Border.Background Property
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Gets or sets the Brush that fills the background of the border.
Namespace: System.Windows.Controls
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Property Background As Brush
public Brush Background { get; set; }
<Border>
<Border.Background>
singleBrush
</Border.Background>
</Border>
<Border Background="colorString"/>
XAML Values
singleBrush
Within opening and closing property elements for Border.Background, exactly one object element for an object that derives from Brush. This is typically one of the following classes defined by Silverlight: LinearGradientBrush, RadialGradientBrush, ImageBrush, SolidColorBrush, VideoBrush.colorString
The Color for a SolidColorBrush expressed as an attribute string. This can be a named color, an RGB value, or an ScRGB value. RGB or ScRGB may also specify alpha information. See the XAML Values section in Color.
Property Value
Type: System.Windows.Media.Brush
The brush that fills the background.
Examples
The following example shows how to set the background of a Border.
<Border Background="Cyan" CornerRadius="20" Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="2">
<TextBlock Text="Background Brush" TextWrapping="Wrap" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
</Border>
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.