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SystemTray.ForegroundColor Property

May 02, 2013

Gets or sets the foreground color of the system tray on the current application page.

Namespace: Microsoft.Phone.Shell
Assembly: Microsoft.Phone (in Microsoft.Phone.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.

Syntax

public static Color ForegroundColor { get; set; }

XAML Property Element Usage

<object>
  <object.ForegroundColor>
    <Color .../>
  </object.ForegroundColor>
</object>

Property Value

Type: System.Windows.Media.Color
The foreground color of the system tray on the current application page.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidOperationException	There is no active PhoneApplicationPage object.

Remarks

You cannot set the foreground to white. Use a color close to white instead.

The system tray is also referred to as the status bar.

Version Information

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.0, 7.1

Platforms

Windows Phone

Reference

SystemTray Class

Microsoft.Phone.Shell Namespace

Other Resources

Dependency Properties Overview

Attached Properties Overview

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