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Represents a primitive element that renders lines and separators with configurable orientation and styling.

LinePrimitive extends FillPrimitive to provide line drawing capabilities including horizontal and vertical separators, diagonal lines, and custom angle lines. It supports various line widths, colors, and gradient effects.

The primitive is commonly used for drawing separators in menus, toolbars, and panels, as well as decorative lines in UI layouts. It automatically handles DPI scaling to ensure consistent appearance across different display resolutions.

LinePrimitive can render both simple solid lines and complex gradient-filled lines using the inherited fill capabilities from its base class.

Definition

Namespace:Telerik.WinControls.Primitives

Assembly:Telerik.WinControls.dll

Syntax:

C#
public class LinePrimitive : FillPrimitive, IDisposable, INotifyPropertyChanged, ICustomTypeDescriptor, ISupportSystemSkin, IStylableNode, IPrimitive, IFillElement, IPrimitiveElement, IShapedElement

Inheritance: objectDisposableObjectRadObjectRadElementVisualElementBasePrimitiveFillPrimitiveLinePrimitive...

Implements: ICustomTypeDescriptorIDisposableIFillElementINotifyPropertyChangedIPrimitiveIPrimitiveElementIShapedElementIStylableNodeISupportSystemSkin...

Inherited Members FillPrimitive.BackColor2PropertyFillPrimitive.BackColor3PropertyFillPrimitive.BackColor4PropertyFillPrimitive.NumberOfColorsPropertyFillPrimitive.GradientStylePropertyFillPrimitive.GradientAnglePropertyFillPrimitive.GradientPercentagePropertyFillPrimitive.GradientPercentage2PropertyFillPrimitive.PaintUsingParentShapePropertyFillPrimitive.ShouldUsePaintBuffer()FillPrimitive.GetStylablePropertiesFilter()FillPrimitive.ShouldSerializeProperty(PropertyDescriptor)FillPrimitive.GetDefaultValue(RadPropertyValue, object)FillPrimitive.OnBoundsChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)FillPrimitive.OnPropertyChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)FillPrimitive.ShouldPaintUsingParentShapeFillPrimitive.FitToSizeModeFillPrimitive.BackColor2FillPrimitive.BackColor3FillPrimitive.BackColor4FillPrimitive.NumberOfColorsFillPrimitive.GradientStyleFillPrimitive.GradientAngleFillPrimitive.GradientPercentageFillPrimitive.GradientPercentage2FillPrimitive.PaintUsingParentShapeBasePrimitive.BoxCategoryBasePrimitive.PaintElement(IGraphics, float, SizeF)BasePrimitive.IsEmptyVisualElement.DefaultSizePropertyVisualElement.ForeColorPropertyVisualElement.BackColorPropertyVisualElement.FontPropertyVisualElement.SmoothingModePropertyVisualElement.OpacityPropertyVisualElement.CustomFontPropertyVisualElement.CustomFontSizePropertyVisualElement.CustomFontStylePropertyVisualElement.OnFontChanged(EventArgs)VisualElement.OnPropertyChanging(RadPropertyChangingEventArgs)VisualElement.PaintChildren(IGraphics, Rectangle, float, SizeF, bool)VisualElement.PrePaintElement(IGraphics)VisualElement.PostPaintElement(IGraphics)VisualElement.GetScaledFont(float)VisualElement.GetScaledFont(float, Font)VisualElement.DefaultSizeVisualElement.ForeColorVisualElement.BackColorVisualElement.FontVisualElement.CustomFontVisualElement.CustomFontSizeVisualElement.CustomFontStyleVisualElement.SmoothingModeVisualElement.OpacityVisualElement.FontChangedRadElement.BoundsPropertyRadElement.BorderThicknessPropertyRadElement.PaddingPropertyRadElement.MarginPropertyRadElement.AlignmentPropertyRadElement.AutoSizeModePropertyRadElement.FitToSizeModePropertyRadElement.MinSizePropertyRadElement.EnabledPropertyRadElement.CanFocusPropertyRadElement.IsItemFocusedPropertyRadElement.IsFocusedPropertyRadElement.IsMouseOverPropertyRadElement.IsMouseOverElementPropertyRadElement.IsMouseDownPropertyRadElement.ShouldPaintPropertyRadElement.VisibilityPropertyRadElement.NamePropertyRadElement.ClassPropertyRadElement.ClipDrawingPropertyRadElement.ShapePropertyRadElement.MouseClickedEventRadElement.MouseDoubleClickedEventRadElement.MouseDownEventRadElement.MouseUpEventRadElement.MouseWheelEventRadElement.ChildElementAddedEventRadElement.ParentChangedEventRadElement.BoundsChangedEventRadElement.VisibilityChangingEventRadElement.EnabledChangedEventRadElement.ControlChangedEventRadElement.BackgroundShapePropertyRadElement.BackgroundShapePaintModePropertyRadElement.ContainsFocusPropertyRadElement.ContainsMousePropertyRadElement.MaxSizePropertyRadElement.RightToLeftPropertyRadElement.AutoSizePropertyRadElement.ZIndexPropertyRadElement.AngleTransformPropertyRadElement.ScaleTransformPropertyRadElement.PositionOffsetPropertyRadElement.TagPropertyRadElement.StretchHorizontallyPropertyRadElement.StretchVerticallyPropertyRadElement.UseCompatibleTextRenderingPropertyRadElement.ClickModePropertyRadElement.styleVersionRadElement.paintSystemSkinRadElement.SetPropertyValueCommandRadElement.GetPropertyValueCommandRadElement.StylePropertyRadElement.CallCreateChildElements()RadElement.SuspendReferenceUpdate()RadElement.ResumeReferenceUpdate()RadElement.CreateChildElements()RadElement.OnLoad(bool)RadElement.LoadCore()RadElement.OnLoaded()RadElement.OnUnload(ComponentThemableElementTree, bool)RadElement.UnloadCore(ComponentThemableElementTree)RadElement.OnUnloaded(ComponentThemableElementTree)RadElement.OnElementTreeChanged(ComponentThemableElementTree)RadElement.OnBeginDispose()RadElement.SetParent(RadElement)RadElement.OnParentChanged(RadElement)RadElement.UpdateReferences(ComponentThemableElementTree, bool, bool)RadElement.ResetLayout(bool)RadElement.HasInvisibleAncestor()RadElement.ResetLayoutCore()RadElement.InvalidateArrange()RadElement.InvalidateArrange(bool)RadElement.InvalidateMeasure()RadElement.InvalidateMeasure(bool)RadElement.UpdateLayout()RadElement.SuspendLayout()RadElement.SuspendLayout(bool)RadElement.ResumeLayout(bool)RadElement.ResumeLayout(bool, bool)RadElement.Arrange(RectangleF)RadElement.Measure(SizeF)RadElement.SetBounds(Rectangle)RadElement.SetBounds(int, int, int, int)RadElement.GetBoundingRectangle(Size)RadElement.GetBoundingRectangle(Rectangle)RadElement.GetDesiredSize(bool)RadElement.PointToScreen(Point)RadElement.PointFromScreen(Point)RadElement.PointToControl(Point)RadElement.PointFromControl(Point)RadElement.LocationToControl()RadElement.RectangleToScreen(Rectangle)RadElement.HitTest(Point)RadElement.OnRenderSizeChanged(SizeChangedInfo)RadElement.OnChildDesiredSizeChanged(RadElement)RadElement.OnLayoutPropertyChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)RadElement.ArrangeCore(RectangleF)RadElement.MeasureCore(SizeF)RadElement.ShouldArrangeChild(RadElement)RadElement.ArrangeOverride(SizeF)RadElement.ShouldMeasureChild(RadElement)RadElement.MeasureChildren(SizeF)RadElement.GetArrangeRect(RectangleF)RadElement.CanExecuteLayoutOperation()RadElement.CalcLayoutOffset(PointF)RadElement.LockBounds()RadElement.UnlockBounds()RadElement.SetBoundsCore(Rectangle)RadElement.IsInValidState(bool)RadElement.Invalidate()RadElement.Invalidate(bool)RadElement.GetInvalidateBounds()RadElement.NotifyInvalidate(RadElement)RadElement.OnTransformationInvalidated()RadElement.PerformLayoutTransformation(ref RadMatrix)RadElement.PerformPaintTransformation(ref RadMatrix)RadElement.IsInGetAsBitmap()RadElement.PaintElementSkin(IGraphics)RadElement.PaintOverride(IGraphics, Rectangle, float, SizeF, bool)RadElement.PaintBackgroundShape(IGraphics)RadElement.PostPaintChildren(IGraphics, Rectangle, float, SizeF)RadElement.PaintChild(RadElement, IGraphics, Rectangle, float, SizeF, bool)RadElement.PaintShadow(RadElement, IGraphics)RadElement.PaintShadowCore(Graphics, Rectangle, RadItem)RadElement.GetShadowRect(ref Rectangle, int)RadElement.PaintFocusCues(IGraphics, Rectangle)RadElement.GetAsBitmap(IGraphics, Brush, float, SizeF)RadElement.GetAsTransformedBitmap(IGraphics, Brush, float, SizeF)RadElement.GetAsTransformedBitmap(Brush, float, SizeF)RadElement.GetAsTransformedBitmap(Rectangle, Brush, float, SizeF)RadElement.GetAsBitmapEx(Color, float, SizeF)RadElement.GetAsBitmapEx(Brush, float, SizeF)RadElement.GetAsBitmap(Brush, float, SizeF)RadElement.IsInVisibleClipBounds(Rectangle)RadElement.SetClipping(Graphics)RadElement.GetClipRect()RadElement.ShouldPaintChild(RadElement)RadElement.GetFocusRect()RadElement.GetCurrentShape()RadElement.GetPaintRectangle(float, float, SizeF)RadElement.GetPatchedRect(RectangleF, float, SizeF)RadElement.GetXPVisualStyle()RadElement.GetVistaVisualStyle()RadElement.InitializeSystemSkinPaint()RadElement.UnitializeSystemSkinPaint()RadElement.GetSystemSkinPaintBounds()RadElement.OnUseSystemSkinChanged(EventArgs)RadElement.ShouldPaintSystemSkin()RadElement.ComposeShouldPaintSystemSkin()RadElement.ResetStyleSettings(bool)RadElement.ResetStyleSettings(bool, RadProperty)RadElement.ProcessBehaviors(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)RadElement.AddBehavior(PropertyChangeBehavior)RadElement.GetBehaviors()RadElement.RemoveBehavior(PropertyChangeBehavior)RadElement.ClearBehaviors()RadElement.AddRangeBehavior(PropertyChangeBehaviorCollection)RadElement.SetThemeApplied(bool)RadElement.OnStyleChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)RadElement.UnapplyStyle()RadElement.RemoveRangeBehaviors(PropertyChangeBehaviorCollection)RadElement.RemoveBehaviors(PropertyChangeBehavior)RadElement.RemoveRangeRoutedEventBehaviors(RoutedEventBehaviorCollection)RadElement.GetThemeEffectiveType()RadElement.GetChildrenByType(Type)RadElement.GetChildrenByBaseType(Type)RadElement.FindAncestorByThemeEffectiveType(Type)RadElement.FindAncestor<T>()RadElement.IsAncestorOf(RadElement)RadElement.FindDescendant<T>()RadElement.FindDescendant(Predicate<RadElement>)RadElement.FindDescendant(Type)RadElement.EnumDescendants(TreeTraversalMode)RadElement.EnumDescendants(Predicate<RadElement>, TreeTraversalMode)RadElement.EnumDescendants(Filter, TreeTraversalMode)RadElement.GetDescendants(Predicate<RadElement>, TreeTraversalMode)RadElement.GetDescendants(Filter, TreeTraversalMode)RadElement.GetAncestors(Filter)RadElement.GetAncestors(Predicate<RadElement>)RadElement.RaiseRoutedEvent(RadElement, RoutedEventArgs)RadElement.RaiseTunnelEvent(RadElement, RoutedEventArgs)RadElement.RaiseBubbleEvent(RadElement, RoutedEventArgs)RadElement.OnTunnelEvent(RadElement, RoutedEventArgs)RadElement.OnBubbleEvent(RadElement, RoutedEventArgs)RadElement.IsEventInProcess(RaisedRoutedEvent)RadElement.RegisterRoutedEvent(string, Type)RadElement.GetRegisterRoutedEvent(string, Type)RadElement.GetRegisterRoutedEvent(string, string)RadElement.GetRegisterRoutedEvent(string)RadElement.OnChildrenChanged(RadElement, ItemsChangeOperation)RadElement.GetChildren(ChildrenListOptions)RadElement.SendToBack()RadElement.BringToFront()RadElement.IsChildOf(RadElement)RadElement.Focus()RadElement.Focus(bool)RadElement.SetFocusPropertySafe(bool)RadElement.KillFocus()RadElement.OnCLREventsRise(RoutedEventArgs)RadElement.OnMouseMove(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.OnMouseHover(EventArgs)RadElement.OnEnabledChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)RadElement.OnParentEnabledChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)RadElement.OnMouseDown(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.OnLostMouseCapture(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.OnClick(EventArgs)RadElement.OnDoubleClick(EventArgs)RadElement.OnMouseEnter(EventArgs)RadElement.OnMouseLeave(EventArgs)RadElement.PerformClick()RadElement.OnMouseWheel(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.DoMouseWheel(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.DoClick(EventArgs)RadElement.DoDoubleClick(EventArgs)RadElement.IsInputKey(InputKeyEventArgs)RadElement.MouseEventArgsFromControl(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.DoMouseDown(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.DoMouseUp(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.DoMouseMove(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.ShowScreenTip(ScreenTipNeededEventArgs)RadElement.HideScreenTip()RadElement.DoMouseHover(EventArgs)RadElement.OnShowScreenTip(ComponentInputBehavior)RadElement.RaiseClick(EventArgs)RadElement.RaiseDoubleClick(EventArgs)RadElement.RaiseMouseWheel(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.UpdateContainsFocus(bool)RadElement.DoMouseEnter(EventArgs)RadElement.DoMouseLeave(EventArgs)RadElement.GetValue(RadProperty)RadElement.AddStylePropertySetting(IPropertySetting)RadElement.SetValueCore(RadPropertyValue, object, object, ValueSource)RadElement.NotifyChildren(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)RadElement.OnLocationChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)RadElement.OnDisplayPropertyChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)RadElement.CanRaisePropertyChangeNotifications(RadPropertyValue)RadElement.IsPropertyCancelable(RadPropertyMetadata)RadElement.OnParentPropertyChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)RadElement.ReplaceDefaultDescriptors(PropertyDescriptorCollection)RadElement.ToString()RadElement.DisposeManagedResources()RadElement.PerformDispose(bool)RadElement.DisposeChildren()RadElement.GetStylableChildrenHierarchy()RadElement.GetStylableChildren()RadElement.GetClientRectangle(SizeF)RadElement.GetBorderThickness(BorderPrimitive)RadElement.DpiScaleChanged(SizeF)RadElement.ElementStateRadElement.DesiredSizeRadElement.IsLayoutSuspendedRadElement.BoundingRectangleRadElement.ControlBoundingRectangleRadElement.BypassLayoutPoliciesRadElement.IsArrangeValidRadElement.IsMeasureValidRadElement.TreeLevelRadElement.TransformRadElement.TotalTransformRadElement.UseSystemSkinRadElement.CanHaveOwnStyleRadElement.PropagateStyleToChildrenRadElement.ThemeEffectiveTypeRadElement.ElementTreeRadElement.ChildrenRadElement.ChildrenHierarchyRadElement.ParentRadElement.RoutedEventBehaviorsRadElement.LayoutableChildrenCountRadElement.ContainsFocusRadElement.ShouldHandleMouseInputRadElement.NotifyParentOnMouseInputRadElement.IsAbleToRespondToMouseEventsRadElement.AutoSizeRadElement.BoundsRadElement.LocationRadElement.SizeRadElement.BorderThicknessRadElement.PaddingRadElement.MarginRadElement.AlignmentRadElement.AutoSizeModeRadElement.EnabledRadElement.CanFocusRadElement.IsFocusedRadElement.IsMouseOverRadElement.IsMouseOverElementRadElement.IsMouseDownRadElement.InvalidateChildrenOnChildChangedRadElement.ShouldPaintRadElement.VisibilityRadElement.IsElementVisibleRadElement.NameRadElement.ClassRadElement.ClipDrawingRadElement.ShapeRadElement.MinSizeRadElement.MaxSizeRadElement.ZIndexRadElement.RightToLeftRadElement.UseCompatibleTextRenderingRadElement.BackgroundShapeRadElement.BackgroundShapePaintModeRadElement.ContainsMouseRadElement.CaptureRadElement.ScaleTransformRadElement.AngleTransformRadElement.PositionOffsetRadElement.SerializePropertiesRadElement.SerializeElementRadElement.SerializeChildrenRadElement.RenderingMaxFramerateRadElement.IsThemeAppliedRadElement.ShouldApplyThemeRadElement.UseCenteredAngleTransformRadElement.TagRadElement.StretchHorizontallyRadElement.StretchVerticallyRadElement.ClickModeRadElement.DoubleClickEnabledRadElement.CaptureOnMouseDownRadElement.IsItemHoveredRadElement.StyleRadElement.ToolTipTextRadElement.AutoToolTipRadElement.ScreenTipRadElement.AutoNumberKeyTipRadElement.DpiScaleFactorRadElement.LayoutUpdatedRadElement.MouseHoverRadElement.MouseMoveRadElement.MouseDownRadElement.MouseUpRadElement.ClickRadElement.DoubleClickRadElement.MouseEnterRadElement.MouseWheelRadElement.EnabledChangedRadElement.MouseLeaveRadElement.ChildrenChangedRadElement.LostMouseCaptureRadObject.BindingContextPropertyRadObject.RadTypeRadObject.ClearPropertyStore()RadObject.SuspendPropertyNotifications()RadObject.ResumePropertyNotifications()RadObject.GetPropertyValue(RadProperty)RadObject.SetDefaultValueOverride(RadProperty, object)RadObject.SetValue(RadProperty, object)RadObject.ResetValue(RadProperty)RadObject.ResetLocalValue(RadProperty)RadObject.ResetValue(RadProperty, ValueResetFlags)RadObject.UpdateValue(RadProperty)RadObject.GetValueSource(RadProperty)RadObject.GetRegisteredRadProperty(string)RadObject.UpdateValueCore(RadPropertyValue)RadObject.ResetValueCore(RadPropertyValue, ValueResetFlags)RadObject.CoerceValue(RadPropertyValue, object)RadObject.ShouldSerializeProperty(RadProperty)RadObject.BindProperty(RadProperty, RadObject, RadProperty, PropertyBindingOptions)RadObject.UnbindProperty(RadProperty)RadObject.GetInheritedValue(RadProperty)RadObject.OnNotifyPropertyChanged(string)RadObject.OnNotifyPropertyChanged(PropertyChangedEventArgs)RadObject.OnShouldSerializeProperty(ShouldSerializePropertyEventArgs)RadObject.PropertyValuesRadObject.PropertyFilterRadObject.RadObjectTypeRadObject.BindingContextRadObject.PropertyChangedRadObject.RadPropertyChangedRadObject.RadPropertyChangingDisposableObject.GetBitState(long)DisposableObject.SetBitState(long, bool)DisposableObject.OnBitStateChanged(long, bool, bool)DisposableObject.Dispose()DisposableObject.Dispose(bool)DisposableObject.DisposeUnmanagedResources()DisposableObject.BitStateDisposableObject.EventsDisposableObject.IsDisposingDisposableObject.IsDisposedDisposableObject.DisposedDisposableObject.Disposing...

Constructors

C#
public LinePrimitive()

Fields

C#
public static RadProperty LineWidthProperty
C#
public static RadProperty OrientationProperty
C#
public static RadProperty SweepAngleProperty

Properties

Gets or sets the line width in pixels.

C#
public virtual int LineWidth { get; set; }

Gets or sets the line orientation. Possible values are defined in the SepOrientation enumeration.

C#
public virtual SepOrientation SeparatorOrientation { get; set; }

Gets or sets the line angle in degrees.

C#
public virtual int SweepAngle { get; set; }

Methods

Initializes member fields to their default values. This method is called prior the CreateChildItems one and allows for initialization of members on which child elements depend.

C#
protected override void InitializeFields()

Overrides: FillPrimitive.InitializeFields()

Measures the space required by the RadElement

Used by the layout system.

C#
protected override SizeF MeasureOverride(SizeF availableSize)
Parameters:availableSizeSizeF

The size that is available to the RadElement. The available size can be infinity (to take the full size of the element)

Returns:

SizeF

The minimum size required by the element to be completely visible. Cannot be infinity.

Overrides: RadElement.MeasureOverride(SizeF)

In this method call to the Measure method of each child must be made.

Draws the primitive on the screen.

C#
public override void PaintPrimitive(IGraphics g, float angle, SizeF scale)
Parameters:gIGraphicsanglefloatscaleSizeF

Overrides: FillPrimitive.PaintPrimitive(IGraphics, float, SizeF)