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Definition

Represents the current state of the drawing tool to perform various actions, such as building, editing, or moving.

 

Property Values

An enum representing the current state of the drawing tool.  Possible values are:

DrawingState.Building

The initial state when a drawing tool is first being drawn, allowing for the anchors to be set for the drawing.

DrawingState.Editing

Allows for changing the values of any of the drawing tools anchors

DrawingState.Normal

The drawing tool is normal on the chart and is not in a state to allow for changes.

DrawingState.Moving

The entire drawing tool to be moved by a user.

 

 

Syntax

DrawingState

 

Examples

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public override void OnMouseDown(ChartControl chartControl, ChartPanel chartPanel, ChartScale chartScale, Point point)
{
  switch(DrawingState)
  {                        
    case DrawingState.Normal:
        DrawingState = DrawingState.Editing; // set state to allow editing
        break;        
    case DrawingState.Editing:
        // do your edits here
        break;
    case DrawingState.Moving:
        return; // don't allow move whe editing            
  }
     
}