MaskColor for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
The MaskColor property in Visual Basic 6.0 has no direct equivalent in Visual Basic 2008, however you can use graphics methods to achieve the same effect.
Conceptual Differences
In Visual Basic 6.0, the MaskColor property of a CheckBox, CommandButton, or OptionButton control was used to define a color that would become transparent, allowing a background image to show. To use this property, the Style property had to be set to Graphical, the UseMaskColor property had to be set to True, and a bitmap had to be assigned to the Picture property.
In Visual Basic 2008, there is no direct equivalent for the MaskColor property. You can, however, set transparency on a control using the MakeTransparent method of a Bitmap object.
Code Changes for MaskColor
The following code shows the differences in coding techniques between Visual Basic 6.0 and Visual Basic 2008.
' Visual Basic 6.0
' Assumes a picture has been assigned to the Picture property
' and that the Style property has been set to Graphical.
Command1.UseMaskColor = True
Command1.MaskColor = vbWhite
' Visual Basic' Assumes a picture has been assigned to the BackgroundImage property.Dim g AsNew System.Drawing.Bitmap(Button1.BackgroundImage)
g.MakeTransparent(System.Drawing.Color.White)
Button1.BackgroundImage = g
Upgrade Notes
When upgrading an application from Visual Basic 6.0 to Visual Basic 2008, the upgrade wizard does not upgrade code that uses the MaskColor property. Upgrade warnings will be inserted into your code. You will need to modify the code before running the application.
See Also
Concepts
CheckBox Control for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
CommandButton Control for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
OptionButton Control for Visual Basic 6.0 Users