Hatch Fill Style
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The hatch fill style is used to fill an object with a hatch pattern. It is represented by an instance of the NHatchFillStyle class. The following examples applies a hatch fill style to an object:
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someObject.FillStyle = new NHatchFillStyle(HatchStyle.Cross, Color.White, Color.Black);
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someObject.FillStyle = new NHatchFillStyle(HatchStyle.Cross, Color.White, Color.Black)
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Hatch Colors
There are two colors associated with each hatch - foreground color and background end color. They can be controlled by the ForegroundColor and BackgroundColor properties respectively.
Hatch Pattern Style
There are 48 predefined gradient styles, which are enumerated by the System.Drawing.Drawing2D.HatchStyle enumeration. The gradient style is controlled by the Style property.
The following table shows the different hatch pattern styles with a White foreground and Black background color.
| Pattern Name | Preview | Pattern Name | Preview | Pattern Name | Preview |
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| Percent 5 |  |
Wide Downward Diagonal |  |
Diagonal Brick |  |
| Percent 10 |  |
Wide Upward Diagonal |  |
Horizontal Brick |  |
| Percent 20 |  |
Light Vertical |  |
Weave |  |
| Percent 25 |  |
Light Horizontal |  |
Plaid |  |
| Percent 30 |  |
Narrow Vertical |  |
Divot |  |
| Percent 40 |  |
Narrow Horizontal |  |
Dotted Grid |  |
| Percent 50 |  |
Dark Vertical |  |
Dotted Diamond |  |
| Percent 60 |  |
Dark Horizontal |  |
Shingle |  |
| Percent 70 |  |
Dashed Downward Diagonal |  |
Trellis |  |
| Percent 75 |  |
Dashed Upward Diagonal |  |
Sphere |  |
| Percent 80 |  |
Dashed Horizontal |  |
Small Grid |  |
| Percent 90 |  |
Dashed Vertical |  |
Large Grid |  |
| Light Downward Diagonal |  |
Small Confetti |  |
Small Checker Board |  |
| Light Upward Diagonal |  |
Large Confetti |  |
Large Checker Board |  |
| Dark Downward Diagonal |  |
Zig Zag |  |
Outlined Diamond |  |
| Dark Upward Diagonal |  |
Wave |  |
Solid Diamond |  |
You can use the table above as a visual reference for the hatch pattern style. To get the pattern constant all you have to do is to concatenate the words in the pattern name columns. For example if you want to achieve a "Zig Zag" pattern you must use the following code:
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someObject.FillStyle = new NHatchFillStyle(HatchStyle.ZigZag, Color.White, Color.Black);
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someObject.FillStyle = new NHatchFillStyle(HatchStyle.ZigZag, Color.White, Color.Black)
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