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LinearGradientBrush Class

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Paints an area with a linear gradient.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Windows.DependencyObject
    System.Windows.Media.Brush
      System.Windows.Media.GradientBrush
        System.Windows.Media.LinearGradientBrush

Namespace:  System.Windows.Media
Assembly:  System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class LinearGradientBrush _
    Inherits GradientBrush

public sealed class LinearGradientBrush : GradientBrush

<LinearGradientBrush ...>
  oneOrMoreGradientStops
</LinearGradientBrush

XAML Values

The LinearGradientBrush type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone LinearGradientBrush() Initializes a new instance of the LinearGradientBrush class.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone LinearGradientBrush(GradientStopCollection, Double) Initializes a new instance of the LinearGradientBrush class that has the specified GradientStopCollection and angle.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone ColorInterpolationMode Gets or sets a ColorInterpolationMode enumeration value that specifies how the gradient's colors are interpolated. (Inherited from GradientBrush.)
Public propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone Dispatcher Gets the Dispatcher this object is associated with. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone EndPoint Gets or sets the ending two-dimensional coordinates of the linear gradient.
Public propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone GradientStops Gets or sets the brush's gradient stops. (Inherited from GradientBrush.)
Public propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone MappingMode Gets or sets a BrushMappingMode enumeration value that specifies whether the positioning coordinates of the gradient brush are absolute or relative to the output area. (Inherited from GradientBrush.)
Public propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone Opacity Gets or sets the degree of opacity of a Brush. (Inherited from Brush.)
Public propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone RelativeTransform Gets or sets the transformation that is applied to the brush using relative coordinates. (Inherited from Brush.)
Public propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone SpreadMethod Gets or sets the type of spread method that specifies how to draw a gradient that starts or ends inside the bounds of the object to be painted. (Inherited from GradientBrush.)
Public propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone StartPoint Gets or sets the starting two-dimensional coordinates of the linear gradient.
Public propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone Transform Gets or sets the transformation that is applied to the brush. (Inherited from Brush.)

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Methods

  Name Description
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone CheckAccess Determines whether the calling thread has access to this object. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone ClearValue Clears the local value of a dependency property. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone GetAnimationBaseValue Returns any base value established for a Silverlight dependency property, which would apply in cases where an animation is not active. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone GetValue Returns the current effective value of a dependency property from a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Protected methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone ReadLocalValue Returns the local value of a dependency property, if a local value is set. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone SetValue Sets the local value of a dependency property on a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Fields

  Name Description
Public fieldStatic memberSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone EndPointProperty Identifies the EndPoint dependency property.
Public fieldStatic memberSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone StartPointProperty Identifies the StartPoint dependency property.

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Remarks

A LinearGradientBrush paints an area with a linear gradient. A linear gradient defines a gradient along a line. The line's end points are defined by the StartPoint and EndPoint properties of the linear gradient. A LinearGradientBrush brush paints its GradientStops along this line.

The default linear gradient is diagonal. In the default, the StartPoint of a linear gradient is a Point with value 0,0, the upper-left corner of the area being painted, and its EndPoint is a Point with value 1,1, the lower-right corner of the area being painted. The colors in the resulting gradient are interpolated along the diagonal path.

The following illustration shows a diagonal gradient. A line was added to highlight the interpolation path of the gradient from the start point to the end point.

A diagonal linear gradient

Shows a gradient axis.

The next illustration shows the same linear gradient, but with highlighted gradient stops.

A diagonal linear gradient with highlighted gradient stops

Gradient with gradient stops.

It is possible to specify a gradient axis that does not completely fill area being painted. When this occurs, the SpreadMethod property determines how the remaining area is painted.

Examples

The following example creates a linear gradient with four colors and uses it to paint a Rectangle.

<StackPanel>
  <!-- This rectangle is painted with a vertical linear gradient. -->
  <Rectangle Width="200" Height="100">
    <Rectangle.Fill>
      <LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0.5,0" EndPoint="0.5,1">
        <GradientStop Color="Yellow" Offset="0.0" />
        <GradientStop Color="Red" Offset="0.25" />
        <GradientStop Color="Blue" Offset="0.75" />
        <GradientStop Color="LimeGreen" Offset="1.0" />
      </LinearGradientBrush>
    </Rectangle.Fill>
  </Rectangle>
</StackPanel>

The following illustration shows the resulting gradient. The gradient axis is marked with a dashed line, and the gradient stops are marked with circles.

Gradient axis for a vertical gradient

Gradient Stops of Linear Gradient

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.