DrawingGroup.BitmapEffect Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Media

Assembly:

PresentationCore.dll

Gets or sets the BitmapEffect to apply to this DrawingGroup.

public:
 property System::Windows::Media::Effects::BitmapEffect ^ BitmapEffect { System::Windows::Media::Effects::BitmapEffect ^ get(); void set(System::Windows::Media::Effects::BitmapEffect ^ value); };

public System.Windows.Media.Effects.BitmapEffect BitmapEffect { get; set; }

member this.BitmapEffect : System.Windows.Media.Effects.BitmapEffect with get, set

Public Property BitmapEffect As BitmapEffect

Property Value

BitmapEffect

The BitmapEffect to apply to this DrawingGroup. The default is null.

Examples

This example shows how to apply a BitmapEffect to a drawing. Use a BitmapEffect to blur or emboss, or to apply other visual effects to rendered content.

Only DrawingGroup objects support bitmap effects. To apply a bitmap effect to another type of Drawing object, add it to a DrawingGroup and set the BitmapEffect property of the DrawingGroup object.

Note

Windows Presentation Foundation bitmap effects are software rendered. Any object that applies a BitmapEffect is also rendered in the software. Avoid using a BitmapEffect in large visuals or animations because this scenario can cause a decrease in system performance.

The following example uses a DrawingGroup to apply a BlurBitmapEffect to several GeometryDrawing objects.

The following illustration shows the output from this example.

using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using System.Windows.Media.Effects;

namespace SDKSample 
{

    /// <summary>
    /// This example creates two DrawingGroup objects,
    /// one with a bitmap effect and one without.
    /// </summary>
    public class BitmapEffectExample : Page
    {
        public BitmapEffectExample()
        {

            //
            // Create a DrawingGroup
            // that has no BitmapEffect
            //
            PathFigure pLineFigure = new PathFigure();
            pLineFigure.StartPoint = new Point(25, 25);
            PolyLineSegment pLineSegment = new PolyLineSegment();
            pLineSegment.Points.Add(new Point(0,50));
            pLineSegment.Points.Add(new Point(25, 75));
            pLineSegment.Points.Add(new Point(50, 50));
            pLineSegment.Points.Add(new Point(25, 25));
            pLineSegment.Points.Add(new Point(25, 0));
            pLineFigure.Segments.Add(pLineSegment);
            PathGeometry pGeometry = new PathGeometry();
            pGeometry.Figures.Add(pLineFigure);
          
            GeometryDrawing drawing1 = new GeometryDrawing(
                    Brushes.Lime, 
                    new Pen(Brushes.Black, 10),
                    pGeometry
                );

            GeometryDrawing drawing2 = new GeometryDrawing(
                    Brushes.Lime,
                    new Pen(Brushes.Black, 2),
                    new EllipseGeometry(new Point(10,10), 5, 5)
                );
            
            // Create a DrawingGroup
            DrawingGroup drawingGroupWithoutBitmapEffect = new DrawingGroup();
            drawingGroupWithoutBitmapEffect.Children.Add(drawing1);
            drawingGroupWithoutBitmapEffect.Children.Add(drawing2);

            // Use an Image control and a DrawingImage to
            // display the drawing.
            DrawingImage drawingImage01 = new DrawingImage(drawingGroupWithoutBitmapEffect);
            
            // Freeze the DrawingImage for performance benefits.
            drawingImage01.Freeze();

            Image image01 = new Image();
            image01.Source = drawingImage01;
            image01.Stretch = Stretch.None;
            image01.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left;

            //
            // Create another DrawingGroup and apply 
            // a blur effect to it.
            //

            // Create a clone of the first DrawingGroup.
            DrawingGroup drawingGroupWithBitmapEffect = 
                drawingGroupWithoutBitmapEffect.Clone();

            // Create a blur effect.
            BlurBitmapEffect blurEffect = new BlurBitmapEffect();
            blurEffect.Radius = 3.0;

            // Apply it to the drawing group.
            drawingGroupWithBitmapEffect.BitmapEffect = blurEffect;

            // Use another Image control and DrawingImage
            // to display the drawing.
            DrawingImage drawingImage02 = new DrawingImage(drawingGroupWithBitmapEffect);
            
            // Freeze the DrawingImage for performance benefits.
            drawingImage02.Freeze();

            Image image02 = new Image();
            image02.Source = drawingImage02;
            image02.Stretch = Stretch.None;
            image02.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left;

            // Create borders around the images and add them to the
            // page.
            Border border01 = new Border();
            border01.BorderBrush = Brushes.Gray;
            border01.BorderThickness = new Thickness(1);
            border01.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top;
            border01.Margin = new Thickness(10);
            border01.Child = image01;

            Border border02 = new Border();
            border02.BorderBrush = Brushes.Gray;
            border02.BorderThickness = new Thickness(1);
            border02.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top;
            border02.Margin = new Thickness(50,10,10,10);
            border02.Child = image02;

            StackPanel mainPanel = new StackPanel();
            mainPanel.Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal;
            mainPanel.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left;
            mainPanel.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top;
            mainPanel.Children.Add(border01);
            mainPanel.Children.Add(border02);

            //
            // Use a DrawingBrush to create a checkered background for the page.
            //
            GeometryDrawing backgroundSquareDrawing = 
                new GeometryDrawing(
                    Brushes.White,
                    null,
                    new RectangleGeometry(new Rect(0,0,1,1)));
            GeometryGroup twoRectangles = new GeometryGroup();
            twoRectangles.Children.Add(new RectangleGeometry(new Rect(0,0,0.5,0.5)));
            twoRectangles.Children.Add(new RectangleGeometry(new Rect(0.5,0.5,0.5,0.5)));
            SolidColorBrush squaresBrush = 
                new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromArgb(102,204,204,204));
            squaresBrush.Opacity = 0.4;
            GeometryDrawing checkerDrawing = 
                new GeometryDrawing(
                    squaresBrush,
                    null,
                    twoRectangles);
            DrawingGroup checkerDrawings = new DrawingGroup();
            checkerDrawings.Children.Add(backgroundSquareDrawing);
            checkerDrawings.Children.Add(checkerDrawing);
            DrawingBrush checkerBrush = new DrawingBrush(checkerDrawings);
            checkerBrush.Viewport = new Rect(0,0,10,10);
            checkerBrush.ViewportUnits = BrushMappingMode.Absolute;
            checkerBrush.TileMode = TileMode.Tile;
            checkerBrush.Freeze();

            this.Background = checkerBrush;
            this.Content = mainPanel;
        }
    }
}

<Page 
  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
  xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
  xmlns:PresentationOptions="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation/options" 
  xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
  mc:Ignorable="PresentationOptions">

  <StackPanel Margin="20" Orientation="Horizontal" 
    HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top">

    <!-- Shows the DrawingGroup without the blur effect. -->
    <Border BorderBrush="Gray" BorderThickness="1"  Margin="10"
      VerticalAlignment="Top">
      <Image Stretch="None" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
        <Image.Source>
          <DrawingImage PresentationOptions:Freeze="True">
            <DrawingImage.Drawing>
              <DrawingGroup>
                <GeometryDrawing Brush="Lime" Geometry="M 25,25 L 0,50 25,75 50,50 25,25 25,0">
                  <GeometryDrawing.Pen>
                    <Pen Thickness="10" Brush="Black" />
                  </GeometryDrawing.Pen>
                </GeometryDrawing>
                <GeometryDrawing Brush="Lime">
                  <GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
                    <EllipseGeometry Center="10,10" RadiusX="5" RadiusY="5" />
                  </GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
                  <GeometryDrawing.Pen>
                    <Pen Thickness="2" Brush="Black" />
                  </GeometryDrawing.Pen>
                </GeometryDrawing>
              </DrawingGroup>
            </DrawingImage.Drawing>
          </DrawingImage>
        </Image.Source>
      </Image>
    </Border>

    <Border BorderBrush="Gray" BorderThickness="1" Margin="50,10,10,10"
      VerticalAlignment="Top">
      <Image Stretch="None" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
        <Image.Source>
          <DrawingImage PresentationOptions:Freeze="True">
            <DrawingImage.Drawing>

              <!-- The drawing group, with a BlurBitmapEffect. -->
              <DrawingGroup>
                <GeometryDrawing Brush="Lime" Geometry="M 25,25 L 0,50 25,75 50,50 25,25 25,0">
                  <GeometryDrawing.Pen>
                    <Pen Thickness="10" Brush="Black" />
                  </GeometryDrawing.Pen>
                </GeometryDrawing>
                <GeometryDrawing Brush="Lime">
                  <GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
                    <EllipseGeometry Center="10,10" RadiusX="5" RadiusY="5" />
                  </GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
                  <GeometryDrawing.Pen>
                    <Pen Thickness="2" Brush="Black" />
                  </GeometryDrawing.Pen>
                </GeometryDrawing>

                <DrawingGroup.BitmapEffect>
                  <BlurBitmapEffect Radius="5"  />
                </DrawingGroup.BitmapEffect>
              </DrawingGroup>
            </DrawingImage.Drawing>
          </DrawingImage>
        </Image.Source>
      </Image>
    </Border>
  </StackPanel>

  <Page.Background>

    <!-- Creates a checkered background. -->
    <DrawingBrush Viewport="0,0,10,10" ViewportUnits="Absolute" TileMode="Tile"
      PresentationOptions:Freeze="True">
      <DrawingBrush.Drawing>
        <DrawingGroup>
          <GeometryDrawing Brush="White">
            <GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
              <RectangleGeometry Rect="0 0 1 1"/>
            </GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
          </GeometryDrawing>
          <GeometryDrawing Brush="#66CCCCCC">
            <GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
              <GeometryGroup>
                <RectangleGeometry Rect="0 0 0.5 0.5" />
                <RectangleGeometry Rect="0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5"/>
              </GeometryGroup>
            </GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
          </GeometryDrawing>
        </DrawingGroup>
      </DrawingBrush.Drawing>
    </DrawingBrush>
  </Page.Background>
</Page>

Remarks

For more information about bitmap effects and how they work, see Bitmap Effects Overview.

DrawingGroup operations are applied in the following order:

• OpacityMask

• Opacity

• BitmapEffect

• ClipGeometry

• Transform

Dependency Property Information

Identifier field	BitmapEffectProperty
Metadata properties set to true	None