• Article

DrawingAttributes.Color Property

Microsoft Silverlight will reach end of support after October 2021. Learn more.

Gets or sets the color that is used to draw a Stroke.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Ink
Assembly:  System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property Color As Color

public Color Color { get; set; }

<DrawingAttributes Color="colorString"/>

XAML Values

  • colorString
    A Color expressed as an attribute string. This can be a named color, an RGB value, or an ScRGB value. RGB or ScRGB may also specify alpha information. See Color.

Property Value

Type: System.Windows.Media.Color
The color that is used to draw a Stroke. The default is Black.

Remarks

For information about the colors that you can use, see Color.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to set the Color property. This is part of a larger example available in DrawingAttributes class overview.

    'Set drawing attributes to simulate a highlighter
    Private Sub BtHighlighter_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        MyDA.Width = 25
        MyDA.Height = 5
        MyDA.Color = Colors.Yellow
        MyDA.OutlineColor = Colors.Yellow
    End Sub


//Set drawing attributes to simulate a highlighter
private void BtHighlighter_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    MyDA.Width = 25;
    MyDA.Height = 5;
    MyDA.Color = Colors.Yellow;
    MyDA.OutlineColor = Colors.Yellow;
}

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.