# C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.GetCircleDirection

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<h1 id="C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_GetCircleDirection_" data-uid="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.GetCircleDirection*">GetCircleDirection Method
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<h4 id="C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_GetCircleDirection" data-uid="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.GetCircleDirection">GetCircleDirection()</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the drawing direction of the circle shapes.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">protected virtual CircumDirection GetCircleDirection()</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Protected Overridable Function GetCircleDirection() As CircumDirection</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.CircumDirection.html">CircumDirection</a></td>
      <td><p>A <a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.CircumDirection.html#C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_CircumDirection">CircumDirection</a> indicates the circum-direction.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_GetCircleDirection_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>The default direction is <a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.CircumDirection.html#C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_CircumDirection_Counterclockwise">Counterclockwise</a>.
The SetCircumDirection function specifies the direction in which the following functions draw:
<a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.DrawArc.html#C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_DrawArc_System_Drawing_Point_System_UInt32_System_Single_System_Single_">DrawArc(Point, uint, float, float)</a>,
<a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.DrawArc.html#C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_DrawArc_System_Drawing_Rectangle_System_Drawing_Point_System_Drawing_Point_">DrawArc(Rectangle, Point, Point)</a>
<a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.PaintChord.html#C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_PaintChord_System_Drawing_Rectangle_System_Drawing_Point_System_Drawing_Point_">PaintChord(Rectangle, Point, Point)</a>
<a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.PaintEllipse.html#C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_PaintEllipse_System_Drawing_Rectangle_">PaintEllipse(Rectangle)</a>
<a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.PaintPie.html#C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_PaintPie_System_Drawing_Rectangle_System_Drawing_Point_System_Drawing_Point_">PaintPie(Rectangle, Point, Point)</a>
<a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.PaintRectangle.html#C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_PaintRectangle_System_Drawing_Rectangle_">PaintRectangle(Rectangle)</a>
<a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.PaintRoundRectangle.html#C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_PaintRoundRectangle_System_Drawing_Rectangle_System_Int32_System_Int32_">PaintRoundRectangle(Rectangle, int, int)</a></p>
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