Brush Class
AcquireLicenseCompletedEventArgs Class
AlignmentX Enumeration
AlignmentY Enumeration
ArcSegment Class
AudioCaptureDevice Class
AudioCaptureDeviceCollection Class
AudioFormat Class
AudioSink Class
BezierSegment Class
BitmapCache Class
Brush Class
Brush Constructor
Brush Fields
Brush Methods
Brush Properties
BrushMappingMode Enumeration
CacheMode Class
CaptureDevice Class
CaptureDeviceConfiguration Class
CaptureImageCompletedEventArgs Class
CaptureSource Class
CaptureState Enumeration
Color Structure
ColorInterpolationMode Enumeration
Colors Class
CompositeTransform Class
CompositionTarget Class
ContentKeyType Enumeration
DeepZoomImageTileSource Class
DomainAcquirer Class
DomainOperationCompletedEventArgs Class
DoubleCollection Class
DrmDomainRequiredException Class
DrmSetupDecryptorCompletedEventArgs Class
EllipseGeometry Class
FileSink Class
FillRule Enumeration
FontFamily Class
Fonts Class
GeneralTransform Class
Geometry Class
GeometryCollection Class
GeometryGroup Class
GlyphTypeface Class
GradientBrush Class
GradientSpreadMethod Enumeration
GradientStop Class
GradientStopCollection Class
ImageBrush Class
ImageSource Class
ImageSourceConverter Class
ImplicitInputBrush Class
JoinDomainCompletedEventArgs Class
LeaveDomainCompletedEventArgs Class
LicenseAcquirer Class
LinearGradientBrush Class
LineGeometry Class
LineSegment Class
LogReadyRoutedEventArgs Class
LogReadyRoutedEventHandler Delegate
LogSource Enumeration
Matrix Structure
Matrix3DProjection Class
MatrixTransform Class
MediaElementState Enumeration
MediaSampleAttributeKeys Enumeration
MediaSourceAttributesKeys Enumeration
MediaStreamAttributeKeys Enumeration
MediaStreamDescription Class
MediaStreamSample Class
MediaStreamSource Class
MediaStreamSourceDiagnosticKind Enumeration
MediaStreamType Enumeration
MultiScaleTileSource Class
PathFigure Class
PathFigureCollection Class
PathGeometry Class
PathSegment Class
PathSegmentCollection Class
PenLineCap Enumeration
PenLineJoin Enumeration
PixelFormatType Enumeration
PlaneProjection Class
PointCollection Class
PolyBezierSegment Class
PolyLineSegment Class
PolyQuadraticBezierSegment Class
Projection Class
QuadraticBezierSegment Class
RadialGradientBrush Class
RectangleGeometry Class
RenderingEventArgs Class
RotateTransform Class
SampleAllocationMode Enumeration
ScaleTransform Class
SkewTransform Class
SolidColorBrush Class
Stretch Enumeration
StyleSimulations Enumeration
SweepDirection Enumeration
TextHintingMode Enumeration
TextOptions Class
TileBrush Class
TimelineMarker Class
TimelineMarkerCollection Class
TimelineMarkerRoutedEventArgs Class
TimelineMarkerRoutedEventHandler Delegate
Transform Class
TransformCollection Class
TransformGroup Class
TranslateTransform Class
Typeface Class
VideoBrush Class
VideoCaptureDevice Class
VideoCaptureDeviceCollection Class
VideoFormat Class
VideoSink Class
VisualTreeHelper Class
WaveFormatType Enumeration
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Brush Class

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

Defines objects used to paint graphical objects. Classes that derive from Brush describe how the area is painted.

System::Object
  System.Windows::DependencyObject
    System.Windows.Media::Brush
      System.Windows.Media::GradientBrush
      System.Windows.Media::ImplicitInputBrush
      System.Windows.Media::SolidColorBrush
      System.Windows.Media::TileBrush

Namespace:  System.Windows.Media
Assembly:  System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.

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<object property="predefinedColorName"/>
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<object property="#rgb"/>
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<object property="#rrggbb"/>
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<object property="#aarrggbb"/>
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<object property="sc#scR,scG,scB"/>
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<object property="sc#scA,scR,scG,scB"/>

XAML Values

predefinedColorName

The name of a color. This can either be a static property name of Colors, or one of the color names that are processed directly as strings. See Remarks for a table of predefined colors.

rgb

A three-character hexadecimal value that describes a Color. The first character specifies the color's R value, the second character specifies the G value, and the third character specifies the B value. For example, 00F.

argb

A four-character hexadecimal value that describes a Color. The first character specifies the color's A value, the second character specifies its R value, the third character specifies the G value, and the fourth character specifies its B value. For example, F00F.

rrggbb

A six-character hexadecimal value that describes a Color. The first two character specify the color's R value, the next two specify its G value, and the final two specify its B value. For example, 0000FF.

aarrggbb

An eight-character hexadecimal value that describes a Color. The first two characters specify the color's A value, the next two specify its R value, the next two specify its G value, and the final two specify its B value. For example, FF0000FF.

scA

The ScA value for a Color. Color does not store a specific ScA value, so the provided value will be converted and stored in A.

scR

The ScR value for a Color. Color does not store a specific ScR value, so the provided value will be converted and stored in R.

scG

The ScG value for a Color. Color does not store a specific ScG value, so the provided value will be converted and stored in G.

scB

The ScB value for a Color. Color does not store a specific ScB value, so the provided value will be converted and stored in B.

The Brush type exposes the following members.

  NameDescription
Protected methodBrushInitializes a new instance of the Brush class.
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Public propertyDispatcherGets the Dispatcher this object is associated with. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public propertyOpacityGets or sets the degree of opacity of a Brush.
Public propertyRelativeTransformGets or sets the transformation that is applied to the brush using relative coordinates.
Public propertyTransformGets or sets the transformation that is applied to the brush.
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  NameDescription
Public methodCheckAccessDetermines whether the calling thread has access to this object. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public methodClearValueClears the local value of a dependency property. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public methodEquals(Object)Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodFinalizeAllows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodGetAnimationBaseValueReturns any base value established for a Windows Phone dependency property, which would apply in cases where an animation is not active. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public methodGetHashCodeServes as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodGetTypeGets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodGetValueReturns the current effective value of a dependency property from a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Protected methodMemberwiseCloneCreates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodReadLocalValueReturns the local value of a dependency property, if a local value is set. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public methodSetValueSets the local value of a dependency property on a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public methodToStringReturns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
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  NameDescription
Public fieldStatic memberOpacityPropertyIdentifies the Opacity dependency property.
Public fieldStatic memberRelativeTransformPropertyIdentifies the RelativeTransform dependency property.
Public fieldStatic memberTransformPropertyIdentifies the Transform dependency property.
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For XAML syntaxes that take a Brush, you need to specify one of the following:

  • A Color, specified as a string to directly fill a Brush-type property in XAML attribute form. That string is implied to create a SolidColorBrush to fill the value, and the Color you specify becomes the Color property value. This is the syntax shown in the "XAML Attribute Usage" and "XAML Values" sections of this topic.

  • A nonabstract derived type of Brush as an object element, with the Brush-type property in question being specified in property element form. For details, see the XAML syntax on the reference pages for SolidColorBrush, LinearGradientBrush, RadialGradientBrush, ImageBrush, and VideoBrush. It is also possible to derive custom types from Brush.

  • AStaticResource, Binding or TemplateBinding reference to an existing Brush.

A Brush "paints" an area with its output. Different brushes have different types of output. Some brushes paint an area with a solid color, gradient, or image. The following list describes the different types of brushes:

Predefined Colors

You can paint using a SolidColorBrush that uses a predefined solid color. This can either be a static property name of Colors, or one of another set of color names that are processed directly as strings if specified as a XAML attribute value. See Color or SolidColorBrush for a table of named colors, and instructions on how to specify named colors in code. To use a predefined color, you can use the XAML attribute syntax for any property that takes a Brush, using the named color convention. Or you can create a SolidColorBrush and specify its Color value as a XAML attribute, using the named color convention.

Predefined Colors

Colors.

Brushes in XAML

The following table lists the different Brush types that can be used in XAML and the syntax they support. For detailed syntax information for a specific brush, see that brush's type page.

The XAML Attribute Usage in this topic is specifically the SolidColorBrush attribute syntax. The SolidColorBrush syntax is the default behavior if you specify an attribute value string for any property that expects a Brush type. However, if you use a markup extension such as Binding orStaticResource, you could reference any type of Brush.

Possible XAML Usages of Brush Classes

Class

Attribute Syntax

Object Element Syntax

SolidColorBrush

Yes

Yes

ImageBrush

No

Yes

LinearGradientBrush

No

Yes

RadialGradientBrush

No

Yes

VideoBrush

No

Yes

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

Windows Phone

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

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