Welcome

Welcome to the System.Drawing.Managed API documentation.

This guide covers the complete public surface of the System.Drawing.Managed.dll assembly and provides everything you need to understand—and start using—this fully-managed, cross-platform implementation of the familiar System.Drawing namespace.

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Concepts & Reference

The Concepts section provides in-depth design, architecture and usage guidance for System.Drawing.Managed—how it works, when and why to use it, and how it supports consistent graphics and font rendering across platforms. The Reference section offers a detailed namespace and type listing for all supported classes, methods, properties and events. Both content areas are actively maintained and updated frequently; if you cannot find a specific topic yet, please check back soon as the documentation is evolving daily.

Skills

We assume that you have a good working knowledge of the following tools and technologies:

• C# or VB.NET

• .NET in general

• System.Drawing