polygon with rounded corners

[moondaddy]

I need to be able to make polygons with rounded corners. This will be to
draw group outlines around shapes in a diagramming tool in wpf. all angles
in the polygon will be 90 degrees, but somehow I wanted to make the corners
a bit rounded (otherwise it will look like an old legacy app). Is this
possible in wpf? The reason I wanted to use a polygon was because I will
bind an adorner to each point so the user can drag the corners around to
resize it. any advise would be great. thanks.

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[Linda Liu[MSFT]]

Hi Moondaddy,

The System.Windows.Shapes.Polygon class doesn't provide a property to set
rounded corners.

So to get what you want, you need to use the System.Windows.Shapes.Path
class to draw a series of lines for the lines of the polygon and curves
shapes for the rounded corners.

For more information on how to create a complex shape using Path, please
refer to the following MSDN documents:

How to: Create an Elliptical Arc
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms745030.aspx

How to: Create a Composite Shape
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms750593.aspx

How to: Create a Shape by Using a PathGeometry
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms745814.aspx

Hope this helps.
If you have any question, please feel free to let me know.

Sincerely,
Linda Liu
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[moondaddy]

Thanks Linda,

I've been looking into this and am having some trouble getting my arms
around it. Can you show me how to make a rectangle with rounded corners in
both xaml and c#?

"Linda Liu[MSFT]" <v-****@online.microsoft.comwrote in message
news:$I**************@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...

Hi Moondaddy,

The System.Windows.Shapes.Polygon class doesn't provide a property to set
rounded corners.

So to get what you want, you need to use the System.Windows.Shapes.Path
class to draw a series of lines for the lines of the polygon and curves
shapes for the rounded corners.

For more information on how to create a complex shape using Path, please
refer to the following MSDN documents:

How to: Create an Elliptical Arc
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms745030.aspx

How to: Create a Composite Shape
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms750593.aspx

How to: Create a Shape by Using a PathGeometry
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms745814.aspx

Hope this helps.
If you have any question, please feel free to let me know.

Sincerely,
Linda Liu
Microsoft Online Community Support

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[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

You need some code to do this, I'm not sure you can do this in pure xaml
only.
Following is a complete sample that illustrates how to draw a rectangle with
rounded corners.

//csc /t:winexe /r:"C:\Program Files\Reference
Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\v3.0\windowsbase.dl l" /r:"C:\Program
Files\Reference
Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\v3.0\presentationfr amework.dll"
/r:"C:\Program Files\Reference
Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\v3.0\presentationco re.dll"
wpfroundedrectangle.cs

using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Controls.Primitives;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Shapes;

class RoundedRectangle : Window
{
[STAThread]
public static void Main()
{
Application app = new Application();
app.Run(new RoundedRectangle());
}
public RoundedRectangle()
{
Grid grid = new Grid();
Content = grid;
PolyLineSegment rectSeg = new PolyLineSegment(new Point[] {
new Point(50, 40), new Point(10, 40),
new Point(10, 10), new Point(50, 10)},
true);
PathFigure pf = new PathFigure(new Point(50, 40), new PathSegment[]
{ rectSeg }, true);
PathGeometry pg = new PathGeometry(new PathFigure[] { pf });
Pen penThick = new Pen();
penThick.Thickness = 8; // this value determines the radius of the
rounded corners
penThick.LineJoin = PenLineJoin.Round;
Pen penThin = new Pen(Brushes.Black, 1);
//Create widened geometry using a thick pen
PathGeometry pgWidened = pg.GetWidenedPathGeometry(penThick);
// Create an outline geometry from the widened geometry
PathGeometry pgOutlined = pgWidened.GetOutlinedPathGeometry();
// Clone the outlined geometry, so we can modify the geometry
PathGeometry pgCloned = pgOutlined.Clone();
// Remove the last segment
pgCloned.Figures[0].Segments.RemoveAt(pgCloned.Figures[0].Segments.Count
- 1);
DrawingImage drawImg = new DrawingImage(new GeometryDrawing(null,
penThin, pgCloned));
Image img = new Image();
img.Margin = new Thickness(15);
img.Source = drawImg;
grid.Children.Add(img);
}
}
Willy.

"moondaddy" <mo*******@newsgroup.nospamwrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

Thanks Linda,

I've been looking into this and am having some trouble getting my arms
around it. Can you show me how to make a rectangle with rounded corners
in both xaml and c#?

"Linda Liu[MSFT]" <v-****@online.microsoft.comwrote in message
news:$I**************@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...

>Hi Moondaddy,

The System.Windows.Shapes.Polygon class doesn't provide a property to set
rounded corners.

So to get what you want, you need to use the System.Windows.Shapes.Path
class to draw a series of lines for the lines of the polygon and curves
shapes for the rounded corners.

For more information on how to create a complex shape using Path, please
refer to the following MSDN documents:

How to: Create an Elliptical Arc
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms745030.aspx

How to: Create a Composite Shape
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms750593.aspx

How to: Create a Shape by Using a PathGeometry
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms745814.aspx

Hope this helps.
If you have any question, please feel free to let me know.

Sincerely,
Linda Liu
Microsoft Online Community Support

Delighting our customers is our #1 priority. We welcome your comments and
suggestions about how we can improve the support we provide to you.
Please
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[Linda Liu[MSFT]]

Hi Moondaddy,

Thank you for your prompt reply!

The following is a sample of polygon with rounded corners in XAML:
<Path Stroke="Black" StrokeThickness="2">
<Path.Data>
<PathGeometry>
<PathGeometry.Figures>
<PathFigureCollection>
<PathFigure StartPoint="0,25"
IsClosed="true">
<PathFigure.Segments>
<PathSegmentCollection>
<ArcSegment Size="25,25"
SweepDirection="Clockwise" Point="25,0" />
<LineSegment Point="200,0"/>
<ArcSegment Size="25,25"
IsLargeArc="false" SweepDirection="Clockwise" Point="225,25"/>
<LineSegment Point="225,150"/>
<ArcSegment Size="25,25"
IsLargeArc="false" SweepDirection="Clockwise" Point="200,175"/>
<LineSegment Point="25,175"/>
<ArcSegment Size="25,25"
IsLargeArc="false" SweepDirection="Clockwise" Point="0,150"/>
</PathSegmentCollection>
</PathFigure.Segments>
</PathFigure>
</PathFigureCollection>
</PathGeometry.Figures>
</PathGeometry>
</Path.Data>
</Path>

The following is a sample in code:

private void Window_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
Path path = new Path();
path.Stroke = Brushes.Black;
path.StrokeThickness = 2;

PathGeometry pg = new PathGeometry();
PathFigure pf = new PathFigure();

pf.StartPoint = new Point(0, 25);
pf.IsClosed = true;

ArcSegment arcs = new ArcSegment();
arcs.Size = new Size(25, 25);
arcs.IsLargeArc = false;
arcs.SweepDirection = SweepDirection.Clockwise;
arcs.Point = new Point(25, 0);
pf.Segments.Add(arcs);

LineSegment lines = new LineSegment();
lines.Point = new Point(200, 0);
pf.Segments.Add(lines);

arcs = new ArcSegment();
arcs.Size = new Size(25, 25);
arcs.IsLargeArc = false;
arcs.SweepDirection = SweepDirection.Clockwise;
arcs.Point = new Point(225, 25);
pf.Segments.Add(arcs);

lines = new LineSegment();
lines.Point = new Point(225, 150);
pf.Segments.Add(lines);

arcs = new ArcSegment();
arcs.Size = new Size(25, 25);
arcs.IsLargeArc = false;
arcs.SweepDirection = SweepDirection.Clockwise;
arcs.Point = new Point(200, 175);
pf.Segments.Add(arcs);

lines = new LineSegment();
lines.Point = new Point(25, 175);
pf.Segments.Add(lines);

arcs = new ArcSegment();
arcs.Size = new Size(25, 25);
arcs.IsLargeArc = false;
arcs.SweepDirection = SweepDirection.Clockwise;
arcs.Point = new Point(0, 150);
pf.Segments.Add(arcs);

pg.Figures.Add(pf);
path.Data = pg;

Grid grid = new Grid();
grid.Children.Add(path);

this.Content = grid;
}

Hope this helps.
If you have any question, please feel free to let me know.

Sincerely,
Linda Liu
Microsoft Online Community Support

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[moondaddy]

Thanks both Linda and Willy, The code looks like just what I need to get
started. I wont be able to try it for a few days, but will let you know if
I have any further questions.
"Linda Liu[MSFT]" <v-****@online.microsoft.comwrote in message
news:uW**************@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...

Hi Moondaddy,

Thank you for your prompt reply!

The following is a sample of polygon with rounded corners in XAML:
<Path Stroke="Black" StrokeThickness="2">
<Path.Data>
<PathGeometry>
<PathGeometry.Figures>
<PathFigureCollection>
<PathFigure StartPoint="0,25"
IsClosed="true">
<PathFigure.Segments>
<PathSegmentCollection>
<ArcSegment Size="25,25"
SweepDirection="Clockwise" Point="25,0" />
<LineSegment Point="200,0"/>
<ArcSegment Size="25,25"
IsLargeArc="false" SweepDirection="Clockwise" Point="225,25"/>
<LineSegment Point="225,150"/>
<ArcSegment Size="25,25"
IsLargeArc="false" SweepDirection="Clockwise" Point="200,175"/>
<LineSegment Point="25,175"/>
<ArcSegment Size="25,25"
IsLargeArc="false" SweepDirection="Clockwise" Point="0,150"/>
</PathSegmentCollection>
</PathFigure.Segments>
</PathFigure>
</PathFigureCollection>
</PathGeometry.Figures>
</PathGeometry>
</Path.Data>
</Path>

The following is a sample in code:

private void Window_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
Path path = new Path();
path.Stroke = Brushes.Black;
path.StrokeThickness = 2;

PathGeometry pg = new PathGeometry();
PathFigure pf = new PathFigure();

pf.StartPoint = new Point(0, 25);
pf.IsClosed = true;

ArcSegment arcs = new ArcSegment();
arcs.Size = new Size(25, 25);
arcs.IsLargeArc = false;
arcs.SweepDirection = SweepDirection.Clockwise;
arcs.Point = new Point(25, 0);
pf.Segments.Add(arcs);

LineSegment lines = new LineSegment();
lines.Point = new Point(200, 0);
pf.Segments.Add(lines);

arcs = new ArcSegment();
arcs.Size = new Size(25, 25);
arcs.IsLargeArc = false;
arcs.SweepDirection = SweepDirection.Clockwise;
arcs.Point = new Point(225, 25);
pf.Segments.Add(arcs);

lines = new LineSegment();
lines.Point = new Point(225, 150);
pf.Segments.Add(lines);

arcs = new ArcSegment();
arcs.Size = new Size(25, 25);
arcs.IsLargeArc = false;
arcs.SweepDirection = SweepDirection.Clockwise;
arcs.Point = new Point(200, 175);
pf.Segments.Add(arcs);

lines = new LineSegment();
lines.Point = new Point(25, 175);
pf.Segments.Add(lines);

arcs = new ArcSegment();
arcs.Size = new Size(25, 25);
arcs.IsLargeArc = false;
arcs.SweepDirection = SweepDirection.Clockwise;
arcs.Point = new Point(0, 150);
pf.Segments.Add(arcs);

pg.Figures.Add(pf);
path.Data = pg;

Grid grid = new Grid();
grid.Children.Add(path);

this.Content = grid;
}

Hope this helps.
If you have any question, please feel free to let me know.

Sincerely,
Linda Liu
Microsoft Online Community Support

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[Linda Liu[MSFT]]

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