Shape.BorderColor Property

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Gets or sets the color of the border of a shape or line control.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Vs (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Vs.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<BrowsableAttribute(True)> _
Public Property BorderColor As Color

[BrowsableAttribute(true)]
public Color BorderColor { get; set; }

[BrowsableAttribute(true)]
public:
property Color BorderColor {
    Color get ();
    void set (Color value);
}

[<BrowsableAttribute(true)>]
member BorderColor : Color with get, set

function get BorderColor () : Color 
function set BorderColor (value : Color)

Property Value

Type: Color
A Color structure representing the color of the border of the shape or line. The default is the value of DefaultBorderColor.

Remarks

For a LineShape control, the BorderColor represents the color of the line.

For an OvalShape or RectangleShape control, BorderColor represents the color of the outer edges of the shape.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to set the BorderColor, BorderStyle, and BorderWidth properties for an OvalShape control, displaying an oval with a 3 pixel wide red dotted border.

Dim OvalShape1 As New OvalShape
Dim canvas As New ShapeContainer
' Set the form as the parent of the ShapeContainer.
canvas.Parent = Me 
' Set the ShapeContainer as the parent of the OvalShape.
OvalShape1.Parent = canvas
' Change the color of the border to red.
OvalShape1.BorderColor = Color.Red
' Change the style of the border to dotted.
OvalShape1.BorderStyle = Drawing2D.DashStyle.Dot
' Change the thickness of the border to 3 pixels.
OvalShape1.BorderWidth = 3
OvalShape1.Size = New Size(300, 200)

OvalShape ovalShape1 = new OvalShape();
ShapeContainer canvas = new ShapeContainer();
// Set the form as the parent of the ShapeContainer.
canvas.Parent = this;
// Set the ShapeContainer as the parent of the OvalShape.
ovalShape1.Parent = canvas;
// Change the color of the border to red.
ovalShape1.BorderColor = Color.Red;
// Change the style of the border to dotted.
ovalShape1.BorderStyle = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.DashStyle.Dot;
// Change the thickness of the border to 3 pixels.
ovalShape1.BorderWidth = 3;
ovalShape1.Size = new Size(300, 200);

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See Also

Reference

Shape Class

Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Draw Lines with the LineShape Control (Visual Studio)

How to: Draw Shapes with the OvalShape and RectangleShape Controls (Visual Studio)

Introduction to the Line and Shape Controls (Visual Studio)