Graphics

WPF is also a full graphics system and you can draw either in XAML or in code almost anything you want.

For example to draw a line:

<Line
  Stroke="Black"
  StrokeThickness="10"
  X1="10"
  Y1="10"
  X2="75"
  Y2="90"/>

An Ellipse is as easy:

<Ellipse
  Height="100"
  Width="200"
  Fill="Yellow"
  Stroke="Black"
  Canvas.Left="175"
  Canvas.Top="50"
  StrokeThickness="2" />

You can also draw polylines, i.e multiple connected line segments:

<Polyline
 Points="25,25 0,50 25,
     75 50,50 25,25 25,0"
 Stroke="Blue"
 StrokeThickness="10"
 Canvas.Left="75"
 Canvas.Top="50">
</Polyline>

You can also create smooth curves fitted to a set of points using Bezier curves but this is a little more complicated – see the documentation.

WPF also supports a wide range of sophisticated fills including gradient and bitmap fills. For example to create a linear gradient fill:

<Rectangle Width="200"
    Height="100">
 <Rectangle.Fill>
  <LinearGradientBrush
     StartPoint="0,0"
     EndPoint="1,1">
  <GradientStop
     Color="Yellow"
     Offset="0" />
  <GradientStop
     Color="Blue"
     Offset="1" />
  </LinearGradientBrush>
 </Rectangle.Fill>
</Rectangle>

WPF is a complete 2D graphics package

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