private Image picture;
private Point pictureLocation;
public Form1()
{
// Enable drag-and-drop operations and
// add handlers for DragEnter and DragDrop.
this.AllowDrop = true;
this.DragDrop += new DragEventHandler(this.Form1_DragDrop);
this.DragEnter += new DragEventHandler(this.Form1_DragEnter);
}
protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
{
// If there is an image and it has a location,
// paint it when the Form is repainted.
base.OnPaint(e);
if(this.picture != null && this.pictureLocation != Point.Empty)
{
e.Graphics.DrawImage(this.picture, this.pictureLocation);
}
}
private void Form1_DragDrop(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
{
// Handle FileDrop data.
if(e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.FileDrop) )
{
// Assign the file names to a string array, in
// case the user has selected multiple files.
string[] files = (string[])e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop);
try
{
// Assign the first image to the picture variable.
this.picture = Image.FromFile(files[0]);
// Set the picture location equal to the drop point.
this.pictureLocation = this.PointToClient(new Point(e.X, e.Y) );
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
return;
}
}
// Handle Bitmap data.
if(e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Bitmap) )
{
try
{
// Create an Image and assign it to the picture variable.
this.picture = (Image)e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.Bitmap);
// Set the picture location equal to the drop point.
this.pictureLocation = this.PointToClient(new Point(e.X, e.Y) );
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
return;
}
}
// Force the form to be redrawn with the image.
this.Invalidate();
}
private void Form1_DragEnter(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
{
// If the data is a file or a bitmap, display the copy cursor.
if (e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Bitmap) ||
e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.FileDrop) )
{
e.Effect = DragDropEffects.Copy;
}
else
{
e.Effect = DragDropEffects.None;
}
}
