''
'' This code is part of Document Solutions for Imaging demos.
'' Copyright (c) MESCIUS inc. All rights reserved.
''
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Drawing
Imports GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing
Imports GrapeCity.Documents.Text
Imports GrapeCity.Documents.Imaging
Imports GCTEXT = GrapeCity.Documents.Text
Imports GCDRAW = GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing
'' Sample shows how to create gradient fills using LinearGradientBrush and RadialGradientBrush.
Public Class Gradients
Function GenerateImage(
ByVal pixelSize As Size,
ByVal dpi As Single,
ByVal opaque As Boolean,
Optional ByVal sampleParams As String() = Nothing) As GcBitmap
Dim bmp = New GcBitmap(pixelSize.Width, pixelSize.Height, True, dpi, dpi)
Dim Inch = dpi
Using g = bmp.CreateGraphics(Color.RoyalBlue)
Dim testRectSize = New SizeF(Inch * 6, Inch)
Dim dy = Inch / 6
'' TextLayout to draw labels:
Dim tl = g.CreateTextLayout()
tl.DefaultFormat.FontSize = Inch / 6
tl.DefaultFormat.ForeColor = Color.Chartreuse
tl.MaxWidth = testRectSize.Width
tl.MaxHeight = testRectSize.Height
tl.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Center
tl.ParagraphAlignment = ParagraphAlignment.Center
'' Note 1:
Dim rc = Util.AddNote("Linear gradients using LinearGradientBrush:", g, New RectangleF(Inch, Inch / 2, 500, 100))
'' Text insertion point:
Dim ip = New PointF(rc.Left, rc.Bottom + dy)
'' Local action to draw a gradient-filled rectangle:
Dim drawSwatch As Action(Of GCDRAW.Brush, String) =
Sub(b_, txt_)
Dim rect = New RectangleF(ip, testRectSize)
'' Fill the rectangle with a gradient brush:
g.FillRectangle(rect, b_)
'' Draw a border, text info etc:
g.DrawRectangle(rect, Color.Magenta)
tl.Clear()
tl.Append(txt_)
tl.MaxHeight = testRectSize.Height
tl.MaxWidth = testRectSize.Width
tl.PerformLayout(True)
g.DrawTextLayout(tl, ip)
ip.Y += rect.Height + dy
End Sub
'' LinearGradientBrush:
'' Horizontal gradient:
Dim linearGradBrush = New LinearGradientBrush(Color.Red, Color.Blue)
drawSwatch(linearGradBrush, $"Linear gradient{vbCrLf}from {linearGradBrush.StartPoint} to {linearGradBrush.EndPoint}")
'' Vertical gradient:
linearGradBrush = New LinearGradientBrush(Color.Red, New PointF(0, 0), Color.Green, New PointF(0, 1))
drawSwatch(linearGradBrush, $"Linear gradient{vbCrLf}from {linearGradBrush.StartPoint} to {linearGradBrush.EndPoint}")
'' Diagonal gradient (increase swatch height to better show diagonal):
testRectSize.Height *= 2
linearGradBrush = New LinearGradientBrush(Color.Red, New PointF(0, 0), Color.Teal, New PointF(1, 1))
drawSwatch(linearGradBrush, $"Linear gradient{vbCrLf}from {linearGradBrush.StartPoint} to {linearGradBrush.EndPoint}")
'' RadialGradientBrush
rc = Util.AddNote("Radial gradients using RadialGradientBrush:", g, New RectangleF(ip, New SizeF(500, 100)))
ip.Y = rc.Bottom + dy
'' Centered:
'' testRectSize.Height *= 2
Dim radialGradBrush = New RadialGradientBrush(Color.Orange, Color.Purple)
drawSwatch(radialGradBrush, $"Radial gradient{vbCrLf}with origin at {radialGradBrush.GradientOrigin}")
'' Center in bottom right corner:
radialGradBrush = New RadialGradientBrush(Color.OrangeRed, Color.DarkBlue, New PointF(1, 1))
drawSwatch(radialGradBrush, $"Radial gradient{vbCrLf}with origin at {radialGradBrush.GradientOrigin}")
End Using
'' Done
Return bmp
End Function
End Class