Calling a class upon button click

[daidaiboyboy]

Hi, all...

I wish to call upon the DrawLinesPointF class to draw an array of points for me after I click on a button with design name button1. Upon compilation of my code, there is no error. However, when executed, and I clicked on the button, the following exception error occured:

An unhandled exception of type 'System.InvalidCastException' occurred in DrawingLines_Testing.exe

Additional information: Specified cast is not valid.

And the following line was highlighted:

DrawLinesPointF(sender, (PaintEventArgs) e);

Below is part of my code. Is there any problems with my definitions of the classes? Why do I have the problem with calling the class DrawLinesPointF? What do I have or lack?

private void DrawLinesPointF(object sender, PaintEventArgs e)
{
    // Create pen.
    Pen pen = new Pen(Color.Black, 3);
    // Create array of points that define lines to draw.
    PointF[] points =
    {
        new PointF( 10.0F,  10.0F),
        new PointF( 10.0F, 100.0F),
        new PointF(200.0F,  50.0F),
        new PointF(250.0F, 300.0F)
    };
    //Draw lines to screen.
    e.Graphics.DrawLines(pen, points);
}

private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    Graphics g = button1.CreateGraphics();

    // Creates a pen that draws in red.
    Pen myPen1 = new Pen(Color.Red, 3);

    g.DrawLine(myPen1, 1, 1, 200, 200);

    DrawLinesPointF(sender, (PaintEventArgs) e);
}

[plazmo]

take out that sender param in the draw line you do not need that and pass the graphics(g) not the paint event args

[daidaiboyboy]

Sorry... I don't get you... u mean change the last line to the following?

From : DrawLinesPointF(sender, (PaintEventArgs) e);

To : DrawLinesPointF(g);

Is this what u mean?

Anyway I tried this, but upon compilation, the following error comes out.

No overload for method 'DrawLinesPointF' takes '1' arguments

Please help... Thanks...

[f1 fan]

Where to start.. your logic is wrong i suspect. Your code will draw it in the button.
First problem is your cast error you mention...
DrawLinesPointF(sender, (PaintEventArgs) e);

you are trying to cast e to PaintEventArgs but e is a SystemEventArgs which is empty so there is no way it will ever cast.

Secondly you are sending the button as the sender to your DrawLinesPointF function and in that function you get the graphics object to draw to, hence you will draw in the button and not on your form.

If you tell us what you are trying to achieve and on what then we can help, but rethink your logic first.

[plazmo]

private void DrawLinesPointF(Graphics g)//<--change this to accept graphics not args
{
// Create pen.
Pen pen = new Pen(Color.Black, 3);
// Create array of points that define lines to draw.
PointF[] points =
{
new PointF( 10.0F, 10.0F),
new PointF( 10.0F, 100.0F),
new PointF(200.0F, 50.0F),
new PointF(250.0F, 300.0F)
};
//Draw lines to screen.
g.DrawLines(pen, points);///<- use the passed graphics to draw
}

private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
Graphics g = button1.CreateGraphics(); //<--creates graphics to draw on button

// Creates a pen that draws in red.
Pen myPen1 = new Pen(Color.Red, 3);

g.DrawLine(myPen1, 1, 1, 200, 200);

DrawLinesPointF(g);//<--passes button graphics
}

[f1 fan]

I dont think he wants to draw to the button though, which is why i asked. hopefully he will know how to get the graphics of whatever control he wants to draw to from your code :)

[plazmo]

oh well in that case jsut replace the "button1.CreateGraphics();"
with "Graphics g = this.CreateGraphics();"

that will draw on the form

you can draw on anything this way

[daidaiboyboy]

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