how can i draw a rectangle with my mouse ?

[saadmechiche]

Hello everybody , i'm currently developping an application that draw a rectangle with my mouse , nothing very hard
My qustion : I want( like in paint ) to draw only the perimeter of my rectangle when i move my mouse without filling it with a color
i have attached my project
Can u help me
thank you

[davidrobin]

This is my version of drawing a rectangle. You were just about there.

Private Sub Form1_MouseMove(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles MyBase.MouseMove
        If trace = True Then
            Dim bre As New SolidBrush(Me.BackColor)
 
            '********************************************************
            '*  This is your original code excluding the fillrectangle
            Dim rect As New RectangleF(ancx, ancy, e.X - ancx, e.Y - ancy)
            g.DrawRectangle(Pens.Black, ancx, ancy, e.X - ancx, e.Y - ancy)
            'g.FillRectangle(bre, rect)
 
            '**********************************************************
            '* Here I am creating another rectangle slightly smaller and filling it the 
            '* same as the form backcolor
            Dim r As New RectangleF(ancx + 1, ancy + 1, e.X - ancx, e.Y - ancy)
            g.DrawRectangle(Pens.Black, ancx + 1, ancy + 1, e.X - ancx, e.Y - ancy)
            g.FillRectangle(bre, r)
        End If
    End Sub

Hope this helps

[saadmechiche]

thank you my friend , this is what i was looking for