Graphics.CopyFromScreen Method (System.Drawing)
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Archived: 2026-04-05 19:17:42 UTC
CopyFromScreen(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Size)
Source:
Graphics.cs
Source:
Graphics.cs
Source:
Graphics.cs
Source:
Graphics.cs
Source:
Graphics.cs
Source:
Graphics.cs
Source:
Graphics.cs
Source:
Graphics.cs
Performs a bit-block transfer of the color data, corresponding to a rectangle of pixels, from the screen to the
drawing surface of the Graphics.
public void CopyFromScreen(int sourceX, int sourceY, int destinationX, int destinationY, System.Drawing.Size bl
Parameters
sourceX
Int32
The x-coordinate of the point at the upper-left corner of the source rectangle.
sourceY
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Int32
The y-coordinate of the point at the upper-left corner of the source rectangle.
destinationX
Int32
The x-coordinate of the point at the upper-left corner of the destination rectangle.
destinationY
Int32
The y-coordinate of the point at the upper-left corner of the destination rectangle.
blockRegionSize
Size
The size of the area to be transferred.
Exceptions
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to use the CopyFromScreen for printing a copy of the current
form.
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
public class Form1 :
 Form
{
 private Button printButton = new Button();
 private PrintDocument printDocument1 = new PrintDocument();
 public Form1()
 {
 printButton.Text = "Print Form";
 printButton.Click += new EventHandler(printButton_Click);
 printDocument1.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(printDocument1_PrintPage);
 this.Controls.Add(printButton);
 }
 void printButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 {
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CaptureScreen();
 printDocument1.Print();
 }
 Bitmap memoryImage;
 private void CaptureScreen()
 {
 Graphics myGraphics = this.CreateGraphics();
 Size s = this.Size;
 memoryImage = new Bitmap(s.Width, s.Height, myGraphics);
 Graphics memoryGraphics = Graphics.FromImage(memoryImage);
 memoryGraphics.CopyFromScreen(this.Location.X, this.Location.Y, 0, 0, s);
 }
 private void printDocument1_PrintPage(System.Object sender,
 System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs e)
 {
 e.Graphics.DrawImage(memoryImage, 0, 0);
 }
 public static void Main()
 {
 Application.Run(new Form1());
 }
}
Remarks
The CopyFromScreen methods are useful for layering one image on top of another. To specify how the source and
destination colors are blended, use one of the CopyFromScreen methods that takes a CopyPixelOperation
parameter.
See also
How to: Print a Windows Form
How to: Copy Pixels For Reducing Flicker in Windows Forms
Applies to
.NET 11 (package-provided) and other versions
Source: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.drawing.graphics.copyfromscreen?view=netframework-4.8
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