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---
title: "How to: Create a Line Using a LineGeometry"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
dev_langs:
- "csharp"
- "vb"
helpviewer_keywords:
- "graphics [WPF], lines"
ms.assetid: 41231b22-1f74-4c26-a8e7-a55b29f8f6bd
---
# How to: Create a Line Using a LineGeometry
This example shows how to use the <xref:System.Windows.Media.LineGeometry> class to describe a line. A <xref:System.Windows.Media.LineGeometry> is defined by its start and end points.
## Example
The following example shows how to create and render a <xref:System.Windows.Media.LineGeometry>. A <xref:System.Windows.Shapes.Path> element is used to render the line. Since a line has no area, the <xref:System.Windows.Shapes.Path> object's <xref:System.Windows.Shapes.Shape.Fill%2A> is not specified; instead the <xref:System.Windows.Shapes.Shape.Stroke%2A> and <xref:System.Windows.Shapes.Shape.StrokeThickness%2A> properties are used.
[!code-xaml[GeometryOverviewSamples_snip#GraphicsMMLineGeometryExample](~/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/GeometryOverviewSamples_snip/CS/GeometryExamples.xaml#graphicsmmlinegeometryexample)]
[!code-csharp[GeometryOverviewSamples_procedural_snip#GraphicsMMLineGeometryExample](~/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/GeometryOverviewSamples_procedural_snip/CSharp/GeometryExamples.cs#graphicsmmlinegeometryexample)]
[!code-vb[GeometryOverviewSamples_procedural_snip#GraphicsMMLineGeometryExample](~/samples/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_Wpf/GeometryOverviewSamples_procedural_snip/visualbasic/geometryexamples.vb#graphicsmmlinegeometryexample)]
![A LineGeometry](./media/graphicsmm-line.gif "graphicsmm_line")
A LineGeometry drawn from (10,20) to (100,130)
Other simple geometry classes include <xref:System.Windows.Media.LineGeometry> and <xref:System.Windows.Media.EllipseGeometry>. These geometries, as well as more complex ones, can also be created using a <xref:System.Windows.Media.PathGeometry> or <xref:System.Windows.Media.StreamGeometry>. For more information, see the [Geometry Overview](geometry-overview.md).
## See also
- [Geometry Overview](geometry-overview.md)
- [Create a Composite Shape](how-to-create-a-composite-shape.md)
- [Create a Shape by Using a PathGeometry](how-to-create-a-shape-by-using-a-pathgeometry.md)