How to repeat an image in C#

Question

I have an image with a certain pattern. How do I repeat it in another image using GDI?
Is there any method to do it in GDI?

Answer 1

There's no function to paint a particular image as a "pattern" (painting it repeatedly), but it should be pretty simple to do:

public static void FillPattern(Graphics g, Image image, Rectangle rect)
{
    Rectangle imageRect;
    Rectangle drawRect;

    for (int x = rect.X; x < rect.Right; x += image.Width)
    {
        for (int y = rect.Y; y < rect.Bottom; y += image.Height)
        {
            drawRect = new Rectangle(x, y, Math.Min(image.Width, rect.Right - x),
                           Math.Min(image.Height, rect.Bottom - y));
            imageRect = new Rectangle(0, 0, drawRect.Width, drawRect.Height);

            g.DrawImage(image, drawRect, imageRect, GraphicsUnit.Pixel);
        }
    }
}