Windows.Graphics Reference

The Windows.Graphics namespace provides a set of APIs for 2D graphics rendering, image manipulation, and drawing primitives in Windows applications. These APIs are optimized for performance and integrate tightly with the Windows UI stack.

• Canvas – Core drawing surface.
• Brush – Defines how areas are painted (solid, gradient, bitmap).
• Transform2D – Represents 2‑D transformations (scale, rotate, translate).
• RenderTarget – Destination for drawing commands.
• ImageSource – Loads bitmap data.

using Windows.UI.Xaml;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Media;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Shapes;
using Windows.UI;

public sealed partial class MainPage : Page
{
    public MainPage()
    {
        InitializeComponent();

        var rect = new Rectangle
        {
            Width = 200,
            Height = 150,
            Fill = new LinearGradientBrush(
                new GradientStopCollection
                {
                    new GradientStop { Color = Colors.CornflowerBlue, Offset = 0.0 },
                    new GradientStop { Color = Colors.MediumSeaGreen, Offset = 1.0 }
                },
                0)
        };

        Content = new Grid { Children = { rect } };
    }
}

• Brushes
• Transformations
• Rendering Pipeline