In c# forms I have created a new paint method:
private void thisPolygon(PaintEventArgs e)
{
Pen clrBlue = new Pen(Color.Blue, 3);
Point[] Wst = new Point[5];
Wst[0] = new Point(20, 350);
Wst[1] = new Point(110, 200);
Wst[2] = new Point(200, 190);
Wst[3] = new Point(210, 275);
Wst[4] = new Point(190, 400);
Wst[5] = new Point(50, 390);
e.Graphics.DrawPolygon(clrBlue, Wst);
}
Now, how do I call it? I can't make it work, this doesn't work:
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
thisPolygon(); ///I've tried adding some stuff in brackets area, failed.
}
You have a few different problems.
(1) Array Capacity. Your array is initialized with 5 storage locations, but you are attempting to set a sixth value.
Point[] Wst = new Point[5]; // 5 indexes
...
Wst[5] = new Point(50, 390); // Tries to access a sixth, but is out of bounds
Change this to.
Point[] Wst = new Point[6];
Remember that arrays are zero-based indexed.
(2) Not using OnPaint. You're calling thisPolygon
in the OnLoad
method, which won't persist your drawing. Move your call to the OnPaint
method of the form.
protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e) {
base.OnPaint(e);
thisPolygon();
}
(3) Not passing PaintEventArgs. You're not passing in any event arguments to your thisPolygon
method, and it won't even compile as it is. Pass in the paint arguments from the OnPaint
method.
protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e) {
base.OnPaint(e); // Pass in e
thisPolygon();
}