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TextDecoration.Pen Property
.NET Framework (current version)
Gets or sets the Pen used to draw the text decoration.
Assembly: PresentationCore (in PresentationCore.dll)
In the following code example, an underline text decoration is created with a linear gradient brush for the dashed pen.
// Use a linear gradient pen for the underline text decoration. private void SetLinearGradientUnderline() { // Create an underline text decoration. Default is underline. TextDecoration myUnderline = new TextDecoration(); // Create a linear gradient pen for the text decoration. Pen myPen = new Pen(); myPen.Brush = new LinearGradientBrush(Colors.Yellow, Colors.Red, new Point(0, 0.5), new Point(1, 0.5)); myPen.Brush.Opacity = 0.5; myPen.Thickness = 1.5; myPen.DashStyle = DashStyles.Dash; myUnderline.Pen = myPen; myUnderline.PenThicknessUnit = TextDecorationUnit.FontRecommended; // Set the underline decoration to a TextDecorationCollection and add it to the text block. TextDecorationCollection myCollection = new TextDecorationCollection(); myCollection.Add(myUnderline); TextBlock3.TextDecorations = myCollection; }
<!-- Use a linear gradient pen for the underline text decoration. --> <TextBlock FontSize="36">the lazy brown dog. <TextBlock.TextDecorations> <TextDecorationCollection> <TextDecoration PenThicknessUnit="FontRecommended"> <TextDecoration.Pen> <Pen Thickness="1.5"> <Pen.Brush> <LinearGradientBrush Opacity="0.5" StartPoint="0,0.5" EndPoint="1,0.5"> <LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops> <GradientStop Color="Yellow" Offset="0" /> <GradientStop Color="Red" Offset="1" /> </LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops> </LinearGradientBrush> </Pen.Brush> <Pen.DashStyle> <DashStyle Dashes="2"/> </Pen.DashStyle> </Pen> </TextDecoration.Pen> </TextDecoration> </TextDecorationCollection> </TextBlock.TextDecorations> </TextBlock>
.NET Framework
Available since 3.0
Available since 3.0
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