' Output an image as a binary stream to the Response objectSub ShowImage(ByVal bmp As Bitmap) ' Clear current content and set returned content type HttpContext.Current.Response.Clear() HttpContext.Current.Response.ContentType = "image/jpeg" ' Save to the Response.OutputStream object bmp.Save(HttpContext.Current.Response.OutputStream, _ Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg) bmp.Dispose() HttpContext.Current.Response.End()End Sub' Example:Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, _ ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load ' Create a bitmap with given width, height, and color depth. Dim bmp As New Bitmap(400, 200, _ Drawing.Imaging.PixelFormat.Format16bppRgb565) ' Get the underlying Graphics object. Dim gr As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(bmp) ' Clear its background. gr.Clear(Color.Red) ' create a font Dim fnt As New Font("Arial", 16, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Point) Dim angle As Single For angle = 0 To 360 Step 30 ' Reset coordinate transforms. gr.ResetTransform() ' Translate and rotate the coordinate system. gr.TranslateTransform(200, 100) gr.RotateTransform(angle) ' Draw the (rotated) string. gr.DrawString(" hello", fnt, Brushes.Yellow, 0, 0) Next ' Release resources. fnt.Dispose() gr.Dispose() ShowImage(bmp)End Sub' Note: This code is taken from Francesco Balena's' "Programming Microsoft Visual Basic .NET" - MS Press 2002, ISBN 0735613753' You can read a free chapter of the book at ' http://www.vb2themax.com/HtmlDoc.asp?Table=Books&ID=101000


Revolutionizing Search: A Glimpse Into Google’s Generative Experience
Google is revolutionizing the search experience as we know it with its latest generative experience. No longer will you be bound by the limitations of traditional keyword searching. Now, you