Shape.Fill Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Shapes

Assembly:

PresentationFramework.dll

Gets or sets the Brush that specifies how the shape's interior is painted.

public:
 property System::Windows::Media::Brush ^ Fill { System::Windows::Media::Brush ^ get(); void set(System::Windows::Media::Brush ^ value); };

public System.Windows.Media.Brush Fill { get; set; }

member this.Fill : System.Windows.Media.Brush with get, set

Public Property Fill As Brush

Property Value

Brush

A Brush that describes how the shape's interior is painted. The default is null.

Examples

This example shows how to use the Fill property to set the background color of an Ellipse element.

<Page  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
  xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
  <StackPanel>
    <Ellipse Fill="Red" Width="100" Height="100" />
  </StackPanel>
</Page>

using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Shapes;

namespace SDKSample
{
    public partial class SetBackgroundColorOfShapeExample : Page
    {
        public SetBackgroundColorOfShapeExample()
        {
            // Create a StackPanel to contain the shape.
            StackPanel myStackPanel = new StackPanel();

            // Create a red Ellipse.
            Ellipse myEllipse = new Ellipse();

            // Create a SolidColorBrush with a red color to fill the 
            // Ellipse with.
            SolidColorBrush mySolidColorBrush = new SolidColorBrush();

            // Describes the brush's color using RGB values. 
            // Each value has a range of 0-255.
            mySolidColorBrush.Color = Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 255, 0);
            myEllipse.Fill = mySolidColorBrush;
            myEllipse.StrokeThickness = 2;
            myEllipse.Stroke = Brushes.Black;

            // Set the width and height of the Ellipse.
            myEllipse.Width = 200;
            myEllipse.Height = 100;

            // Add the Ellipse to the StackPanel.
            myStackPanel.Children.Add(myEllipse);

            this.Content = myStackPanel;
        }
    }
}

Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Controls
Imports System.Windows.Media
Imports System.Windows.Shapes

Namespace SDKSample
    Partial Public Class SetBackgroundColorOfShapeExample
        Inherits Page
        Public Sub New()
            ' Create a StackPanel to contain the shape.
            Dim myStackPanel As New StackPanel()

            ' Create a red Ellipse.
            Dim myEllipse As New Ellipse()

            ' Create a SolidColorBrush with a red color to fill the 
            ' Ellipse with.
            Dim mySolidColorBrush As New SolidColorBrush()

            ' Describes the brush's color using RGB values. 
            ' Each value has a range of 0-255.
            mySolidColorBrush.Color = Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 255, 0)
            myEllipse.Fill = mySolidColorBrush
            myEllipse.StrokeThickness = 2
            myEllipse.Stroke = Brushes.Black

            ' Set the width and height of the Ellipse.
            myEllipse.Width = 200
            myEllipse.Height = 100

            ' Add the Ellipse to the StackPanel.
            myStackPanel.Children.Add(myEllipse)

            Me.Content = myStackPanel
        End Sub

    End Class
End Namespace

Remarks

Dependency Property Information

Identifier field	FillProperty
Metadata properties set to true	AffectsRender, f SubPropertiesDoNotAffectRender