VisualStyleRenderer.DrawParentBackground Method

Definition

Draws the background of a control's parent in the specified area.

C#
public void DrawParentBackground(System.Drawing.IDeviceContext dc, System.Drawing.Rectangle bounds, System.Windows.Forms.Control childControl);

Parameters

dc
IDeviceContext

The IDeviceContext used to draw the background of the parent of childControl. This object typically belongs to the child control.

bounds
Rectangle

A Rectangle in which to draw the parent control's background. This rectangle should be inside the child control's bounds.

childControl
Control

The control whose parent's background will be drawn.

Exceptions

dc is null.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 2.0, 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