Gets a system-defined color.
Namespace:
System.Drawing
Assembly:
System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared ReadOnly Property Transparent As Color
Dim value As Color
value = Color.Transparent
public static Color Transparent { get; }
public:
static property Color Transparent {
Color get ();
}
public static function get Transparent () : Color
The following code example demonstrates how to use the Transparent property. This example is designed to be used with Windows Forms. Paste the code into a form that contains two buttons named Button1 and Button2. Call the UseTransparentProperty method in the form's constructor.
Private Sub UseTransparentProperty()
' Set up the PictureBox to display the entire image, and
' to cover the entire client area.
PictureBox1.SizeMode = PictureBoxSizeMode.StretchImage
PictureBox1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
Try
' Set the Image property of the PictureBox to an image retrieved
' from the file system.
PictureBox1.Image = _
Image.FromFile("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\" _
& "Documents\My Pictures\Sample Pictures\sunset.jpg")
' Set the Parent property of Button1 and Button2 to the
' PictureBox.
Button1.Parent = PictureBox1
Button2.Parent = PictureBox1
' Set the Color property of both buttons to transparent.
' With this setting, the buttons assume the color of their
' parent.
Button1.BackColor = Color.Transparent
Button2.BackColor = Color.Transparent
Catch ex As System.IO.FileNotFoundException
MessageBox.Show("There was an error." _
& "Make sure the image file path is valid.")
End Try
End Sub
private void UseTransparentProperty()
{
// Set up the PictureBox to display the entire image, and
// to cover the entire client area.
PictureBox1.SizeMode = PictureBoxSizeMode.StretchImage;
PictureBox1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
try
{
// Set the Image property of the PictureBox to an image retrieved
// from the file system.
PictureBox1.Image =
Image.FromFile("C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\" +
"Documents\\My Pictures\\Sample Pictures\\sunset.jpg");
// Set the Parent property of Button1 and Button2 to the
// PictureBox.
Button1.Parent = PictureBox1;
Button2.Parent = PictureBox1;
// Set the Color property of both buttons to transparent.
// With this setting the buttons assume the color of their
// parent.
Button1.BackColor = Color.Transparent;
Button2.BackColor = Color.Transparent;
}
catch(System.IO.FileNotFoundException)
{
MessageBox.Show("There was an error." +
"Make sure the image file path is valid.");
}
}
private:
void UseTransparentProperty()
{
// Set up the PictureBox to display the entire image, and
// to cover the entire client area.
PictureBox1->SizeMode = PictureBoxSizeMode::StretchImage;
PictureBox1->Dock = DockStyle::Fill;
try
{
// Set the Image property of the PictureBox to an image retrieved
// from the file system.
PictureBox1->Image = Image::FromFile( "C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\"
"Documents\\My Pictures\\Sample Pictures\\sunset.jpg" );
// Set the Parent property of Button1 and Button2 to the
// PictureBox.
Button1->Parent = PictureBox1;
Button2->Parent = PictureBox1;
// Set the Color property of both buttons to transparent.
// With this setting the buttons assume the color of their
// parent.
Button1->BackColor = Color::Transparent;
Button2->BackColor = Color::Transparent;
}
catch ( System::IO::FileNotFoundException^ )
{
MessageBox::Show( "There was an error."
"Make sure the image file path is valid." );
}
}
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, Xbox 360, Zune
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
XNA Framework
Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
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