[Resolved] - problem while drawing rectangles

Hi there,
I wanna draw rectangles on a picture box, as we do in paintBrush Application. I m able to draw rectangle but only filled one not an empty one, how to do this.
for eg. i m attaching an image showing two type of rectangles that i wanna draw.

What, if i wanna draw same kinda rounded rectangle and circles.

plz help.

thanx in advance
harry

Empty Box

VB Code:

Picture1.Line(10, 10)-Step(100, 30), RGB(0, 0, 0), B

Filled Box

VB Code:

Picture1.Line(10, 10)-Step(100, 30), RGB(0, 0, 0), BF

Circle

VB Code:

Picture1.Circle(50, 50), 10, RGB(0, 0, 0)

Rounded Rectangle (not filled)

VB Code:

'// Uhm...
Private Function Radians(ByVal deg as single) As single
  Dim Pi as single
  Pi = 3.14159265358979
  Radians = deg * (Pi / 180)
End Funtion
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
  Dim rWidth as integer
  Dim rHeight as integer
  Dim rCorner as integer
  Dim rX as integer
  Dim rY as integer
  Dim lC as long
 
  rWidth = 100 '// width of the rectangle
  rHeight = 50 '// height of the rectangle
  rCorner = 5 '// corner radius
  rX = 10 '// left position of rectangle
  rY = 10 '// top position of rectangle
  lC = RGB(126, 0, 0) '// rectangle color
 
  '// top left corner
  Picture1.Circle (rX + rCorner, rY + rCorner), rCorner, lC, Radians(90), Radians(180)
  '// top right corner
  Picture1.Circle (rX + rWidth - rCorner, rY + rCorner), rCorner, lC, Radians(0), Radians(90)
  '// bottom left corner
  Picture1.Circle (rX + rCorner, rY + rHeight - rCorner), rCorner, lC, Radians(180), Radians(270)
  '// bottom right corner
  Picture1.Circle (rX + rWidth - rCorner, rY + rHeight - rCorner), rCorner, lC, Radians(270), Radians(360)
 
  '// top line
  Picture1.Line (rX + rCorner, rY)-Step(rWidth - (rCorner * 2), 0), lC
  '// bottom line
  Picture1.Line (rX + rCorner, rY + rHeight)-Step(rWidth - (rCorner * 2), 0), lC
  '// left line
  Picture1.Line (rX, rY + rCorner)-Step(0, rHeight - (rCorner * 2)), lC
  '// right line
  Picture1.Line (rX + rWidth, rY + rCorner)-Step(0, rHeight - (rCorner * 2)), lC
End Sub

I tried this method, it give me black colour inside the rectangle. but i want it to be transparent i.e. only outline (only 4 lines)

plz help

harry

It gives you filled rect because the Picturebox fillstyle property is set so SOLID (0)

Change to transparent:

VB Code:

Picture1.FillStyle = 1

You also can do it at design time.

thanx alot friends,

now i'm using gdi APIs for making all the stuffs.
plz tell me 1 thing, if i'm drawing a filled RoundRectangle / ellipse / rectangle then how to allow the user to select his own colour.

plz reply soon

thanx in advance
harry

If you're using the GDI, there should be a param that specifies the color. Just have the user choose a color, and pass it in as this param. It will be the CreateSolidBrush that's got this param (I think. Too much VB.NET GDI+)

thanx alot friends,
ur replies worked out for me.

thanx alot