# Shape.Outline Class

> The Drawing.Shape.Outline class determines the line properties of a shape. The Outline class implements the System.ComponentModel.INotifyPropertyChanged interface.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Class
- **Introduced:** 23.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.Drawing`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXDrawing.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXDrawing.dll` from the setup
- **Implements:** `System.ComponentModel.INotifyPropertyChanged`
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl.Drawing > Shape.Outline Class
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/shape-outline/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/shape-outline/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/shape-outline/llms-full.txt

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### Description

The Drawing.Shape.Outline class determines the line properties of a [shape](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/shape/llms-full.txt). The Outline class implements the `System.ComponentModel.INotifyPropertyChanged` interface.

### Syntax

```csharp
public class Shape.Outline : INotifyPropertyChanged
```

```vbnet
Public Class Shape.Outline
    Implements INotifyPropertyChanged
```

### Examples

The following example includes the color value from an Outline object in application diagnostics. The created object is then available to the surrounding document workflow.

```csharp
Console.WriteLine($"Color: {outline.Color}");
Console.WriteLine("Outline is ready for use.");
```

```vbnet
Console.WriteLine($"Color: {outline.Color}")
Console.WriteLine("Outline is ready for use.")
```

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## In This Section

- [Shape.Outline.Color Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/shape-outline/color-property/llms-full.txt): Gets or sets the shape's line color. The default value is System.Drawing.Color.Black.
- [Shape.Outline.Width Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/shape-outline/width-property/llms-full.txt): Gets or sets the shape's line width. The value is given in twips. The default value is 20.

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [Shape.Movable Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/shape/movable-property/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [Shape.Outline.Color Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/shape-outline/color-property/llms-full.txt)