Rectangle Function

Declare Function Rectangle Lib "gdi32.dll" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal X1 As Long, ByVal Y1 As Long, ByVal X2 As Long, ByVal Y2 As Long) As Long

Rectangle draws a rectangular-shaped box on a graphics-capable device. The rectangle is drawn using the color of the object's .ForeColor property. The function returns 0 if an error occured, or a non-zero value if successful.

hdc
The device context of the object to draw on.
X1
The x coordinate of the rectangle's upper-left corner.
Y1
The y coordinate of the rectangle's upper-left corner.
X2
The x coordinate of the rectangle's lower-right corner.
Y2
The y coordinate of the rectangle's lower-right corner.

Example:

' Draw a green rectangle on Picture1 from (25,25) to (100,50)
Picture1.ForeColor = RGB(0, 255, 0)  ' green
x = Rectangle(Picture1.hdc, 25, 25, 100, 50)

Related Call: RoundRect
Category: Graphics
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