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title: "GdiGraphics Methods "
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product: "Graphics Mill 5.5 for .NET"
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# GdiGraphics Methods
The [GdiGraphics](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics.htm.md) type exposes the following members.
## Methods
| | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | [{dtor}](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_%7Bdtor%7D.htm.md) | Enables using delete operator in C++ applications. It is strongly not recommended to use it directly. |
|  | [Clear](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_Clear_1_99a0633e.htm.md) | Clears the drawing surface and fills it with specified color. |
|  | [Dispose](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_Dispose.htm.md) | Releases all resources used by this [GdiGraphics](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics.htm.md).
(Overrides [LockableObject](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_LockableObject.htm.md).[Dispose()](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_LockableObject_Dispose.htm.md).) |
|  | [DrawArc](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_DrawArc.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Draws an arc. |
|  | [DrawBezier](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_DrawBezier.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Draws a cubic Bezier spline. |
|  | [DrawBeziers](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_DrawBeziers.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Draws a sequence of connected Bezier splines. |
|  | [DrawEllipse](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_DrawEllipse.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Draws an ellipse. |
|  | [DrawFormattedText](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_DrawFormattedText.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Draws formatted text according to its markup. |
|  | [DrawImage](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_DrawImage.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Draws a [Bitmap](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Bitmap.htm.md) object. |
|  | [DrawLine](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_DrawLine.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Draws a line. |
|  | [DrawLines](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_DrawLines.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Draws a polyline. |
|  | [DrawPie](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_DrawPie.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Draws a pie shape. |
|  | [DrawPolygon](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_DrawPolygon.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Draws a polygon. |
|  | [DrawRectangle](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_DrawRectangle.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Draws a rectangle. |
|  | [DrawString](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_DrawString.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Draws a text string. |
|  | [DrawText](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_DrawText.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Draws text in the specified rectangle taking into account its paragraphs and justification. |
|  | [Equals](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/bsc2ak47) | (Inherited from [Object](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/e5kfa45b).) |
|  | [ExcludeClip](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_ExcludeClip.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Updates the clip region of this [GdiGraphics](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics.htm.md) by excluding given area. |
|  | [FillEllipse](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_FillEllipse.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Fills an ellipse. |
|  | [FillPie](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_FillPie.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Fills a pie shape. |
|  | [FillPolygon](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_FillPolygon.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Fills a polygon. |
|  | [FillRectangle](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_FillRectangle.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Fills a rectangle. |
|  | [FloodFill](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_FloodFill.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Fills an arbitrary area with the specified color |
|   | [FromHdc](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_FromHdc_1_4cd1f3f7.htm.md) | Returns a [GdiGraphics](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics.htm.md) object associated with the specified device context. |
|   | [FromHwnd](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_FromHwnd_1_4cd1f3f7.htm.md) | Returns a [GdiGraphics](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics.htm.md) object associated with the specified window handle. |
|  | [GetHashCode](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/zdee4b3y) | (Inherited from [Object](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/e5kfa45b).) |
|  | [GetHdc](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_GetHdc.htm.md) | Gets the handle to the device context (HDC) associated with this [GdiGraphics](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics.htm.md) object. |
|  | [GetPixel](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_GetPixel_2_22dcb54d.htm.md) | Gets a color of a pixel at specified coordinates. |
|  | [GetType](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/dfwy45w9) | (Inherited from [Object](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/e5kfa45b).) |
|  | [HorizontalPixelsToUnits](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject_HorizontalPixelsToUnits_1_e1836fc4.htm.md) | Converts horizontal value from pixels to unit specified in [Unit](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject_Unit.htm.md) property.
(Inherited from [UnitConverterObject](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject.htm.md).) |
|  | [HorizontalUnitsToPixels](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject_HorizontalUnitsToPixels_1_7a94462e.htm.md) | Converts horizontal value from unit specified in [Unit](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject_Unit.htm.md) property to pixels.
(Inherited from [UnitConverterObject](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject.htm.md).) |
|  | [IntersectClip](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_IntersectClip.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Updates the clip region of this [GdiGraphics](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics.htm.md) by intersecting it with given rectangular area or [Region](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/3x5499zt). |
|  | [Lock](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_Lock.htm.md) | Locks the object.
(Overrides [LockableObject](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_LockableObject.htm.md).[Lock()](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_LockableObject_Lock.htm.md).) |
|  | [MemberwiseClone](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/57ctke0a) | (Inherited from [Object](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/e5kfa45b).) |
|  | [ResetClip](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_ResetClip.htm.md) | Resets clipping region for this [GdiGraphics](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics.htm.md) class instance by setting it to infinite region (which absorbs this drawing surface). |
|  | [SetClip](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_SetClip.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Sets clipping region for this [GdiGraphics](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics.htm.md) object. |
|  | [SetPixel](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_SetPixel_3_5b67216d.htm.md) | Writes a color of a pixel at specified coordinates. |
|  | [ToString](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/7bxwbwt2) | (Inherited from [Object](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/e5kfa45b).) |
|  | [TranslateClip](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_TranslateClip.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Shifts the clipping region by given horizontal and vertical offset. |
|  | [Unlock](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_Unlock.htm.md) | Unlocks the object previously locked with method [Lock()](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_LockableObject_Lock.htm.md).
(Overrides [LockableObject](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_LockableObject.htm.md).[Unlock()](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_LockableObject_Unlock.htm.md).) |
|  | [VerticalPixelsToUnits](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject_VerticalPixelsToUnits_1_e1836fc4.htm.md) | Converts vertical value from pixels to unit specified in [Unit](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject_Unit.htm.md) property.
(Inherited from [UnitConverterObject](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject.htm.md).) |
|  | [VerticalUnitsToPixels](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject_VerticalUnitsToPixels_1_7a94462e.htm.md) | Converts vertical value from unit specified in [Unit](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject_Unit.htm.md) property to pixels.
(Inherited from [UnitConverterObject](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject.htm.md).) |
## See Also
### Reference
- [GdiGraphics Class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics.htm.md)
- [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Drawing Namespace](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing.htm.md)