How to Drag and Drop Ink in WPF

<Window x:Class="Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Title="InkDragDropSample" Height="500" Width="700"
    >
  <Grid>
    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
      <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
      <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
      <ColumnDefinition/>
      <ColumnDefinition/>
    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

    <InkCanvas Name="ic1" AllowDrop="True" 
               Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0" 
               Margin="10,10,10,10" Background="AliceBlue" 
               PreviewMouseDown="InkCanvas_PreviewMouseDown" 
               Drop="InkCanvas_Drop"/>

    <InkCanvas Name="ic2" AllowDrop="True" 
               Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0" 
               Margin="10,10,10,10" Background="Beige" 
               PreviewMouseDown="InkCanvas_PreviewMouseDown" 
               Drop="InkCanvas_Drop"/>

    <CheckBox Grid.Row="1" 
              Checked="switchToSelect" Unchecked="switchToInk">
 Select Mode
    </CheckBox>
  </Grid>
</Window>

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Ink
Imports System.Windows.Controls
Imports System.Windows.Data
Imports System.Windows.Input
Imports System.Windows.Media
Class Window1
Inherits Window
Public Sub New() 
InitializeComponent()
End Sub 'New Private Sub InkCanvas_PreviewMouseDown(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As MouseButtonEventArgs)
Dim ic As InkCanvas = CType(sender, InkCanvas)
Dim pt As Point = e.GetPosition(ic)
' If the user is moving selected strokes, prepare the strokes to be ' moved to another InkCanvas. If ic.HitTestSelection(pt) = InkCanvasSelectionHitResult.Selection Then Dim selectedStrokes As StrokeCollection = _
ic.GetSelectedStrokes()
Dim strokesToMove As StrokeCollection = _
selectedStrokes.Clone()
' Remove the offset of the selected strokes so they ' are positioned when the strokes are dropped. Dim inkBounds As Rect = strokesToMove.GetBounds()
TranslateStrokes(strokesToMove, -inkBounds.X, -inkBounds.Y)
' Perform drag and drop. Dim ms As New MemoryStream()
strokesToMove.Save(ms)
Dim dataObject As New DataObject _
(StrokeCollection.InkSerializedFormat, ms)
Dim effects As DragDropEffects = _
DragDrop.DoDragDrop(ic, dataObject, DragDropEffects.Move)
If (effects And DragDropEffects.Move) = DragDropEffects.Move Then ' Remove the selected strokes from the current InkCanvas.
ic.Strokes.Remove(selectedStrokes)
End If End If End Sub 'OnMouseDown Private Sub InkCanvas_Drop(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As DragEventArgs)
' Get the strokes that were moved. Dim ic As InkCanvas = CType(sender, InkCanvas)
Dim ms As MemoryStream = CType(e.Data.GetData( _
StrokeCollection.InkSerializedFormat),  _
MemoryStream)
ms.Position = 0
Dim strokes As New StrokeCollection(ms)
' Translate the strokes to the position at which ' they were dropped. Dim pt As Point = e.GetPosition(ic)
TranslateStrokes(strokes, pt.X, pt.Y)
' Add the strokes to the InkCanvas and keep them selected.
ic.Strokes.Add(strokes)
ic.Select(strokes)
End Sub 'OnDrop ' Helper method that transletes the specified strokes. Sub TranslateStrokes(ByVal strokes As StrokeCollection, _
ByVal x As Double, ByVal y As Double)
Dim mat As New Matrix()
mat.Translate(x, y)
strokes.Transform(mat, False)
End Sub 'TranslateStrokes Private Sub switchToSelect(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
ic1.EditingMode = InkCanvasEditingMode.Select
ic2.EditingMode = InkCanvasEditingMode.Select
End Sub 'switchToSelect Private Sub switchToInk(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
ic1.EditingMode = InkCanvasEditingMode.Ink
ic2.EditingMode = InkCanvasEditingMode.Ink
End Sub 'switchToInk End Class 'Window1 

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Ink;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;

public partial class Window1 : Window
{

 public Window1()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

 void InkCanvas_PreviewMouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
    {
        InkCanvas ic = (InkCanvas)sender;

        Point pt = e.GetPosition(ic);

 // If the user is moving selected strokes, prepare the strokes to be
 // moved to another InkCanvas.
 if (ic.HitTestSelection(pt) == 
            InkCanvasSelectionHitResult.Selection)
        {
            StrokeCollection selectedStrokes = ic.GetSelectedStrokes();
            StrokeCollection strokesToMove = selectedStrokes.Clone();

 // Remove the offset of the selected strokes so they
 // are positioned when the strokes are dropped.
            Rect inkBounds = strokesToMove.GetBounds();
            TranslateStrokes(strokesToMove, -inkBounds.X, -inkBounds.Y);

 // Perform drag and drop.
            MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
            strokesToMove.Save(ms);
            DataObject dataObject = new DataObject(
                StrokeCollection.InkSerializedFormat, ms);

            DragDropEffects effects = 
                DragDrop.DoDragDrop(ic, dataObject, 
                                    DragDropEffects.Move);

 if ((effects & DragDropEffects.Move) == 
                 DragDropEffects.Move)
            {
 // Remove the selected strokes 
 // from the current InkCanvas.
                ic.Strokes.Remove(selectedStrokes);
            }
        }
    }

 void InkCanvas_Drop(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
    {
 // Get the strokes that were moved.
        InkCanvas ic = (InkCanvas)sender;
        MemoryStream ms = (MemoryStream)e.Data.GetData(
                           StrokeCollection.InkSerializedFormat);
        ms.Position = 0;
        StrokeCollection strokes = new StrokeCollection(ms);

 // Translate the strokes to the position at which
 // they were dropped.
        Point pt = e.GetPosition(ic);
        TranslateStrokes(strokes, pt.X, pt.Y);

 // Add the strokes to the InkCanvas and keep them selected.
        ic.Strokes.Add(strokes);
        ic.Select(strokes);
    }

 // Helper method that transletes the specified strokes.
 void TranslateStrokes(StrokeCollection strokes, 
                          double x, double y)
    {
        Matrix mat = new Matrix();
        mat.Translate(x, y);
        strokes.Transform(mat, false);
    }

 void switchToSelect(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        ic1.EditingMode = InkCanvasEditingMode.Select;
        ic2.EditingMode = InkCanvasEditingMode.Select;
    }

 void switchToInk(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        ic1.EditingMode = InkCanvasEditingMode.Ink;
        ic2.EditingMode = InkCanvasEditingMode.Ink;
    }
}