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How do I get the Graphics object in an OnPaint() event?

I need to define how to draw my control, where do I do that?

Why does my control only paint properly sometimes?

Apr 1st, 2002 09:33
Nathan Wallace,

To draw your control you need to override the OnPaint method:
    protected override void OnPaint (PaintEventArgs pe) {
        base.OnPaint(pe);
        Graphics g = pe.Graphics;
        // your drawing code here
    }
Make sure to get the graphics object from the passed in PaintEventArgs 
rather than by creating it from the control class.  I assume this is 
because this.CreateGraphics() creates a new graphics object all the 
time rather than redrawing on the existing object that is available as 
pe.Graphics.