Microsoft Small Basic
GraphicsWindow
The GraphicsWindow provides graphics related input and output functionality. For example, using this class, it is possible to draw and fill circles and rectangles.
Properties
BackgroundColor
Gets or sets the Background color of the Graphics Window.
BrushColor
Gets or sets the brush color to be used to fill shapes drawn on the Graphics Window.
CanResize
Specifies whether or not the Graphics Window can be resized by the user.
PenWidth
Gets or sets the width of the pen used to draw shapes on the Graphics Window.
PenColor
Gets or sets the color of the pen used to draw shapes on the Graphics Window.
FontName
Gets or sets the Font Name to be used when drawing text on the Graphics Window.
FontSize
Gets or sets the Font Size to be used when drawing text on the Graphics Window.
FontBold
Gets or sets whether or not the font to be used when drawing text on the Graphics Window, is bold.
FontItalic
Gets or sets whether or not the font to be used when drawing text on the Graphics Window, is italic.
Title
Gets or sets the title for the graphics window.
Height
Gets or sets the Height of the graphics window.
Width
Gets or sets the Width of the graphics window.
Left
Gets or sets the Left Position of the graphics window.
Top
Gets or sets the Top Position of the graphics window.
LastKey
(This property is read-only.)
Gets the last key that was pressed or released.
LastText
(This property is read-only.)
Gets the last text that was entered on the Graphics Window.
MouseX
(This property is read-only.)
Gets the x-position of the mouse relative to the Graphics Window.
MouseY
(This property is read-only.)
Gets the y-position of the mouse relative to the Graphics Window.
Events
KeyDown
Raises an event when a key is pressed down on the keyboard.
KeyUp
Raises an event when a key is released on the keyboard.
MouseDown
Raises an event when the mouse button is clicked down.
MouseUp
Raises an event when the mouse button is released.
MouseMove
Raises an event when the mouse is moved around.
TextInput
Raises an event when text is entered on the GraphicsWindow.
Operations
Show
Shows the Graphics window to enable interactions with it.
Returns
Nothing Hide
Hides the Graphics window.
Returns
Nothing DrawRectangle
Draws a rectangle on the screen using the selected Pen.
x
The x co-ordinate of the rectangle.y
The y co-ordinate of the rectangle.width
The width of the rectangle.height
The height of the rectangle.Returns
Nothing FillRectangle
Fills a rectangle on the screen using the selected Brush.
x
The x co-ordinate of the rectangle.y
The y co-ordinate of the rectangle.width
The width of the rectangle.height
The height of the rectangle.Returns
Nothing DrawEllipse
Draws an ellipse on the screen using the selected Pen.
x
The x co-ordinate of the ellipse.y
The y co-ordinate of the ellipse.width
The width of the ellipse.height
The height of the ellipse.Returns
Nothing FillEllipse
Fills an ellipse on the screen using the selected Brush.
x
The x co-ordinate of the ellipse.y
The y co-ordinate of the ellipse.width
The width of the ellipse.height
The height of the ellipse.Returns
Nothing DrawTriangle
Draws a triangle on the screen using the selected pen.
x1
The x co-ordinate of the first point.y1
The y co-ordinate of the first point.x2
The x co-ordinate of the second point.y2
The y co-ordinate of the second point.x3
The x co-ordinate of the third point.y3
The y co-ordinate of the third point.Returns
Nothing FillTriangle
Draws and fills a triangle on the screen using the selected brush.
x1
The x co-ordinate of the first point.y1
The y co-ordinate of the first point.x2
The x co-ordinate of the second point.y2
The y co-ordinate of the second point.x3
The x co-ordinate of the third point.y3
The y co-ordinate of the third point.Returns
Nothing DrawLine
Draws a line from one point to another.
x1
The x co-ordinate of the first point.y1
The y co-ordinate of the first point.x2
The x co-ordinate of the second point.y2
The y co-ordinate of the second point.Returns
Nothing DrawText
Draws a line of text on the screen at the specified location.
x
The x co-ordinate of the text start point.y
The y co-ordinate of the text start point.text
The text to drawReturns
Nothing DrawBoundText
Draws a line of text on the screen at the specified location.
x
The x co-ordinate of the text start point.y
The y co-ordinate of the text start point.width
The maximum available width. This parameter helps define when the text should wrap.text
The text to draw.Returns
Nothing DrawResizedImage
Draws the specified image from memory on to the screen, in the specified size.
imageName
The name of the image to drawx
The x co-ordinate of the point to draw the image at.y
The y co-ordinate of the point to draw the image at.width
The width to draw the image.height
The height to draw the image.Returns
Nothing DrawImage
Draws the specified image from memory on to the screen.
imageName
The name of the image to draw.x
The x co-ordinate of the point to draw the image at.y
The y co-ordinate of the point to draw the image at.Returns
Nothing SetPixel
Draws the pixel specified by the x and y co-ordinates using the specified color.
x
The x co-ordinate of the pixel.y
The y co-ordinate of the pixel.color
The color of the pixel to set.Returns
Nothing GetPixel
Gets the color of the pixel at the specified x and y co-ordinates.
x
The x co-ordinate of the pixel.y
The y co-ordinate of the pixel.Returns
The color of the pixel. GetRandomColor
Gets a valid random color.
Returns
A valid random color. GetColorFromRGB
Constructs a color given the Red, Green and Blue values.
red
The red component of the Color (0-255).green
The green component of the color (0-255).blue
The blue component of the color (0-255).Returns
Returns a color that can be used to set the brush or pen color. Clear
Clears the window.
Returns
Nothing ShowMessage
Displays a message box to the user.