The type or namespace name 'Graphics' could not be found

Question

I'm working on a school project using the Monogame API and I'm pretty new to c#.

I have seen examples of people using a Graphics class to draw on a bitmap. However, when I've tried to do that I get "The type or namespace name 'Graphics' could not be found".

        Bitmap bmp = Bitmap.CreateBitmap(50,50, Bitmap.Config.Argb4444);
        Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(bmp);

I think that `Graphics` is not available in Mono:\ Because `System.Drawing.Graphics` is all about WinForms and GDI+. — vasily.sib, Oct 01 '18 at 05:39
I don't know, but displaying an image is looks like common taks, so I bet with docs and google this can be found easily — vasily.sib, Oct 01 '18 at 06:26

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 31 '19 at 12:13

I managed to use Graphics in mono by adding a reference to the drawing library in my csproj file:

<ItemGroup>
// other references
<PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="4.5.1" />
// other references
</ItemGroup>

After adding the refrence to your csproj file, just remeber to restore your project for the reference to be loaded. You can do this by running the terminal command dotnet restore inside your project directory.

The type or namespace name 'Graphics' could not be found

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