# GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils

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  <h1 id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils" class="text-break">GraphicalUtils Class
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  <div class="markdown level0 summary"><p>Provisional methods and helpers supporting rendering on <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Drawing.IDrawingCanvas.html">IDrawingCanvas</a></p>
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  <div class="markdown level0 conceptual"></div>
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    <h5>Inheritance</h5>
    <div class="level0"><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></div>
    <div class="level1"><span class="xref">GraphicalUtils</span></div>
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  <h6><strong>Namespace</strong>: <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.html">GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering</a></h6>
  <h6><strong>Assembly</strong>: MESCIUS.ActiveReports.Core.Rendering.dll</h6>
  <h5 id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_syntax">Syntax</h5>
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    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static class GraphicalUtils</code></pre>
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  <h5 id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_remarks"><strong>Remarks</strong></h5>
  <div class="markdown level0 remarks"><p>Made public temporarily to aid FormattedTextGraphicalRenderer</p>
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  <h3 id="fields">Fields
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        <th>Name</th>
        <th>Description</th>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_DefaultBackgroundColor" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.DefaultBackgroundColor">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.DefaultBackgroundColor.html">DefaultBackgroundColor</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Specifies a default background color</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_SortingImageHeight" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.SortingImageHeight">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.SortingImageHeight.html">SortingImageHeight</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"></td>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_SortingImageTextSpacing" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.SortingImageTextSpacing">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.SortingImageTextSpacing.html">SortingImageTextSpacing</a>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_SortingImageWidth" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.SortingImageWidth">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.SortingImageWidth.html">SortingImageWidth</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"></td>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_TocPageNumberHolder" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.TocPageNumberHolder">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.TocPageNumberHolder.html">TocPageNumberHolder</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"></td>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_ToggleImageHeight" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.ToggleImageHeight">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.ToggleImageHeight.html">ToggleImageHeight</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"></td>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_ToggleImageLeftOffset" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.ToggleImageLeftOffset">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.ToggleImageLeftOffset.html">ToggleImageLeftOffset</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"></td>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_ToggleImageTopOffset" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.ToggleImageTopOffset">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.ToggleImageTopOffset.html">ToggleImageTopOffset</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"></td>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_ToggleImageWidth" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.ToggleImageWidth">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.ToggleImageWidth.html">ToggleImageWidth</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"></td>
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  <h3 id="methods">Methods
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        <th>Name</th>
        <th>Description</th>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_CreateBrush_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_IDrawingCanvas_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Extensibility_Rendering_Components_IStyle_System_Drawing_RectangleF_System_Boolean__" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.CreateBrush(GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Drawing.IDrawingCanvas,GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.Rendering.Components.IStyle,System.Drawing.RectangleF,System.Boolean@)">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.CreateBrush.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_CreateBrush_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_IDrawingCanvas_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Extensibility_Rendering_Components_IStyle_System_Drawing_RectangleF_System_Boolean__">CreateBrush(IDrawingCanvas, IStyle, RectangleF, out bool)</a>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_CreateBrush_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_IDrawingCanvas_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Extensibility_Rendering_Components_IStyle_System_Drawing_RectangleF_System_Double_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.CreateBrush(GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Drawing.IDrawingCanvas,GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.Rendering.Components.IStyle,System.Drawing.RectangleF,System.Double)">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.CreateBrush.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_CreateBrush_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_IDrawingCanvas_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Extensibility_Rendering_Components_IStyle_System_Drawing_RectangleF_System_Double_">CreateBrush(IDrawingCanvas, IStyle, RectangleF, double)</a>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_CreateBrush_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_IDrawingCanvas_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Extensibility_Rendering_Components_IStyle_System_Drawing_RectangleF_System_Double_System_Boolean__" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.CreateBrush(GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Drawing.IDrawingCanvas,GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.Rendering.Components.IStyle,System.Drawing.RectangleF,System.Double,System.Boolean@)">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.CreateBrush.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_CreateBrush_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_IDrawingCanvas_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Extensibility_Rendering_Components_IStyle_System_Drawing_RectangleF_System_Double_System_Boolean__">CreateBrush(IDrawingCanvas, IStyle, RectangleF, double, out bool)</a>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_DashStyleFromString_System_String_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.DashStyleFromString(System.String)">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.DashStyleFromString.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_DashStyleFromString_System_String_">DashStyleFromString(string)</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Returns <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Drawing.PenStyleEx.html">PenStyleEx</a> value from a specified string designating dash style.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_DrawDoubleLine_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_IDrawingCanvas_System_Single_System_Drawing_Color_System_Drawing_PointF_System_Drawing_PointF_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.DrawDoubleLine(GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Drawing.IDrawingCanvas,System.Single,System.Drawing.Color,System.Drawing.PointF,System.Drawing.PointF)">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.DrawDoubleLine.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_DrawDoubleLine_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_IDrawingCanvas_System_Single_System_Drawing_Color_System_Drawing_PointF_System_Drawing_PointF_">DrawDoubleLine(IDrawingCanvas, float, Color, PointF, PointF)</a>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_DrawLine_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_IDrawingCanvas_System_Single_System_Drawing_Color_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_PenStyleEx_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_PenAlignment_System_Drawing_PointF_System_Drawing_PointF_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.DrawLine(GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Drawing.IDrawingCanvas,System.Single,System.Drawing.Color,GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Drawing.PenStyleEx,GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Drawing.PenAlignment,System.Drawing.PointF,System.Drawing.PointF)">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.DrawLine.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_DrawLine_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_IDrawingCanvas_System_Single_System_Drawing_Color_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_PenStyleEx_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_PenAlignment_System_Drawing_PointF_System_Drawing_PointF_">DrawLine(IDrawingCanvas, float, Color, PenStyleEx, PenAlignment, PointF, PointF)</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Draws line of the specified width, color, style and alignment</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_DrawLine_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_IDrawingCanvas_System_Single_System_Drawing_Color_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_PenStyleEx_System_Drawing_PointF_System_Drawing_PointF_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_PenAlignment_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_LineCap_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_LineCap_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.DrawLine(GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Drawing.IDrawingCanvas,System.Single,System.Drawing.Color,GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Drawing.PenStyleEx,System.Drawing.PointF,System.Drawing.PointF,GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Drawing.PenAlignment,GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Drawing.LineCap,GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Drawing.LineCap)">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.DrawLine.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_DrawLine_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_IDrawingCanvas_System_Single_System_Drawing_Color_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_PenStyleEx_System_Drawing_PointF_System_Drawing_PointF_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_PenAlignment_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_LineCap_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_LineCap_">DrawLine(IDrawingCanvas, float, Color, PenStyleEx, PointF, PointF, PenAlignment, LineCap, LineCap)</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Draws line of the specified width, color, style, line caps and alignment</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_FillBackground_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Extensibility_Rendering_ImageInfo_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_IDrawingCanvas_System_Drawing_RectangleF_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalRenderers_BackgroundRepeatOption_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_ITextMetricsProvider_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_ResourceLocator_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.FillBackground(GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.Rendering.ImageInfo,GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Drawing.IDrawingCanvas,System.Drawing.RectangleF,GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalRenderers.BackgroundRepeatOption,GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Drawing.ITextMetricsProvider,GrapeCity.ActiveReports.ResourceLocator)">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.FillBackground.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_FillBackground_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Extensibility_Rendering_ImageInfo_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_IDrawingCanvas_System_Drawing_RectangleF_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalRenderers_BackgroundRepeatOption_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_ITextMetricsProvider_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_ResourceLocator_">FillBackground(ImageInfo, IDrawingCanvas, RectangleF, BackgroundRepeatOption, ITextMetricsProvider, ResourceLocator)</a>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_GetNumberOfColumns_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalRenderers_BackgroundRepeatOption_System_Single_System_Single_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.GetNumberOfColumns(GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalRenderers.BackgroundRepeatOption,System.Single,System.Single)">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.GetNumberOfColumns.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_GetNumberOfColumns_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalRenderers_BackgroundRepeatOption_System_Single_System_Single_">GetNumberOfColumns(BackgroundRepeatOption, float, float)</a>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_GetNumberOfRows_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalRenderers_BackgroundRepeatOption_System_Single_System_Single_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.GetNumberOfRows(GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalRenderers.BackgroundRepeatOption,System.Single,System.Single)">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.GetNumberOfRows.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_GetNumberOfRows_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalRenderers_BackgroundRepeatOption_System_Single_System_Single_">GetNumberOfRows(BackgroundRepeatOption, float, float)</a>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_IntersectClip_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_IDrawingCanvas_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_Clip_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.IntersectClip(GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Drawing.IDrawingCanvas,GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.Clip)">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.IntersectClip.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_IntersectClip_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_IDrawingCanvas_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_Clip_">IntersectClip(IDrawingCanvas, Clip)</a>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_RenderFrame_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_GraphicsRenderContext_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Extensibility_Layout_ILayoutArea_System_Boolean_System_Boolean_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.RenderFrame(GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Drawing.GraphicsRenderContext,GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.Layout.ILayoutArea,System.Boolean,System.Boolean)">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Rendering.GraphicalUtils.RenderFrame.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Rendering_GraphicalUtils_RenderFrame_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Drawing_GraphicsRenderContext_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Extensibility_Layout_ILayoutArea_System_Boolean_System_Boolean_">RenderFrame(GraphicsRenderContext, ILayoutArea, bool, bool)</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Renders a frame and background for layout area according to the specified parameters</p>
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