GradientBrush::SpreadMethod Property
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.
Assembly: PresentationCore (in PresentationCore.dll)
public: property GradientSpreadMethod SpreadMethod { GradientSpreadMethod get(); void set(GradientSpreadMethod value); }
Property Value
Type: System.Windows.Media::GradientSpreadMethodThe type of spread method used to paint the gradient. The default is GradientSpreadMethod::Pad.
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
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The following example applies different SpreadMethod settings to several LinearGradientBrush and RadialGradientBrush objects.
<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>
Available since 3.0
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0