Should I use a PictureBox or a Panel to draw on my Form?

Question

Is there a recommended one to use in order to add lines and circles, so I can build a graph? I will possibly work with background images under the graph itself.

Soft

Also, are you using WPF, or Silverlight? – Levy

@JohnSaunders I assume it's just Windows Forms based on the tags. – Malaise

I'd say neither. If you're doing your own drawing, just inherit from Control itself unless you have a need specifically for one of the other two. – Brightman

Answer 1

Use a PictureBox - it'll be easiest to maintain the code later on. A Panel is not really useful in this case and drawing directly on the Form - while it'd work - would make it harder to make changes later on.

Just handle the Paint event of the PictureBox and do all your drawing in there.

Malaise

also noticed that animated graphic shapes are flickering on a panel and on picturebox it does not happen. – Peen

@jonathana You can make it work the right way even with a Panel but it's extra work that you don't have to do with a PictureBox. – Malaise