface descriptors.

Default Event: Click

.link ctrl.common.props Common Properties, Events, and Methods