VSColorTable Class

Provides colors that are used for Visual Studio display elements.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Windows.Forms.ProfessionalColorTable
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSColorTable

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class VSColorTable _
    Inherits ProfessionalColorTable

public class VSColorTable : ProfessionalColorTable

public ref class VSColorTable : public ProfessionalColorTable

type VSColorTable =  
    class 
        inherit ProfessionalColorTable 
    end

public class VSColorTable extends ProfessionalColorTable

The VSColorTable type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	ButtonCheckedGradientBegin	Gets the starting color of the gradient used when the button is checked. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.ButtonCheckedGradientBegin.)
	ButtonCheckedGradientEnd	Gets the end color of the gradient used when the button is checked. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.ButtonCheckedGradientEnd.)
	ButtonCheckedGradientMiddle	Gets the middle color of the gradient used when the button is checked. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.ButtonCheckedGradientMiddle.)
	ButtonCheckedHighlight	Gets the solid color used when the button is checked. (Inherited from ProfessionalColorTable.)
	ButtonCheckedHighlightBorder	Gets the border color to use with ButtonCheckedHighlight. (Inherited from ProfessionalColorTable.)
	ButtonFace	Gets the color used to draw the face of a 3-D element.
	ButtonPressedBorder	Gets the border color to use with the ButtonPressedGradientBegin, ButtonPressedGradientMiddle, and ButtonPressedGradientEnd colors. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.ButtonPressedBorder.)
	ButtonPressedGradientBegin	Gets the starting color of the gradient used when the button is pressed. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.ButtonPressedGradientBegin.)
	ButtonPressedGradientEnd	Gets the end color of the gradient used when the button is pressed. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.ButtonPressedGradientEnd.)
	ButtonPressedGradientMiddle	Gets the middle color of the gradient used when the button is pressed. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.ButtonPressedGradientMiddle.)
	ButtonPressedHighlight	Gets the solid color used when the button is pressed. (Inherited from ProfessionalColorTable.)
	ButtonPressedHighlightBorder	Gets the border color to use with ButtonPressedHighlight. (Inherited from ProfessionalColorTable.)
	ButtonSelectedBorder	Gets the border color to use with the ButtonSelectedGradientBegin, ButtonSelectedGradientMiddle, and ButtonSelectedGradientEnd colors. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.ButtonSelectedBorder.)
	ButtonSelectedGradientBegin	Gets the starting color of the gradient used when the button is selected. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.ButtonSelectedGradientBegin.)
	ButtonSelectedGradientEnd	Gets the end color of the gradient used when the button is selected. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.ButtonSelectedGradientEnd.)
	ButtonSelectedGradientMiddle	Gets the middle color of the gradient used when the button is selected. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.ButtonSelectedGradientMiddle.)
	ButtonSelectedHighlight	Gets the solid color used when the button is selected. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.ButtonSelectedHighlight.)
	ButtonSelectedHighlightBorder	Gets the border color to use with ButtonSelectedHighlight. (Inherited from ProfessionalColorTable.)
	ButtonText	Gets the color used to draw the text in a 3-D element.
	CheckBackground	Gets the solid color to use when the button is checked and gradients are being used. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.CheckBackground.)
	CheckPressedBackground	Gets the solid color to use when the button is checked and selected and gradients are being used. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.CheckPressedBackground.)
	CheckSelectedBackground	Gets the solid color to use when the button is checked and selected and gradients are being used. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.CheckSelectedBackground.)
	GripDark	Gets the color to use for shadow effects on the grip (move handle). (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.GripDark.)
	GripLight	Gets the color to use for highlight effects on the grip (move handle). (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.GripLight.)
	Highlight	Gets the color used to draw the background of selected items.
	HighlightText	Gets the color used to draw the text of selected items.
	ImageMarginGradientBegin	Gets the starting color of the gradient used in the image margin of a ToolStripDropDownMenu. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.ImageMarginGradientBegin.)
	ImageMarginGradientEnd	Gets the end color of the gradient used in the image margin of a ToolStripDropDownMenu. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.ImageMarginGradientEnd.)
	ImageMarginGradientMiddle	Gets the middle color of the gradient used in the image margin of a ToolStripDropDownMenu. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.ImageMarginGradientMiddle.)
	ImageMarginRevealedGradientBegin	Gets the starting color of the gradient used in the image margin of a ToolStripDropDownMenu when an item is revealed. (Inherited from ProfessionalColorTable.)
	ImageMarginRevealedGradientEnd	Gets the end color of the gradient used in the image margin of a ToolStripDropDownMenu when an item is revealed. (Inherited from ProfessionalColorTable.)
	ImageMarginRevealedGradientMiddle	Gets the middle color of the gradient used in the image margin of a ToolStripDropDownMenu when an item is revealed. (Inherited from ProfessionalColorTable.)
	MenuBorder	Gets the color that is the border color to use on a MenuStrip. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.MenuBorder.)
	MenuItemBorder	Gets the border color to use with a ToolStripMenuItem. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.MenuItemBorder.)
	MenuItemPressedGradientBegin	Gets the starting color of the gradient used when a top-level ToolStripMenuItem is pressed. (Inherited from ProfessionalColorTable.)
	MenuItemPressedGradientEnd	Gets the end color of the gradient used when a top-level ToolStripMenuItem is pressed. (Inherited from ProfessionalColorTable.)
	MenuItemPressedGradientMiddle	Gets the middle color of the gradient used when a top-level ToolStripMenuItem is pressed. (Inherited from ProfessionalColorTable.)
	MenuItemSelected	Gets the solid color to use when a ToolStripMenuItem other than the top-level ToolStripMenuItem is selected. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.MenuItemSelected.)
	MenuItemSelectedGradientBegin	Gets the starting color of the gradient used when the ToolStripMenuItem is selected. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.MenuItemSelectedGradientBegin.)
	MenuItemSelectedGradientEnd	Gets the end color of the gradient used when the ToolStripMenuItem is selected. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.MenuItemSelectedGradientEnd.)
	MenuStripGradientBegin	Gets the starting color of the gradient used in the MenuStrip. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.MenuStripGradientBegin.)
	MenuStripGradientEnd	Gets the end color of the gradient used in the MenuStrip. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.MenuStripGradientEnd.)
	OverflowButtonGradientBegin	Gets the starting color of the gradient used in the ToolStripOverflowButton. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.OverflowButtonGradientBegin.)
	OverflowButtonGradientEnd	Gets the end color of the gradient used in the ToolStripOverflowButton. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.OverflowButtonGradientEnd.)
	OverflowButtonGradientMiddle	Gets the middle color of the gradient used in the ToolStripOverflowButton. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.OverflowButtonGradientMiddle.)
	RaftingContainerGradientBegin	Gets the starting color of the gradient used in the ToolStripContainer. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.RaftingContainerGradientBegin.)
	RaftingContainerGradientEnd	Gets the end color of the gradient used in the ToolStripContainer. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.RaftingContainerGradientEnd.)
	SeparatorDark	Gets the color to use to for shadow effects on the ToolStripSeparator. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.SeparatorDark.)
	SeparatorLight	Gets the color to use to for highlight effects on the ToolStripSeparator. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.SeparatorLight.)
	StatusStripGradientBegin	Gets the starting color of the gradient used on the StatusStrip. (Inherited from ProfessionalColorTable.)
	StatusStripGradientEnd	Gets the end color of the gradient used on the StatusStrip. (Inherited from ProfessionalColorTable.)
	ToolStripBorder	Gets the border color to use on the bottom edge of the ToolStrip. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.ToolStripBorder.)
	ToolStripContentPanelGradientBegin	Gets the starting color of the gradient used in the ToolStripContentPanel. (Inherited from ProfessionalColorTable.)
	ToolStripContentPanelGradientEnd	Gets the end color of the gradient used in the ToolStripContentPanel. (Inherited from ProfessionalColorTable.)
	ToolStripDropDownBackground	Gets the solid background color of the ToolStripDropDown. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.ToolStripDropDownBackground.)
	ToolStripGradientBegin	Gets the starting color of the gradient used in the ToolStrip background. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.ToolStripGradientBegin.)
	ToolStripGradientEnd	Gets the end color of the gradient used in the ToolStrip background. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.ToolStripGradientEnd.)
	ToolStripGradientMiddle	Gets the middle color of the gradient used in the ToolStrip background. (Overrides ProfessionalColorTable.ToolStripGradientMiddle.)
	ToolStripPanelGradientBegin	Gets the starting color of the gradient used in the ToolStripPanel. (Inherited from ProfessionalColorTable.)
	ToolStripPanelGradientEnd	Gets the end color of the gradient used in the ToolStripPanel. (Inherited from ProfessionalColorTable.)
	ToolWindowBackground	Gets the color used to draw the background of a tool window.
	ToolWindowText	Gets the color used to draw text on the background of a tool window.
	UseSystemColors	Gets or sets a value indicating whether to use SystemColors rather than colors that match the current visual style. (Inherited from ProfessionalColorTable.)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

The IUIService interface should be used to obtain an instance of VSColorTable. The VSColorTable can be accessed by using IUIService. Styles["VSColorTable"].

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio Namespace