Defines objects used to fill the interiors of graphical shapes such as rectangles, ellipses, pies, polygons, and paths.
(in System.Drawing.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public MustInherit Class Brush _
Inherits MarshalByRefObject _
Implements ICloneable, IDisposable
public abstract class Brush : MarshalByRefObject,
ICloneable, IDisposable
public ref class Brush abstract : public MarshalByRefObject,
ICloneable, IDisposable
public abstract class Brush extends MarshalByRefObject implements ICloneable, IDisposable
This is an abstract base class and cannot be instantiated. To create a brush object, use classes derived from Brush, such as SolidBrush, TextureBrush, and LinearGradientBrush.
Notes to Inheritors: When you inherit from the Brush class, you must override the Clone method.
System..::.Object
System..::.MarshalByRefObject
System.Drawing..::.Brush
System.Drawing.Drawing2D..::.HatchBrush
System.Drawing.Drawing2D..::.LinearGradientBrush
System.Drawing.Drawing2D..::.PathGradientBrush
System.Drawing..::.SolidBrush
System.Drawing..::.TextureBrush
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0
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