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DirectionalLight Constructors

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Windows.Media.Media3D
Assembly:
PresentationCore.dll

Constructs a light that projects its effect along a direction specified by a Vector3D.

Overloads

DirectionalLight()

Creates an instance of a light that projects its effect in a specified direction.
DirectionalLight(Color, Vector3D)

Creates an instance of a light that projects its effect along a specified Vector3D with a specified color.

DirectionalLight()

Creates an instance of a light that projects its effect in a specified direction.

C# 
public DirectionalLight();

Examples

The following code excerpt creates a DirectionalLight.

XAML 
<DirectionalLight Color="#FFFFFFFF" Direction="-3,-4,-5" />

Remarks

This constructor creates an instance of a white light projected along a Vector3D of value (0,0,-1).

DirectionalLights have a direction, but no position in space.

Applies to

.NET Framework 4.8.1 and other versions
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, 10

DirectionalLight(Color, Vector3D)

Creates an instance of a light that projects its effect along a specified Vector3D with a specified color.

C# 
public DirectionalLight(System.Windows.Media.Color diffuseColor, System.Windows.Media.Media3D.Vector3D direction);

Parameters

diffuseColor
Color

Diffuse color of the new light.

direction
Vector3D

Direction of the new light.

Examples

The following code excerpt creates a DirectionalLight.

XAML 
<DirectionalLight Color="#FFFFFFFF" Direction="-3,-4,-5" />

Remarks

DirectionalLights have a direction, but no position in space.

Applies to

.NET Framework 4.8.1 and other versions
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, 10