Public Shared Function CreateLeadDC( _
   ByVal image As RasterImage _
) As IntPtr

Dim image As RasterImage
Dim value As IntPtr
 
value = RasterImagePainter.CreateLeadDC(image)

public static IntPtr CreateLeadDC( 
   RasterImage image
)

public:
static IntPtr CreateLeadDC( 
   RasterImage^ image
) 

Public Sub CreateLeadDCExample()
      Dim codecs As New RasterCodecs()
      Dim image As RasterImage = codecs.Load(Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Image1.cmp"))

      Dim point1 As New LeadPoint(image.Width \ 8, image.Height \ 8)
      Dim point2 As New LeadPoint(image.Width \ 2, image.Height \ 2)

      ' Convert the coordinates if necessary.
      If image.ViewPerspective <> RasterViewPerspective.TopLeft Then
         point1 = image.PointToImage(RasterViewPerspective.TopLeft, point1)
         point2 = image.PointToImage(RasterViewPerspective.TopLeft, point2)
      End If

      ' Create the device context
      Dim hdc As IntPtr = RasterImagePainter.CreateLeadDC(image)
      Using g As Graphics = Graphics.FromHdc(hdc)
         g.DrawEllipse(New Pen(Color.White), point1.X, point1.Y, point2.X - point1.X, point2.Y - point1.Y)
      End Using
      RasterImagePainter.DeleteLeadDC(hdc)

      codecs.Save(image, Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Imahe1_CreateLeadDC.bmp"), RasterImageFormat.Bmp, 0)

      image.Dispose()
      codecs.Dispose()
   End Sub

Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS
   Public Const ImagesDir As String = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images"
End Class

public void CreateLeadDCExample()
   {
      RasterCodecs codecs = new RasterCodecs();
      RasterImage image = codecs.Load(Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Image1.cmp"));

      LeadPoint point1 = new LeadPoint(image.Width / 8, image.Height / 8);
      LeadPoint point2 = new LeadPoint(image.Width / 2, image.Height / 2);

      // Convert the coordinates if necessary.
      if(image.ViewPerspective != RasterViewPerspective.TopLeft)
      {
         point1 = image.PointToImage(RasterViewPerspective.TopLeft, point1);
         point2 = image.PointToImage(RasterViewPerspective.TopLeft, point2);
      }

      // Create the device context
      IntPtr hdc = RasterImagePainter.CreateLeadDC(image);
      using(Graphics g = Graphics.FromHdc(hdc))
      {
         g.DrawEllipse(new Pen(Color.White), point1.X, point1.Y, point2.X - point1.X, point2.Y - point1.Y);
      }
      RasterImagePainter.DeleteLeadDC(hdc);

      codecs.Save(image, Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Imahe1_CreateLeadDC.bmp"), RasterImageFormat.Bmp, 0);

      image.Dispose();
      codecs.Dispose();
   }

static class LEAD_VARS
{
   public const string ImagesDir = @"C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images";
}