# C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.GeometryGroup.GetSourceGeometry

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<h1 id="C1_Util_DX_Direct2D_GeometryGroup_GetSourceGeometry_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.GeometryGroup.GetSourceGeometry*">GetSourceGeometry Method
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<h4 id="C1_Util_DX_Direct2D_GeometryGroup_GetSourceGeometry" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.GeometryGroup.GetSourceGeometry">GetSourceGeometry()</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Retrieves the geometries in the geometry group.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public Geometry[] GetSourceGeometry()</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function GetSourceGeometry() As Geometry()</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.Geometry.html">Geometry</a>[]</td>
      <td><p>an array of geometries to be filled by this method. The length of the array is specified by the geometryCount parameter.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Util_DX_Direct2D_GeometryGroup_GetSourceGeometry_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>The returned geometries are referenced and  counted, and the caller must release them.</p>
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<h4 id="C1_Util_DX_Direct2D_GeometryGroup_GetSourceGeometry_System_Int32_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.GeometryGroup.GetSourceGeometry(System.Int32)">GetSourceGeometry(int)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Retrieves the geometries in the geometry group.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public Geometry[] GetSourceGeometry(int geometriesCount)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function GetSourceGeometry(geometriesCount As Integer) As Geometry()</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">geometriesCount</span></td>
      <td><p>A value indicating the number of geometries to return in the geometries array. If this value is less than the number of geometries in the geometry group, the remaining geometries are omitted. If this value is larger than the number of geometries in the geometry group, the extra geometries are set to NULL. To obtain the number of geometries currently in the geometry group, use the {{GetSourceGeometryCount}} method.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.Geometry.html">Geometry</a>[]</td>
      <td><p>an array of geometries to be filled by this method. The length of the array is specified by the geometryCount parameter.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Util_DX_Direct2D_GeometryGroup_GetSourceGeometry_System_Int32__remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>The returned geometries are referenced and  counted, and the caller must release them.</p>
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