Shape.Fill Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Shapes

Assembly:

PresentationFramework.dll

Gets or sets the Brush that specifies how the shape's interior is painted.

C#

public System.Windows.Media.Brush Fill { get; set; }

Property Value

Brush

A Brush that describes how the shape's interior is painted. The default is null.

Examples

This example shows how to use the Fill property to set the background color of an Ellipse element.

XAML

<Page  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
  xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
  <StackPanel>
    <Ellipse Fill="Red" Width="100" Height="100" />
  </StackPanel>
</Page>

C#

using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Shapes;

namespace SDKSample
{
    public partial class SetBackgroundColorOfShapeExample : Page
    {
        public SetBackgroundColorOfShapeExample()
        {
            // Create a StackPanel to contain the shape.
            StackPanel myStackPanel = new StackPanel();

            // Create a red Ellipse.
            Ellipse myEllipse = new Ellipse();

            // Create a SolidColorBrush with a red color to fill the 
            // Ellipse with.
            SolidColorBrush mySolidColorBrush = new SolidColorBrush();

            // Describes the brush's color using RGB values. 
            // Each value has a range of 0-255.
            mySolidColorBrush.Color = Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 255, 0);
            myEllipse.Fill = mySolidColorBrush;
            myEllipse.StrokeThickness = 2;
            myEllipse.Stroke = Brushes.Black;

            // Set the width and height of the Ellipse.
            myEllipse.Width = 200;
            myEllipse.Height = 100;

            // Add the Ellipse to the StackPanel.
            myStackPanel.Children.Add(myEllipse);

            this.Content = myStackPanel;
        }
    }
}

Remarks

Dependency Property Information

Item	Value
Identifier field	FillProperty
Metadata properties set to true	AffectsRender, f SubPropertiesDoNotAffectRender

Applies to