Drawing Text

To draw text on the C1FlashCanvas, use the RenderToFile method to render the content on the C1FlashCanvas to a SWF file:

To draw some simple text, such as "Hello World", enter the following code in the Form_Load event:

To write code in Visual Basic

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Imports C1.C1Flash Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load Dim rc As New Rectangle(20, 20, 200, 40) Dim font As New Font("Arial", 14, FontStyle.Bold) Me.C1FlashCanvas1.DrawString("Hello World!", font, Brushes.Orange, rc) font.Dispose() End Sub

To write code in C#

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using C1.C1Flash; private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { Rectangle rc = new Rectangle(20, 20, 200, 40); Font font = new Font("Arial", 14, FontStyle.Bold); this.c1FlashCanvas1.DrawString("Hello World!", font, Brushes.Orange, rc); font.Dispose(); }

Place a button on the form using a drag-and-drop operation and enter the following code in the Button_Click event, which will save the canvas to a SWF file and launch it to FlashPlayer or Internet Explorer:

To write code in Visual Basic

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Me.C1FlashCanvas1.RenderToFile("c:\WindowsApplication1.swf") LaunchViewer("c:\WindowsApplication1.swf")

To write code in C#

Save and run your application, then click the button.

C#	Copy Code
this.c1FlashCanvas1.RenderToFile(@"c:\WindowsApplication1.swf"); LaunchViewer(@"c:\WindowsApplication1.swf");

This topic illustrates the following:

Here is what your text will look like in Internet Explorer: