I have a form in which i draw some lines using the Pen object.
I'm wondering if i should use one shared object Pen, or one object Pen per line drawn.
Is is better to use: (one object shared by all lines)
Pen green;
green = new Pen(Color,size);
foreach(line to be drawn)
graphics.DrawLine(green, x1, y1, x2, y2);
Or the following: (each line is an object)
foreach(line to be drawn)
Pen green = new Pen(Color.Green, 3);
graphics.DrawLine(green, x1, y1, x2, y2);
green.Dispose();
In fact, both examples do what I want, but i'm wondering what is most recommended in this case.
Note: I'm using C# (WinForms)
If I were you
using (var green = new Pen(Color,size)
{
foreach(line to be drawn)
{
graphics.DrawLine(green, x1, y1, x2, y2);
}
}