System.Windows.Media Namespace

Provides types that enable integration of rich media, including drawings, text, and audio/video content in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications.

Classes

AdornerHitTestResult	Represents data returned from calling the AdornerHitTest(Point) method.
ArcSegment	Represents an elliptical arc between two points.
BezierSegment	Represents a cubic Bezier curve drawn between two points.
BitmapCache	Creates and caches a bitmap representation of a UIElement.
BitmapCacheBrush	Paints an area with cached content.
Brush	Defines objects used to paint graphical objects. Classes that derive from Brush describe how the area is painted.
BrushConverter	Used to convert a Brush object to or from another object type.
Brushes	Implements a set of predefined SolidColorBrush objects.
CacheMode	Provides a base implementation for caching a UIElement.
CacheModeConverter	Converts a CacheMode from one data type to another.
CharacterMetrics	Represents the metrics used to lay out a character in a device font.
CharacterMetricsDictionary	Represents a dictionary of CharacterMetrics objects for a device font that is indexed by Unicode scalar values.
ColorContext	Represents the International Color Consortium (ICC) or Image Color Management (ICM) color profile that is associated with a bitmap image.
ColorConverter	Converts instances of other types to and from an instance of Color.
Colors	Implements a set of predefined colors.
CombinedGeometry	Represents a 2-D geometric shape defined by the combination of two Geometry objects.
CompositionTarget	Represents the display surface of your application.
ContainerVisual	Manages a collection of Visual objects.
DashStyle	Represents the sequence of dashes and gaps that will be applied by a Pen.
DashStyles	Implements a set of predefined DashStyle objects.
DisableDpiAwarenessAttribute	Allows WPF applications to disable dots per inch (dpi) awareness for all user interface elements.
DoubleCollection	Represents an ordered collection of Double values.
DoubleCollectionConverter	Converts instances of other types to and from a DoubleCollection.
Drawing	Abstract class that describes a 2-D drawing. This class cannot be inherited by your code.
DrawingBrush	Paints an area with a Drawing, which can include shapes, text, video, images, or other drawings.
DrawingCollection	Represents an ordered collection of Drawing objects.
DrawingContext	Describes visual content using draw, push, and pop commands.
DrawingGroup	Represents a collection of drawings that can be operated upon as a single drawing.
DrawingImage	An ImageSource that uses a Drawing for content.
DrawingVisual	DrawingVisual is a visual object that can be used to render vector graphics on the screen. The content is persisted by the system.
EllipseGeometry	Represents the geometry of a circle or ellipse.
ExceptionEventArgs	Provides error exception data for media events.
FamilyTypeface	Specifies the details of a single typeface supported by a FontFamily.
FamilyTypefaceCollection	Represents a collection of FamilyTypeface instances.
FontEmbeddingManager	Provides functionality for physical and composite font embedding.
FontFamily	Represents a family of related fonts.
FontFamilyConverter	Converts instances of the String type to and from FontFamily instances.
FontFamilyMap	Defines which FontFamily to use for a specified set of Unicode code points and a culture-specific language.
FontFamilyMapCollection	Represents an ordered collection of FontFamilyMap objects.
FontFamilyValueSerializer	Converts instances of String to and from instances of FontFamily.
Fonts	Provides enumeration support for FontFamily and Typeface objects.
FormattedText	Provides low-level control for drawing text in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications.
GeneralTransform	Provides generalized transformation support for objects, such as points and rectangles. This is an abstract class.
GeneralTransformCollection	Represents an ordered collection of GeneralTransform objects.
GeneralTransformGroup	Represents a GeneralTransform that is a composite of the transforms in its GeneralTransformCollection.
Geometry	Classes that derive from this abstract base class define geometric shapes. Geometry objects can be used for clipping, hit-testing, and rendering 2-D graphic data.
GeometryCollection	Represents a collection of Geometry objects.
GeometryConverter	Converts instances of other types to and from instances of Geometry.
GeometryDrawing	Draws a Geometry using the specified Brush and Pen.
GeometryGroup	Represents a composite geometry, composed of other Geometry objects.
GeometryHitTestParameters	Specifies a Geometry as the parameter to be used for hit testing a visual tree.
GeometryHitTestResult	Returns the results of a hit test that uses a Geometry as a hit test parameter.
GlyphRun	Represents a sequence of glyphs from a single face of a single font at a single size, and with a single rendering style.
GlyphRunDrawing	Represents a Drawing object that renders a GlyphRun.
GlyphTypeface	Specifies a physical font face that corresponds to a font file on the disk.
GradientBrush	An abstract class that describes a gradient, composed of gradient stops. Classes that inherit from GradientBrush describe different ways of interpreting gradient stops.
GradientStop	Describes the location and color of a transition point in a gradient.
GradientStopCollection	Represents a collection of GradientStop objects that can be individually accessed by index.
GuidelineSet	Represents a collection of guide lines that can assist in adjusting rendered figures to a device pixel grid.
HitTestParameters	Defines parameters for hit testing. Classes derived from this common base class that can be used for practical hit testing include PointHitTestParameters and GeometryHitTestParameters.
HitTestResult	Provides the base class for several derived classes that represents the return value from a hit test.
HostVisual	Represents a Visual object that can be connected anywhere to a parent visual tree.
ImageBrush	Paints an area with an image.
ImageDrawing	Draws an image within a region defined by a Rect.
ImageMetadata	Defines a base class for all metadata operations on imaging related APIs. This is an abstract class.
ImageSource	Represents an object type that has a width, height, and ImageMetadata such as a BitmapSource and a DrawingImage. This is an abstract class.
ImageSourceConverter	Converts a ImageSource to and from other data types.
ImageSourceValueSerializer	Converts instances of String to and from instances of ImageSource.
Int32Collection	Represents a collection of Int32 values.
Int32CollectionConverter	Converts an Int32Collection to and from other data types.
InvalidWmpVersionException	The exception that is thrown when the installed Microsoft Windows Media Player version is not supported.
LanguageSpecificStringDictionary	Represents a dictionary of strings that are used to represent the name of an object in different languages.
LinearGradientBrush	Paints an area with a linear gradient.
LineGeometry	Represents the geometry of a line.
LineSegment	Creates a line between two points in a PathFigure.
MatrixConverter	Converts instances of other types to and from a Matrix.
MatrixTransform	Creates an arbitrary affine matrix transformation that is used to manipulate objects or coordinate systems in a 2-D plane.
MediaClock	Maintains the timing state for media through a MediaTimeline.
MediaPlayer	Provides media playback for drawings.
MediaScriptCommandEventArgs	Provides data for the ScriptCommand and ScriptCommand events.
MediaTimeline	Provides a Timeline for media content.
NumberSubstitution	Specifies how numbers in text are displayed in different cultures.
PathFigure	Represents a subsection of a geometry, a single connected series of two-dimensional geometric segments.
PathFigureCollection	Represents a collection of PathFigure objects that collectively make up the geometry of a PathGeometry.
PathFigureCollectionConverter	Converts instances of other types to and from a PathFigureCollection.
PathGeometry	Represents a complex shape that may be composed of arcs, curves, ellipses, lines, and rectangles.
PathSegment	Represents a segment of a PathFigure object.
PathSegmentCollection	Represents a collection of PathSegment objects that can be individually accessed by index.
Pen	Describes how a shape is outlined.
PixelFormatConverter	Converts a PixelFormat to and from other data types.
PixelFormats	Represents the collection of supported pixel formats.
PointCollection	Represents a collection of Point values that can be individually accessed by index.
PointCollectionConverter	Converts instances of other types to and from a PointCollection.
PointHitTestParameters	Specifies a Point as the parameter to be used for hit testing of a visual object.
PointHitTestResult	Represents the results of a hit test that uses a Point as a hit test parameter.
PolyBezierSegment	Represents one or more cubic Bezier curves.
PolyLineSegment	Represents a set of line segments defined by a PointCollection with each Point specifying the end point of a line segment.
PolyQuadraticBezierSegment	Represents a set of quadratic Bezier segments.
QuadraticBezierSegment	Creates a quadratic Bezier curve between two points in a PathFigure.
RadialGradientBrush	Paints an area with a radial gradient. A focal point defines the beginning of the gradient, and a circle defines the end point of the gradient.
RectangleGeometry	Describes a two-dimensional rectangle.
RenderCapability	Enables WPF applications to query for the current rendering tier for their associated Dispatcher object and to register for notification of changes.
RenderingEventArgs	Required arguments for the Rendering event.
RenderOptions	Provides options for controlling the rendering behavior of objects.
RequestCachePolicyConverter	Parses a RequestCachePolicy.
RotateTransform	Rotates an object clockwise about a specified point in a 2-D x-y coordinate system.
ScaleTransform	Scales an object in the 2-D x-y coordinate system.
SkewTransform	Represents a 2-D skew.
SolidColorBrush	Paints an area with a solid color.
StreamGeometry	Defines a geometric shape, described using a StreamGeometryContext. This geometry is light-weight alternative to PathGeometry: it does not support data binding, animation, or modification.
StreamGeometryContext	Describes a geometry using drawing commands. This class is used with the StreamGeometry class to create a lightweight geometry that does not support data binding, animation, or modification.
TextEffect	Represents a text effect that can be applied to text objects.
TextEffectCollection	Provides collection support for a collection of TextEffect objects.
TextOptions	Defines a set of attached properties that affect the way text is displayed in an element.
TileBrush	Describes a way to paint a region by using one or more tiles.
Transform	Defines functionality that enables transformations in a 2-D plane. Transformations include rotation (RotateTransform), scale (ScaleTransform), skew (SkewTransform), and translation (TranslateTransform). This class hierarchy differs from the Matrix structure because it is a class and it supports animation and enumeration semantics.
TransformCollection	Represents a collection of Transform objects that can be individually accessed by index.
TransformConverter	Converts a Transform object to or from another object type.
TransformGroup	Represents a composite Transform composed of other Transform objects.
TranslateTransform	Translates (moves) an object in the 2-D x-y coordinate system.
Typeface	Represents a combination of FontFamily, FontWeight, FontStyle, and FontStretch.
VectorCollection	Represents an ordered collection of Vector values.
VectorCollectionConverter	Converts instances of other types to and from a VectorCollection.
VideoDrawing	Plays a media file. If the media is a video file, the VideoDrawing draws it to the specified rectangle.
Visual	Provides rendering support in WPF, which includes hit testing, coordinate transformation, and bounding box calculations.
VisualBrush	Paints an area with a Visual.
VisualCollection	Represents an ordered collection of Visual objects.
VisualTarget	Provides functionality for connecting one visual tree to another visual tree across thread boundaries.
VisualTreeHelper	Provides utility methods that perform common tasks involving nodes in a visual tree.

Structs

Color	Describes a color in terms of alpha, red, green, and blue channels.
DoubleCollection.Enumerator	Enumerates Double items in a DoubleCollection.
DrawingCollection.Enumerator	Enumerates Drawing items in a DrawingCollection.
GeneralTransformCollection.Enumerator	Enumerates GeneralTransform items in a GeneralTransformCollection.
GeometryCollection.Enumerator	Enumerates Geometry items in a GeometryCollection.
GradientStopCollection.Enumerator	Enumerates GradientStop items in a GradientStopCollection.
Int32Collection.Enumerator	Enumerates Int32 items in a Int32Collection.
Matrix	Represents a 3x3 affine transformation matrix used for transformations in 2D space.
PathFigureCollection.Enumerator	Enumerates PathFigure items in a PathFigureCollection.
PathSegmentCollection.Enumerator	Supports a simple iteration over a PathSegmentCollection.
PixelFormat	Defines a pixel format for images and pixel-based surfaces.
PixelFormatChannelMask	Defines the bit mask and shift for a specific pixel formats.
PointCollection.Enumerator	Enumerates Point items in a PointCollection.
TextEffectCollection.Enumerator	Enumerates TextEffect items in a TextEffectCollection.
TransformCollection.Enumerator	Supports a simple iteration over a TransformCollection.
VectorCollection.Enumerator	Enumerates Vector items in a VectorCollection.
VisualCollection.Enumerator	Enumerates Visual items in a VisualCollection.

Enums

AlignmentX	Describes how content is positioned horizontally in a container.
AlignmentY	Describes how content is positioned vertically in a container.
BitmapScalingMode	Specifies which algorithm is used to scale bitmap images.
BrushMappingMode	Specifies the coordinate system used by a Brush.
CachingHint	Specifies whether to cache tiled brush objects.
ClearTypeHint	An enumeration that specifies a hint to the rendering engine that text can be rendered with ClearType.
ColorInterpolationMode	Determines how the colors in a gradient are interpolated.
EdgeMode	Determines how the edges of non-text drawing primitives are rendered.
FillRule	Specifies how the intersecting areas of PathFigure objects contained in a Geometry are combined to form the area of the Geometry.
FontEmbeddingRight	Describes font embedding permissions specified in an OpenType font file.
GeometryCombineMode	Specifies the different methods by which two geometries can be combined.
GradientSpreadMethod	Specifies how to draw the gradient outside a gradient brush's gradient vector or space.
HitTestFilterBehavior	Specifies the return behavior of a hit test in a hit test filter callback method.
HitTestResultBehavior	Determines whether to continue the enumeration of any remaining visual objects during a hit test.
IntersectionDetail	Provides information about the intersection between the geometries in the GeometryHitTestParameters and the visual which was hit.
NumberCultureSource	Specifies how the culture for numbers in a text run is determined.
NumberSubstitutionMethod	Defines an enumerator class that specifies the type of number substitution to perform on numbers in a text run.
PenDashCap	Describes the shape at the end of each dash segment.
PenLineCap	Describes the shape at the end of a line or segment.
PenLineJoin	Describes the shape that joins two lines or segments.
Stretch	Describes how content is resized to fill its allocated space.
StyleSimulations	Defines an enumerator class that describes the simulation style of a font.
SweepDirection	Defines the direction an elliptical arc is drawn.
TextFormattingMode	Defines the formatting methods supported by the TextFormatter class.
TextHintingMode	Defines the rendering behavior of static or animated text.
TextRenderingMode	Defines the supported rendering modes for text.
TileMode	Describes how a TileBrush paints tiles onto an output area.
ToleranceType	Determines the means by which an error tolerance value is interpreted.

Delegates

HitTestFilterCallback	Represents the callback method that specifies parts of the visual tree to omit from hit test processing.
HitTestResultCallback	Represents a callback that is used to customize hit testing. WPF invokes the HitTestResultCallback to report hit test intersections to the user.