Draw Method

Draws the annotation.

Available With

Ö	Imaging for Windows Professional Edition V1.0, V1.1, and V2.0
Ö	Imaging for Windows 95 and 98
Ö	Imaging for Windows NT 4.0

Applies To

Image Annotation Tool Button control, Image Edit control

Syntax

object.Draw Left,Top[,Width,Height]

Arguments

Parameter

Data Type

Setting

Left	Long	The starting horizontal coordinate of the annotation in image pixels
Top	Long	The starting vertical coordinate of the annotation in image pixels
Width	Long	The width of the annotation in image pixels
Height	Long	The height of the annotation in image pixels

Return Value

None

Remarks

The Draw method draws the annotation specified by the AnnotationType property, standard Annotation Tool Palette, or SelectTool method on the displayed image. The method draws the annotation in accordance with the coordinates specified in the left, top, width, and height parameters.

The width and height parameters must be specified when using the following annotation types:

Attach-a-Note
Filled Rectangle
Freehand Line
Hollow Rectangle
Select Annotations (optional; see the following Note)
Straight Line
Text

Invoking the Draw method sets the ImageModifed property of the Image Edit control to True.

Note Width and height parameter entry is optional when using the Select Annotations annotation type. If only the left and top parameters are specified, selection can be made by point. If all of the parameters are specified, selection can be made using the Select Annotations rectangle.