UIElement.Effect Property

Definition

Gets or sets the bitmap effect to apply to the UIElement. This is a dependency property.

C#
public System.Windows.Media.Effects.Effect Effect { get; set; }

Property Value

An Effect that represents the bitmap effect.

Examples

The following XAML shows how to assign a custom ShaderEffect to the Effect property.

XAML
<Window x:Class="ShaderEffectDemo.Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:local="clr-namespace:ShaderEffectDemo"
    Title="Window1" Height="300" Width="300">
    <Window.Resources>
        <local:ThresholdEffect x:Key="thresholdEffect" Threshold="0.25" BlankColor="Orange" />
    </Window.Resources>
    
    <Grid Effect="{StaticResource thresholdEffect}">

    </Grid>
</Window>

Remarks

Use the Effect property to apply a bitmap effect to a UIElement.

Dependency Property Information

Item Value
Identifier field EffectProperty
Metadata properties set to true None

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

See also