new to .net, need to draw a line on form

I have a very simple question (I hope) and I actually feel silly asking it b/c I'm sure I am just missing something obvious.

How can I draw a line on my form at design time in .net? In 6.0 there were shape/line features that allowed you to draw on your form at design time. Are these features still available in .net?

private void Form1_Paint(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs e)
{
e.Graphics.DrawLine(new System.Drawing.Pen(Color.Black,2),0,0,250,250);

}


let you convert it to vb ;)

Thank You for the quick response. I am actually trying to do in Visual C++, but am more familiar with VB so I thought i would inquire there first.

I have converted your code to c++ (i think), but I am getting nothing. Any ideas?
private: void Form1_OnPaint(System::Object * sender, System::Windows::Forms::PaintEventArgs * e)
{

e->Graphics->DrawLine(gcnew System::Drawing::Pen(Color::Black),0,0,250,250);
}
Additionallly, whenever I use gcnew I get an error that it is undefined, what do I need to do to make VS recognize it?

Try in the sister forum for other languages ( http://www.xtremedotnettalk.com/ )
I'm only on chapter 5 of c++ for noobs, but this works:

private: System::Void Form1_Paint( Object^ /*sender*/, System::Windows::Forms::PaintEventArgs^ e )
{
e->Graphics->DrawLine(gcnew Pen(Color::DeepSkyBlue) ,0,0,100,100);
}


private: System::Void Form1_Load(System::Object^ sender, System::EventArgs^ e)
{
this->Paint += gcnew System::Windows::Forms::PaintEventHandler( this, &Form1::Form1_Paint );
}

Actually, if gcnew is coming up undefined, then are you starting a CLR windows application? gcnew is like the older new statement but creates objects in the CLR managed heap. And you use tracking handles ^, with the CLR as it may move the objects around in memory.

Thanks for the response, but now you have me confused :)

I started a Visual C++ Windows Forms Application. What type of project do I need to start in order to use gcnew? All I am trying to do is display a form with a button, and to draw a line when a button is clicked.

I appreciate any insight.

I think we may have different VS versions, i'm learning 2005, hence all the rubbish just spoken... ( ^ doesn't exist in 2003, and they aren't called CLR projects either)
gcnew is new in 2005.

so does that mean I should use new instead of gcnew? this is confusing me b/c all examples I find use gcnew instead of new and the ^ instead of *. :confused:

Here is my current code (which doesn't work):
private: System::Void Form1_Paint( Object* sender, System::Windows::Forms::PaintEventArgs* e )
{
e->Graphics->DrawLine(new Pen(Color::DeepSkyBlue) ,0,0,100,100);
}


private: System::Void Form1_Load(System::Object* sender, System::EventArgs* e)
{
this->Paint += new System::Windows::Forms::PaintEventHandler(this, &Form1::Form1_Paint );
}
any ideas. and yes I am using VS 2003.

Thanks!

That works for me with 2003, pasted into in a new .Net windows forms application.

strange. i wonder what is causing mine to not work :confused:

My app compiles fine and runs, but it doesn't draw a line on the form at run time.

So all you did was create a new Visual C++ Windows Forms App, pasted my code right in the form and when you ran the app, it drew a line on your form?

yeah just that. Try the attached, it's got a bit more drawing and I added the resize event to trigger a redraw when the form resizes. You'd be better ask in the other forum if you are still stuck, or this thread will end up in the bin...