Effect Class (System.Windows.Media.Effects)

.NET Framework Class Library

Effect Class

Updated: July 2008

Provides a custom bitmap effect.

Namespace: System.Windows.Media.Effects
Assembly: PresentationCore (in PresentationCore.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<UIPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Window := UIPermissionWindow.AllWindows)> _
Public MustInherit Class Effect _
    Inherits Animatable

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As Effect

[UIPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Window = UIPermissionWindow.AllWindows)]
public abstract class Effect : Animatable

Visual C++

[UIPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::InheritanceDemand, Window = UIPermissionWindow::AllWindows)]
public ref class Effect abstract : public Animatable

JScript

public abstract class Effect extends Animatable

XAML

This class is abstract; see Inheritance Hierarchy for derived non-abstract classes usable in XAML.

Remarks

Derive from the Effect class to implement a custom bitmap effect. In most cases, you will derive from ShaderEffect.

.NET Framework Security

UIPermission
for full access to UI resources. Associated enumeration: UIPermissionWindow..::.AllWindows

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System.Windows.Threading..::.DispatcherObject
    System.Windows..::.DependencyObject
      System.Windows..::.Freezable
        System.Windows.Media.Animation..::.Animatable
          System.Windows.Media.Effects..::.Effect
            System.Windows.Media.Effects..::.BlurEffect
            System.Windows.Media.Effects..::.DropShadowEffect
            System.Windows.Media.Effects..::.ShaderEffect

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

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.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5 SP1, 3.0 SP2

Reference

Effect Members

System.Windows.Media.Effects Namespace

ShaderEffect

PixelShader

Change History

Date	History	Reason
July 2008	Added topic for new class.	SP1 feature change.

Date

History

Reason

July 2008

Added topic for new class.

SP1 feature change.