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

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<h1 id="C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_PaintEllipse_" data-uid="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.PaintEllipse*">PaintEllipse Method
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<h4 id="C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_PaintEllipse_System_Drawing_Rectangle_" data-uid="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.PaintEllipse(System.Drawing.Rectangle)">PaintEllipse(Rectangle)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Paints an ellipse.
The center of the ellipse is the center of the specified bounding rectangle.
The ellipse is outlined by using the current pen and is filled by using the current brush.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public virtual void PaintEllipse(Rectangle rectangle)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Overridable Sub PaintEllipse(rectangle As Rectangle)</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.drawing.rectangle">Rectangle</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">rectangle</span></td>
      <td><p>A <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.rectangle">Rectangle</a> indicates the bounding rectangle.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_PaintEllipse_System_Drawing_Rectangle__remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p><b>Windows 95/98/Me</b>: The sum of the coordinates of the bounding rectangle cannot exceed 32,767.
The width of <code>rectangle</code> or the height of <code>rectangle</code> cannot exceed 32,767.</p>
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