Dim myform As Form = New ClippingRegionForm()
Application.Run(myform) End Sub End Class
Public Class ClippingRegionForm Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "
Public Sub New()
MyBase.New()
'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
InitializeComponent()
'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call
End Sub
'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list. Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean) If disposing Then If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
components.Dispose() End If End If
MyBase.Dispose(disposing) End Sub
'Required by the Windows Form Designer Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer
'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.
'Do not modify it using the code editor.
<System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
components = New System.ComponentModel.Container()
Me.Text = "ClippingRegionForm" End Sub
#End Region
Private Sub ClippingRegionForm_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Paint Dim g As Graphics = e.Graphics
Dim path As GraphicsPath = New GraphicsPath()
path.AddEllipse(Me.ClientRectangle) Dim region As Region = New Region(path)
g.DrawPath(Pens.Red, path)
g.Clip = region
Dim rect As Rectangle = Me.ClientRectangle
rect.Offset(20, 20)
rect.Width = rect.Width - 40
rect.Height = rect.Height - 40
g.FillRectangle(Brushes.Black, rect)