UIElement.BitmapEffect Property

Definition

Caution

Avoid using BitmapEffects as they have very poor performance characteristics. They will be deprecated in a future version. Consider using the UIElement.Effect property and ShaderEffects where appropriate instead.

Caution

BitmapEffects are deprecated and no longer function. Consider using Effects where appropriate instead.

Gets or sets a bitmap effect that applies directly to the rendered content for this element. This is a dependency property.

public:
 property System::Windows::Media::Effects::BitmapEffect ^ BitmapEffect { System::Windows::Media::Effects::BitmapEffect ^ get(); void set(System::Windows::Media::Effects::BitmapEffect ^ value); };
[System.Obsolete("Avoid using BitmapEffects as they have very poor performance characteristics.  They will be deprecated in a future version.  Consider using the UIElement.Effect property and ShaderEffects where appropriate instead.")]
public System.Windows.Media.Effects.BitmapEffect BitmapEffect { get; set; }
[System.Obsolete("BitmapEffects are deprecated and no longer function.  Consider using Effects where appropriate instead.")]
public System.Windows.Media.Effects.BitmapEffect BitmapEffect { get; set; }
[<System.Obsolete("Avoid using BitmapEffects as they have very poor performance characteristics.  They will be deprecated in a future version.  Consider using the UIElement.Effect property and ShaderEffects where appropriate instead.")>]
member this.BitmapEffect : System.Windows.Media.Effects.BitmapEffect with get, set
[<System.Obsolete("BitmapEffects are deprecated and no longer function.  Consider using Effects where appropriate instead.")>]
member this.BitmapEffect : System.Windows.Media.Effects.BitmapEffect with get, set
Public Property BitmapEffect As BitmapEffect

Property Value

The bitmap effect to apply.

Attributes

Examples

The following example sets a bitmap effect, using BlurBitmapEffect.

// Get a reference to the Button.
Button myButton = (Button)sender;

// Initialize a new BlurBitmapEffect that will be applied
// to the Button.
BlurBitmapEffect myBlurEffect = new BlurBitmapEffect();

// Set the Radius property of the blur. This determines how 
// blurry the effect will be. The larger the radius, the more
// blurring. 
myBlurEffect.Radius = 10;

// Set the KernelType property of the blur. A KernalType of "Box"
// creates less blur than the Gaussian kernal type.
myBlurEffect.KernelType = KernelType.Box;

// Apply the bitmap effect to the Button.
myButton.BitmapEffect = myBlurEffect;

Remarks

BitmapEffect is an abstract type, therefore the XAML usage requires an implemented derived class of BitmapEffect, such as OuterGlowBitmapEffect. Note that one implemented derived class is a collection type that allows you to specify more than one sequential BitmapEffect, using a nested tag syntax.

No existing derived class of BitmapEffect supports a type converter, so the XAML syntax that you use for this property is generally property element syntax.

Dependency Property Information

Identifier field BitmapEffectProperty
Metadata properties set to true None

Applies to