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VisualStyleRenderer.GetString Method

.NET Framework 4

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Returns the value of the specified string property for the current visual style element.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms.VisualStyles
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

Syntax

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public string GetString(
	StringProperty prop
)

Parameters

prop: Type: System.Windows.Forms.VisualStyles.StringProperty
One of the StringProperty values that specifies which property value to retrieve for the current visual style element.

Return Value

Type: System.String
A String that contains the value of the property specified by the prop parameter for the current visual style element.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidEnumArgumentException	prop is not one of the StringProperty values.

Remarks

Visual styles use a set of string values to describe some properties of the elements defined by a style. These properties are encapsulated by the StringProperty values.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

VisualStyleRenderer Class

System.Windows.Forms.VisualStyles Namespace

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