Graphics.SaveState

Method

Graphics.SaveState()

New in 2020r2

Supported for all project types and targets.

Saves graphics state of the graphics context so that it can be restored later.

Notes

These values are saved with SaveState and are restored when you call RestoreState.

• Translate
• Clip region
• PenSize
• AntiAliased
• DrawingColor
• Font
• Underline
• Rotate (rotation)

Support for SaveState in Desktop and Console applications was added in 2021r1.

Sample Code

From within an MobileCanvas.Paint event handler:

g.DrawingColor = Color.Blue
g.FillRectangle(10, 10, 20, 20)

g.SaveState
g.DrawingColor = Color.Red
g.FillRectangle(50, 50, 20, 20)

// Restore to state where FillColor is Blue
g.RestoreState
g.FillRectangle(10, 50, 20, 20)