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Hi. I experience a System.OutOfMemoryException when I call DrawPath on a GraphicsPath object (name it OverallPath) which contains another, boundary-case GraphicsPath object (named LinePath), and a Pen object (named BluePen) with width greater than 1.5. LinePath contains a set of lines which my program separates (so that they don't appear to loop back to each other) by calling LinePath.StartFigure (or LinePath.CloseFigure) before the iterative generation of each line. Exception only occurs when LinePath contains more than one line, and when both endpoints of LinePath's last line coincide. I include below a C# code sample which replicates the exceptional case. You can run the code by creating a Windows Form project, and then copying this OnPaint() override into Form1.cs.

I appreciate any help, and any workarounds.

Thank you.

Raj

                Pen BluePen = new Pen(Color.Blue, 1.5001F);

                protected override void OnPaint( PaintEventArgs e )
                {
                        base.OnPaint(e);
                        GraphicsPath LinePath = new GraphicsPath();

                        //Crash also occurs with CloseFigure() call instead.
                        LinePath.StartFigure();

                        Point StartPoint = new Point(132, 184);
                        Point EndPoint = new Point(200, 32);
                        LinePath.AddLine(StartPoint, EndPoint);

                        LinePath.StartFigure();
                        LinePath.AddLine(34, 35, 34, 35);

                        //Crashing does not occur if single-point line somewhere in the GraphicsPath object's middle.
//                      LinePath.StartFigure();
//                      LinePath.AddLine(1, 2, 3, 4);

                        GraphicsPath OverallPath = new GraphicsPath();
                        OverallPath.AddPath(LinePath, true);

                        Graphics dc = e.Graphics;

                        //Crashes here.
                        dc.DrawPath(BluePen, OverallPath);
                }

Hi. I found a workaround. One can add the line formed between (-1, -1) and (-1, -2) to the end of LinePath before drawing. Incidentally, OverallPath is redundant in the below problem description. One only needs to call DrawPath() on LinePath in order to generate the exception.

Given the fix and that I could replicate the error in a sample, does this represent a possible bug in System.Drawing?

Raj

Quote:>-----Original Message-----
>Hi. I experience a System.OutOfMemoryException when I

call DrawPath on a GraphicsPath object (name it
OverallPath) which contains another, boundary-case
GraphicsPath object (named LinePath), and a Pen object
(named BluePen) with width greater than 1.5. LinePath
contains a set of lines which my program separates (so
that they don't appear to loop back to each other) by
calling LinePath.StartFigure (or LinePath.CloseFigure)
before the iterative generation of each line. Exception
only occurs when LinePath contains more than one line, and
when both endpoints of LinePath's last line coincide. I
include below a C# code sample which replicates the
exceptional case. You can run the code by creating a
Windows Form project, and then copying this OnPaint()
override into Form1.cs.

Quote:

>I appreciate any help, and any workarounds.

>Thank you.

>Raj

>            Pen BluePen = new Pen(Color.Blue, 1.5001F);

>            protected override void OnPaint( PaintEventArgs e )
>            {
>                    base.OnPaint(e);
>                    GraphicsPath LinePath = new GraphicsPath();

>                    //Crash also occurs with CloseFigure() call instead.
>                    LinePath.StartFigure();

>                    Point StartPoint = new Point(132, 184);
>                    Point EndPoint = new Point(200, 32);
>                    LinePath.AddLine(StartPoint, EndPoint);

>                    LinePath.StartFigure();
>                    LinePath.AddLine(34, 35, 34, 35);

>                    //Crashing does not occur if single-point line somewhere in the GraphicsPath object's middle.
>//                  LinePath.StartFigure();
>//                  LinePath.AddLine(1, 2, 3, 4);

>                    GraphicsPath OverallPath = new GraphicsPath();
>                    OverallPath.AddPath(LinePath, true);

>                    Graphics dc = e.Graphics;

>                    //Crashes here.
>                    dc.DrawPath(BluePen, OverallPath);
>            }
>.