These procedures draw a rectangle and ellipse in a VCL form.

1. Create a VCL form.
2. Code the form's OnPaint event handler to draw a rectangle and ellipse.
3. Build and run the application.

1. Choose FileNewOtherDelphi for .NET ProjectsVCL Forms Application.
2. In the Object Inspector, click the Design tab, if necessary, to display Form1.

1. In the Object Inspector, click the Events tab.
2. Double-click the OnPaint event in the Miscellaneous category on the Events tab. The Code Editor displays with the cursor in the TForm1.FormPaint event handler block.
3. Enter the following event handling code:

Canvas.Rectangle (0, 0, ClientWidth div 2, ClientHeight div 2); 
Canvas.Ellipse (0, 0, ClientWidth div 2, ClientHeight div 2);

1. Save all files in your project.
2. Choose RunRun.
3. The application executes, displaying a rectangle in the upper left quadrant, with an ellipse in the middle of the rectangle.