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GradientBrush.SpreadMethod Property

.NET Framework 4

Gets or sets the type of spread method that specifies how to draw a gradient that starts or ends inside the bounds of the object to be painted.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Media
Assembly:  PresentationCore (in PresentationCore.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation, http://schemas.microsoft.com/netfx/2007/xaml/presentation
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public GradientSpreadMethod SpreadMethod { get; set; }
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<object SpreadMethod="GradientSpreadMethod" .../>

Property Value

Type: System.Windows.Media.GradientSpreadMethod
The type of spread method used to paint the gradient. The default is GradientSpreadMethod.Pad.

Identifier field

SpreadMethodProperty

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The following illustration shows the available spread methods and their effect on LinearGradientBrush and RadialGradientBrush. The red line indicates the gradient space. A LinearGradientBrush defines its gradient space with its StartPoint and EndPoint properties. A RadialGradientBrush defines its gradient space with its Center, RadiusX, and RadiusY properties.

Gradient spread methods

Different GradientSpread settings

The following example applies different SpreadMethod settings to several LinearGradientBrush and RadialGradientBrush objects.

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<Page 
  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" 
  xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" 
  Title="Gradient Spread Methods">
  <StackPanel>

    <!-- The following three examples show the different gradient spread methods
         applied to linear gradient brushes. -->
    <Rectangle Width="150" Height="75" Stroke="Black">
      <Rectangle.Fill>

        <!-- Pad -->
        <LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0.3,0.5" EndPoint="0.7,0.5" SpreadMethod="Pad">
          <GradientStop Color="White" Offset="0" />
          <GradientStop Color="#333333" Offset="1" />
        </LinearGradientBrush>
      </Rectangle.Fill>
    </Rectangle>

    <Rectangle Width="150" Height="75" Stroke="Black">
      <Rectangle.Fill>

        <!-- Reflect -->
        <LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0.3,0.5" EndPoint="0.7,0.5" SpreadMethod="Reflect">
          <GradientStop Color="White" Offset="0" />
          <GradientStop Color="#333333" Offset="1" />
        </LinearGradientBrush>
      </Rectangle.Fill>
    </Rectangle>

    <Rectangle Width="150" Height="75" Stroke="Black">
      <Rectangle.Fill>

        <!-- Repeat -->
        <LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0.3,0.5" EndPoint="0.7,0.5" SpreadMethod="Repeat">
          <GradientStop Color="White" Offset="0" />
          <GradientStop Color="#333333" Offset="1" />
        </LinearGradientBrush>
      </Rectangle.Fill>
    </Rectangle>

    <!-- The following three examples show the different gradient spread methods
         applied to radial gradient brushes. -->
    <Rectangle Width="150" Height="75" Stroke="Black">
      <Rectangle.Fill>

        <!-- Pad -->
        <RadialGradientBrush Center="0.5,0.5" RadiusX="0.3" RadiusY="0.3" SpreadMethod="Pad">
          <GradientStop Color="White" Offset="0" />
          <GradientStop Color="#333333" Offset="1" />
        </RadialGradientBrush>
      </Rectangle.Fill>
    </Rectangle>

    <Rectangle Width="150" Height="75" Stroke="Black">
      <Rectangle.Fill>

        <!-- Reflect -->
        <RadialGradientBrush Center="0.5,0.5" RadiusX="0.3" RadiusY="0.3" SpreadMethod="Reflect">
          <GradientStop Color="White" Offset="0" />
          <GradientStop Color="#333333" Offset="1" />
        </RadialGradientBrush>
      </Rectangle.Fill>
    </Rectangle>

    <Rectangle Width="150" Height="75" Stroke="Black">
      <Rectangle.Fill>

        <!-- Repeat -->
        <RadialGradientBrush Center="0.5,0.5" RadiusX="0.3" RadiusY="0.3" SpreadMethod="Repeat">
          <GradientStop Color="White" Offset="0" />
          <GradientStop Color="#333333" Offset="1" />
        </RadialGradientBrush>
      </Rectangle.Fill>
    </Rectangle>

  </StackPanel>
</Page>

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, 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.
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