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InkDrawingNode.GetShapeName Method

Returns the name of the recognized shape of the InkDrawingNode.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Ink
Assembly:  IAWinFX (in IAWinFX.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function GetShapeName As String
'Usage
Dim instance As InkDrawingNode 
Dim returnValue As String 

returnValue = instance.GetShapeName()
public string GetShapeName()
public:
String^ GetShapeName()
public function GetShapeName() : String

Return Value

Type: System.String
Returns the name of the recognized shape of the InkDrawingNode.

Remarks

An empty string is returned if the shape is not recognized.

GetShapeName currently returns shapes from the following list:

  • Ellipse

  • Circle

  • Triangle

  • IsoscelesTriangle

  • EquilateralTriangle

  • RightTriangle

  • Quadrilateral

  • Rectangle

  • Square

  • Diamond

  • Trapezoid

  • Parallelogram

  • Pentagon

  • Hexagon

Examples

This example takes the result of GetShapeName and puts it into the Text property of a TextBox, selectedResultsTextBox.

selectedResultsTextBox.Text = drawingNode.GetShapeName()
selectedResultsTextBox.Text = drawingNode.GetShapeName();

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0

See Also

Reference

InkDrawingNode Class

InkDrawingNode Members

System.Windows.Ink Namespace