TextElement::Background Property
.NET Framework (current version)
Gets or sets the Brush used to fill the background of the 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.
For a table of swatches that show the available predefined brush colors, see Brushes.
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Metadata properties set to true |
The following example shows how to set the Background attribute, using Paragraph as the example element.
<FlowDocumentReader> <FlowDocument> <Paragraph Background="Bisque" Foreground="DarkGreen" Padding="4" > <Run> This text has a foreground color of dark green, and a background color of bisque. </Run> </Paragraph> </FlowDocument> </FlowDocumentReader>
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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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