TX Text Control .NET for WPF

TXDrawingControl Class

Class|Introduced in 23.0
Namespace
TXTextControl.WPF.Drawing
Package
TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages
Assembly
TXDrawing.WPF.dll
Install
dotnet add package TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK .NET 8 and later. For .NET Framework, reference TXDrawing.WPF.dll from the setup.
Inherits
  1. FrameworkElement
  2. TXDrawingControl

Description

The WPF.TXDrawingControl class implements a WPF FrameworkElement with features to draw custom or predefined shapes. It can be added to a document with the WPF.TextControl.Drawings property. The WPF.TXDrawingControl class is inherited from the System.Windows.FrameworkElement class. The following describes only the properties, methods and events defined through the WPF.TXDrawingControl class. For a list of properties, methods and events inherited from the System.Windows.FrameworkElement class see the .NET Framework reference.

Syntax

public class TXDrawingControl : FrameworkElement

Examples

The following example creates a TXDrawing Control instance and configures its border width setting for a document workflow.

TXTextControl.WPF.Drawing.TXDrawingControl tXDrawingControl = new();
tXDrawingControl.BorderWidth = 100;

Members

Constructors

ConstructorDescription
TXDrawingControlInitializes a new instance of the TXDrawingControl class.

Properties

PropertyDescription
BackColorGets or sets the TX Drawing Control's back color. The default value is the color System.Windows.Media.Colors.Transparent. If the property is set to null the current System.Windows.SystemColors.WindowColor is used.
BorderColorGets or sets the TX Drawing Control's border line color.The default value is null and represents the color System.Windows.SystemColors.WindowTextColor.
BorderWidthGets or sets the TX Drawing Control's border line width. The value is given in twips. The default value is 0.
CanCopyInforms whether shapes are selected which can be copied to the internal clipboard.
CanPasteInforms whether the internal clipboard contains shapes that can be pasted into the TX Drawing Control.
CanRedoInforms whether an operation can be re-done using the Redo method.
CanUndoGets a value indicating whether the user can undo the previous operation in the TX Drawing Control.
ContextMenuNot described in the reference. public ContextMenu ContextMenu { get; set; }
HeightNot described in the reference. public double Height { get; set; }
IsCanvasVisibleGets a value whether the TX Drawing Control is interpreted as canvas or not. The control is not interpreted as canvas if it contains only one shape, the shape's CanFitToCanvas property is set to false, its AutoSize property is set to true and the control's BorderWidth property is 0. If the property's value is false the control can be thought of as a representation of the containing shape where bounds changes of the control lead to considering changes of the shape and vise versa.
SelectionGets an object of type Drawing.Selection that represents the current selected shapes inside the TX Drawing Control.
ShapesGets an object of type ShapeCollection that represents those shapes which are displayed inside the TX Drawing Control.
WidthNot described in the reference. public double Width { get; set; }
ZoomFactorGets or sets the zoom factor, in percent, for the TX Drawing Control. When the value is changed both all drawn shapes and the control itself are resized considering to the specified zoom factor. The default value is 100.

Methods

MethodDescription
ClearUndoClears the undo buffer of the TX Drawing Control.
CopyCopies the current selected shapes of the TX Drawing Control to the Clipboard.
CutMoves the current selected shapes of the TX Drawing Control to the Clipboard.
FormatShapesDialogOpens a dialog to format selected shapes.
GetSVGNot described in the reference. public string GetSVG(Size size, bool showHandles);
LoadLoads shapes data into the TX Drawing Control from a specified object of type System.IO.Stream.
PastePastes the content of the clipboard into the TX Drawing Control
PrintPaintRenders the displayed shapes on the specified System.Drawing.Graphics object.
RedoRedoes the last TX Drawing Control operation.
SaveSaves the shapes data to the given object of type System.IO.Stream.
SaveImageSaves the displayed shapes as an image.
SelectAllSelects all shapes in the TX Drawing Control.
SetCanvasSizeSpecifies, pursuant to a ZoomFactor value of 100, the height and width of the canvas. The parameters must be given in twips.
SizeToContentIf any changes of the the displayed shapes' visible bounds require an adaption of the TX Drawing Control bounds, the size and/or location of the control is expanded respectively decreased by the considering value of the considering shape's side(s). The method returns an array of doubles which represent the effected alteration for each control's side (left, top, right, bottom) in twips.
UndoUndoes the last edit operation in the TX Drawing Control.

Events

EventDescription
AdaptBoundsIndicates that the visible bounds of the displayed shapes have been changed (by changing the shape's angle, outline width, yellow adjust rectangles or the control's border width) in so far that the control requires an update of its bounds. The event always raises if the visible bounds exceed the control's bounds. If IsCanvasVisible is false, AdaptBounds is also raised if considering changes lead to a decreasing of the visible shape bounds. The event handler receives an argument of type EventArgs containing data related to this event.
ChangedIndicates that the number or formatting of the displayed shapes has been changed. The event handler receives an argument of type EventArgs containing data related to this event.
ShapeAdjustedOccurs when a shape has been adjusted by using its yellow adjust rectangle. The event handler receives an argument of type ShapeEventArgs containing data related to this event.
ShapeClickedOccurs when a shape has been clicked on. The event handler receives an argument of type ShapeEventArgs containing data related to this event.
ShapeCreatedOccurs when a new shape has been created. It occurs, when a shape has been inserted in TX Drawing Control's shapes collection by pasting or using the shape collection's Add method. The event handler receives an argument of type ShapeEventArgs containing data related to this event.
ShapeDeletedOccurs when a shape has been deleted from the TX Drawing Control's shapes collection. It occurs by cutting or using the shape collection's Remove, RemoveAt or Clear method. The event handler receives an argument of type ShapeEventArgs containing data related to this event.
ShapeDeselectedOccurs when a shape has been deselected. It occurs by removing a shape from the WPF.TXDrawingControl.Selection.Shapes property or, if the number of selected shapes is greater than 0, clicking on a location inside the TX Drawing Control where no shape is located. The event handler receives an argument of type ShapeEventArgs containing data related to this event.
ShapeFlippedOccurs when a shape has been flipped. It occurs by using the shape's Flip property or sizing a shape manually by mouse in so far as the shape is flipped horizontally or vertically. The event handler receives an argument of type ShapeEventArgs containing data related to this event.
ShapeFormatChangedOccurs when shape formatting attributes which cannot be handled with the built-in mouse interface have been changed. The corresponding attributes are the shape's ShapeFill, ShapeOutline are Type properties. The event handler receives an argument of type ShapeEventArgs containing data related to this event.
ShapeMovedOccurs when a shape has been moved with the built-in mouse interface. The event handler receives an argument of type ShapeEventArgs containing data related to this event.
ShapeSelectedOccurs when a shape has been selected. It occurs by using the select all method, changing the TXDrawingControl.Selection.Shapes property or selecting shapes manually by the built-in mouse interface . The event handler receives an argument of type ShapeEventArgs containing data related to this event.
ShapeSizedOccurs when a shape has been sized with the built-in mouse interface. The event handler receives an argument of type ShapeEventArgs containing data related to this event.
ViewChangedOccurs when UI manipulations such as shape moving or selection changing have caused the view to change. The event handler receives an argument of type ViewChangedEventArgs containing data related to this event.

Fields

FieldDescription
BackColorPropertyNot described in the reference. public static readonly DependencyProperty BackColorProperty;
BorderColorPropertyNot described in the reference. public static readonly DependencyProperty BorderColorProperty;
BorderWidthPropertyNot described in the reference. public static readonly DependencyProperty BorderWidthProperty;
CanCopyPropertyNot described in the reference. public static readonly DependencyProperty CanCopyProperty;
CanPastePropertyNot described in the reference. public static readonly DependencyProperty CanPasteProperty;
CanRedoPropertyNot described in the reference. public static readonly DependencyProperty CanRedoProperty;
CanUndoPropertyNot described in the reference. public static readonly DependencyProperty CanUndoProperty;
HeightPropertyNot described in the reference. public static readonly DependencyProperty HeightProperty;
IsCanvasVisiblePropertyNot described in the reference. public static readonly DependencyProperty IsCanvasVisibleProperty;
VisibilityPropertyNot described in the reference. public static readonly DependencyProperty VisibilityProperty;
WidthPropertyNot described in the reference. public static readonly DependencyProperty WidthProperty;
ZoomFactorPropertyNot described in the reference. public static readonly DependencyProperty ZoomFactorProperty;