Convert path to geometric shape

Question

Hey everyone I have tried to sum up and come with the basic question and my idea which does not work so far :S

Basicly my question is: The user adds elements togethe

Answer 1

Some time ago, while searching for a solution for this and I ended up creating this function. Maybe it will help you.

    public static Geometry PathMarkupToGeometry(string pathMarkup)
    {
        try
        {
            string xaml =
            "" +
            "" + pathMarkup + "";
            var path = XamlReader.Load(xaml) as Path;
            // Detach the PathGeometry from the Path
            if (path != null)
            {
                Geometry geometry = path.Data;
                path.Data = null;
                return geometry;
            }
            return null;
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Debug.WriteLine(ex);
        }
        return null;
    }

Then I call this function like this:

     var arrow = new Path
     {
        Data = DesignHelpers.PathMarkupToGeometry("M-1,0 L0,1 L1,0"),
        Fill = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Black),
        Stretch = Stretch.Fill,
        Height = 12,
        Width = 18,
        HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center
    };

I don't know if this will fit your needs exactly but maybe it can help.