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Josh Foskett
Josh Foskett

Reputation: 4121

'System.Drawing.Graphics.FromImage(System.Drawing.Image)' is a 'method' but is used like a 'type'

So, I'm just beginning C# today in hopes of creating a screen shot program. Originally, I was looking into using AIR to accomplish this, as I know a lot more when it comes to web development. None the less, I watched this tutorial (the code I'm trying to use). It shows the very basics of how to get a screen shot.

Therefore, I tried to copy what I saw in the video over to C#, but I get the following error:

'System.Drawing.Graphics.FromImage(System.Drawing.Image)' is a 'method' but is used like a 'type'

Here is my code:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Imaging;

namespace ShareFastCommand {

    class Program {

        static void Main(string[] args)  {

            int left = 10, top = 10;

            int right = 20, bottom = 20;

            Bitmap    b = new Bitmap(right - left, bottom - top);

            Graphics  g = new Graphics.FromImage(b);

            Rectangle r = new Rectangle(left, top, right - left, bottom - top);

            g.CopyFromScreen(left, top, 0, 0, r.Size);

            b.Save("C://Users/Josh Foskett/Desktop/test.png", ImageFormat.Png);

        }

    }

}

I'm using Microsoft Visual C# 2010 Express.

I've tried Googling the error, among other things, and can't seem to figure it out.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 7485

Answers (1)

Ben Voigt
Ben Voigt

Reputation: 283684

This is the problem line:

Graphics g = new Graphics.FromImage(b);

What the error message is telling you is that you don't need to say new there, just

Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(b);

The FromImage function already will create a new Graphics object for you.

Upvotes: 8

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