TextElement.Foreground Property

Definition

Namespace:

Windows.UI.Xaml.Documents

Gets or sets the Brush to apply to the content in this element.

public:
 property Brush ^ Foreground { Brush ^ get(); void set(Brush ^ value); };

Brush Foreground();

void Foreground(Brush value);

public Brush Foreground { get; set; }

var brush = textElement.foreground;
textElement.foreground = brush;

Public Property Foreground As Brush

<textElementForeground="{StaticResource resourceName}"/>
- or -
<textElementForeground="colorString"/>
- or -
<textElement>
  <textElement.Foreground>singleBrush</textElement.Foreground>
</textElement>

Property Value

Brush

The brush that is applied to the text content. The default is a SolidColorBrush with Color value Black.

Remarks

Setting Foreground has no visible effect for LineBreak or InlineUIContainer objects.

See also

• Quickstart: Displaying text
• Use brushes