How can I use the Pen tool to draw a simple black line on a PictureBox's Image object?

Question

I'm trying to draw a line that goes from middle top to bottom.

I know I have to use the Pen class to accomplish this.

private void RepaintPreview()
{
    Pen blackPen = new Pen(Brushes.Black);
    blackPen.Width = 1.0f;
    blackPen.LineJoin = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.LineJoin.Bevel;
    ptbTablePreview.Image.draw?
}

Basically, how can I draw this line on the image? Thank you.

Both posts below should work. What's important to remember is that whenever you draw something in .Net you somehow need to acquire a `Graphics` object and its not something that you can just instantiate. — Chris Haas, Jan 14 '11 at 21:53

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 14 '11 at 21:50

I tried the following, and it works with me:

1- I set the image of the picturebox in design time

2- I handled the Paint event of the picturebox, and added the following code:

private void pictureBox1_Paint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e)
{
    using (Pen p = new Pen(Color.Black, 2))
    {
        e.Graphics.DrawLine(p, new Point(pictureBox1.Width / 2, 0), new Point(pictureBox1.Width / 2, pictureBox1.Height));
    }
}

How can I use the Pen tool to draw a simple black line on a PictureBox's Image object?

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