Load an Image from file and draw on the loaded image
Imports System Imports System.Windows.Forms Imports System.Collections.Generic Imports System.ComponentModel Imports System.Drawing.Imaging Imports System.Drawing Public Class MainClass Shared Sub Main() Dim form1 As new Form1() Application.Run(form1) End Sub End Class Public Class Form1 Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load Dim bm As New Bitmap("figure2.bmp") ' Make a copy. Dim new_bm As New Bitmap(bm) ' Dispose of the original Bitmap. bm.Dispose() ' Draw on the new Bitmap and display the result. Dim gr As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(new_bm) gr.DrawEllipse(Pens.White, 0, 0, new_bm.Width - 1, new_bm.Height - 1) picImage.Image = new_bm End Sub End Class <Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _ Partial Public Class Form1 Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form 'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list. <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _ Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean) If disposing AndAlso components IsNot Nothing Then components.Dispose() End If MyBase.Dispose(disposing) End Sub 'Required by the Windows Form Designer Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer 'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer 'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer. 'Do not modify it using the code editor. <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> _ Private Sub InitializeComponent() Me.picImage = New System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox CType(Me.picImage, System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize).BeginInit() Me.SuspendLayout() ' 'picImage ' Me.picImage.AutoSize = True Me.picImage.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(0, 0) Me.picImage.Name = "picImage" Me.picImage.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(100, 50) Me.picImage.SizeMode = System.Windows.Forms.PictureBoxSizeMode.AutoSize Me.picImage.TabIndex = 0 Me.picImage.TabStop = False ' 'Form1 ' Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!) Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(240, 256) Me.Controls.Add(Me.picImage) Me.Name = "Form1" Me.Text = "LoadPicture" CType(Me.picImage, System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize).EndInit() Me.ResumeLayout(False) Me.PerformLayout() End Sub Friend WithEvents picImage As System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox End Class