Class Metafile

Represents a Windows metafile (.wmf or .emf), which is a vector image format containing a sequence of drawing commands.

Inheritance

object

Image

Metafile

Implements

IDisposable

Inherited Members

Image.Size

Image.PhysicalDimension

Image.HorizontalResolution

Image.VerticalResolution

Image.GetBounds(ref GraphicsUnit)

Image.GetFrameCount(FrameDimension)

Image.SelectActiveFrame(FrameDimension, int)

Image.GetPropertyItem(int)

Image.GetPropertyIdList()

Image.PropertyItems

Image.GetEncoderParameterList(Guid)

Image.Save(Stream, ImageFormat, EncoderParameters)

Image.GetThumbnailImage(int, int, GetThumbnailImageAbort, IntPtr)

Image.FromFile(string)

Image.FromStream(Stream)

Image.Dispose()

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.ToString()

Namespace: DRIT.Drawing.Imaging

Assembly: DRIT.Drawing.dll

Syntax

public sealed class Metafile : Image, IDisposable

Remarks

A Metafile can be loaded from WMF or EMF files and rendered to a Bitmap using ToBitmap(). Metafiles are commonly used for scalable graphics that maintain quality at any resolution.

Constructors

Metafile(Stream)

Initializes a new Metafile from the specified stream.

Declaration

public Metafile(Stream stream)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Stream	stream	The stream to load from.

Remarks

A Metafile can be loaded from WMF or EMF files and rendered to a Bitmap using ToBitmap(). Metafiles are commonly used for scalable graphics that maintain quality at any resolution.

Metafile(string)

Initializes a new Metafile from the specified file.

Declaration

public Metafile(string filename)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	filename	The file to load from.

Remarks

A Metafile can be loaded from WMF or EMF files and rendered to a Bitmap using ToBitmap(). Metafiles are commonly used for scalable graphics that maintain quality at any resolution.

Properties

Flags

Gets the flags for this metafile.

Declaration

public override int Flags { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
int

Overrides

Image.Flags

Remarks

A Metafile can be loaded from WMF or EMF files and rendered to a Bitmap using ToBitmap(). Metafiles are commonly used for scalable graphics that maintain quality at any resolution.

Height

Gets the height of this metafile in pixels.

Declaration

public override int Height { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
int

Overrides

Image.Height

Remarks

A Metafile can be loaded from WMF or EMF files and rendered to a Bitmap using ToBitmap(). Metafiles are commonly used for scalable graphics that maintain quality at any resolution.

PixelFormat

Gets the pixel format of this metafile.

Declaration

public override PixelFormat PixelFormat { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
PixelFormat

Overrides

Image.PixelFormat

Remarks

A Metafile can be loaded from WMF or EMF files and rendered to a Bitmap using ToBitmap(). Metafiles are commonly used for scalable graphics that maintain quality at any resolution.

RawFormat

Gets the format of this metafile.

Declaration

public override ImageFormat RawFormat { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ImageFormat

Overrides

Image.RawFormat

Remarks

A Metafile can be loaded from WMF or EMF files and rendered to a Bitmap using ToBitmap(). Metafiles are commonly used for scalable graphics that maintain quality at any resolution.

Width

Gets the width of this metafile in pixels.

Declaration

public override int Width { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
int

Overrides

Image.Width

Remarks

A Metafile can be loaded from WMF or EMF files and rendered to a Bitmap using ToBitmap(). Metafiles are commonly used for scalable graphics that maintain quality at any resolution.

Methods

Clone()

Creates an exact copy of this Metafile.

Declaration

public override Image Clone()

Returns

Type	Description
Image	A new Metafile with the same content.

Overrides

Image.Clone()

Remarks

A Metafile can be loaded from WMF or EMF files and rendered to a Bitmap using ToBitmap(). Metafiles are commonly used for scalable graphics that maintain quality at any resolution.

GetMetafileHeader()

Gets the metafile header information.

Declaration

public MetafileHeader GetMetafileHeader()

Returns

Type	Description
MetafileHeader	The metafile header.

Remarks

A Metafile can be loaded from WMF or EMF files and rendered to a Bitmap using ToBitmap(). Metafiles are commonly used for scalable graphics that maintain quality at any resolution.

RotateFlip(RotateFlipType)

Rotates and flips the metafile.

Declaration

public override void RotateFlip(RotateFlipType rotateFlipType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
RotateFlipType	rotateFlipType	The rotation and flip type.

Overrides

Image.RotateFlip(RotateFlipType)

Remarks

A Metafile can be loaded from WMF or EMF files and rendered to a Bitmap using ToBitmap(). Metafiles are commonly used for scalable graphics that maintain quality at any resolution.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
NotSupportedException	This operation is not supported for vector metafiles.

Save(Stream, ImageFormat)

Saves this metafile to the specified stream in the specified format.

Declaration

public override void Save(Stream stream, ImageFormat format)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Stream	stream	The stream to save to.
ImageFormat	format	The format to save in.

Overrides

Image.Save(Stream, ImageFormat)

Remarks

A Metafile can be loaded from WMF or EMF files and rendered to a Bitmap using ToBitmap(). Metafiles are commonly used for scalable graphics that maintain quality at any resolution.

Save(string)

Saves this metafile to the specified file.

Declaration

public override void Save(string filename)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	filename	The file name to save to.

Overrides

Image.Save(string)

Remarks

A Metafile can be loaded from WMF or EMF files and rendered to a Bitmap using ToBitmap(). Metafiles are commonly used for scalable graphics that maintain quality at any resolution.

Save(string, ImageFormat)

Saves this metafile to the specified file in the specified format.

Declaration

public override void Save(string filename, ImageFormat format)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	filename	The file name to save to.
ImageFormat	format	The format to save in.

Overrides

Image.Save(string, ImageFormat)

Remarks

A Metafile can be loaded from WMF or EMF files and rendered to a Bitmap using ToBitmap(). Metafiles are commonly used for scalable graphics that maintain quality at any resolution.

ToBitmap()

Renders this metafile to a Bitmap.

Declaration

public Bitmap ToBitmap()

Returns

Type	Description
Bitmap	The rendered bitmap.

Remarks

A Metafile can be loaded from WMF or EMF files and rendered to a Bitmap using ToBitmap(). Metafiles are commonly used for scalable graphics that maintain quality at any resolution.

Implements

IDisposable