TextBlock::Background Property
.NET Framework (current version)
Gets or sets the Brush used to fill the background of content area.
Assembly: PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.Windows.Media::Brush^The brush used to fill the background of the content area, or null to not use a background brush. The default is null.
Any Background settings on child elements override this top-level setting.
For a table of swatches that show the available predefined brush colors, see Brushes.
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The following example shows how to set the Background attribute of a TextBlock element.
<TextBlock Name="textBlock" Background="AntiqueWhite" Foreground="Navy" FontFamily="Century Gothic" FontSize="12" FontStretch="UltraExpanded" FontStyle="Italic" FontWeight="UltraBold" LineHeight="Auto" Padding="5,10,5,10" TextAlignment="Center" TextWrapping="Wrap" Typography.NumeralStyle="OldStyle" Typography.SlashedZero="True" > <Run Background="LightGreen">Text run 1.</Run> <LineBreak/><Run Background="LightBlue">Text run 2.</Run> <LineBreak/><Run Background="LightYellow">Text run 3.</Run> </TextBlock>
The following example shows how to set the Background property programmatically.
.NET Framework
Available since 3.0
Available since 3.0
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