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ForegroundImage Property
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FarPoint.Win Assembly > FarPoint.Win Namespace > ElementWindowless Class : ForegroundImage Property


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Gets or sets the foreground image for the element.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Overridable Property ForegroundImage As Picture
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As ElementWindowless
Dim value As Picture
 
instance.ForegroundImage = value
 
value = instance.ForegroundImage
C# 
public virtual Picture ForegroundImage {get; set;}

Property Value

Picture object containing the image

Remarks

Elements can display pictures in layers. The first layer consists of a foreground picture, next comes the content of the element, such as text and a picture, then comes the background picture, and finally, the background of the element, which displays the background color.

Set this property to specify the foreground picture layer.

This property is available at run time only.

Set the BackgroundImage property to specify the background picture layer. Set the Picture property to specify the picture in the content layer.

Set other features for the foreground picture using the following Picture class properties:

AlignHorz
Specifies horizontal alignment
AlignVert
Specifies vertical alignment
Image
Specifies the picture to display
Style
Specifies how to display the picture, such as stretched proportionately or tiled
TransparencyColor
Specifies what color in the picture to make transparent

If the application changes the foreground picture, the ForegroundImageChanged event occurs.

Example

csharpCopy Code
control.ForegroundImage = new FarPoint.Win.Picture(Image.FromFile("d:\overlay.bmp"));
control.MarginTop = 3;
control.MarginBottom = 3;
Visual BasicCopy Code
control.ForegroundImage = New FarPoint.Win.Picture(Image.FromFile("d:\overlay.bmp"))
control.MarginTop = 3
control.MarginBottom = 3

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 2000 Professional (SP4), Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server (SP1), Windows 2008, Windows XP (SP2), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8

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