Graphics Methods

The graphical methods defined in the Window class are summarized in the following table.

Method	Description
beginBatchDrawing	Starts a batch drawing operation
clearGraphics	Causes a repaint of the form or control and its children, discarding any graphical images previously drawn
drawArc	Draws an arc
drawChord	Draws a chord (an arc with the end points joined and the interior filled)
drawDeskTopRectangle	Creates a transparent desktop window onto which the rectangle is drawn
drawDeskTopRectangleEx	Creates a transparent desktop window onto which the rectangle is drawn, using the inner border style and color
drawEllipse	Draws a filled ellipse (a circle is a special ellipse)
drawFilledPolygon	Draws a filled polygon and closes the figure by using the start and end Real point values
drawFilledRectangle	Draws a filled rectangle
drawFloodFill	Fills an area on the object with a color
drawGrid	Draws a grid on the window
drawLine	Draws a line
drawPictureAt	Draws a picture starting at a specified location using the drawing mode
drawPictureIn	Draws a picture stretched or compressed to exactly fit the rectangle
drawPie	Draws a pie (an arc with the end points drawn to the middle point of the bounding rectangle and color-filled)
drawPoint	Draws a single point
drawPolygon	Draws the border of a polygon without automatically closing the figure
drawRectangle	Draws the border of a rectangle
drawRoundRectangle	Draws a rectangle with rounded corners
drawSize	Returns the current number of entries in the drawing history
drawSolidRectangle	Draws a rectangle filled with the same color as the border
drawTextAt	Draws text at a position
drawTextHeight	Returns the height that would be required to draw a text string
drawTextIn	Draws text bounded by a rectangle
drawTextWidth	Returns the width that would be required to draw a text string
drawUndo	Undoes drawing actions back to a specified point
endBatchDrawing	Ends a batch drawing operation
getPoint	Gets the color of a point