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# CombineMode

Namespace: **System.Drawing.Drawing2D**

Assembly: **System.Drawing.Managed** (4.0.0.0)

Specifies how different clipping regions can be combined.

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{% tab title="C#" %}

```csharp
public enum CombineMode : Enum
```

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```visual-basic
Public Enum CombineMode As [Enum]
```

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## Fields

| Name           | Description                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Complement** | Specifies that the existing region is replaced by the result of the existing region being removed from the new region. Said differently, the existing region is excluded from the new region. |
| **Exclude**    | Specifies that the existing region is replaced by the result of the new region being removed from the existing region. Said differently, the new region is excluded from the existing region. |
| **Intersect**  | Two clipping regions are combined by taking their intersection.                                                                                                                               |
| **Replace**    | One clipping region is replaced by another.                                                                                                                                                   |
| **Union**      | Two clipping regions are combined by taking the union of both.                                                                                                                                |
| **Xor**        | Two clipping regions are combined by taking only the areas enclosed by one or the other region, but not both.                                                                                 |

## Used By

| Name                                                                                                             | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Graphics.SetClip](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing.drawing2d/system.drawing.drawing2d.combinemode.md) | Sets the clipping region of this [Graphics](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.graphics.md) to the result of the specified operation combining the current clip region and the rectangle specified by a [RectangleF](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.rectanglef) structure. |


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