MultiColorLinearGradient Class

public class MultiColorLinearGradient : LinearGradient, ICloneable

public MultiColorLinearGradient()

Remarks

The default constructor initializes all fields to their default values.

protected MultiColorLinearGradient(MultiColorLinearGradient copyFrom)

Parameter	Type	Description
copyFrom	MultiColorLinearGradient	An instance of MultiColorLinearGradient which will be copied to initialize the new instance.

Remarks

This constructor used in support of Clone() for base classes to initialize their fields.

public MultiColorLinearGradient(Color startColor, LinearGradientColorPosition[] intermediateColors, Color endColor, float angle, BackgroundFillRotationType rotationType)

Parameter	Type	Description
startColor	Color	The start color of the gradient.
intermediateColors	LinearGradientColorPosition[]	The intermediate colors of the gradient.
endColor	Color	The end color of the gradient.
angle	float	The angle, measured in degrees clockwise from the x-axis, that defines the orientation of the gradient.
rotationType	BackgroundFillRotationType	The type of rotation to perform when drawing the background fill for a side.

public MultiColorLinearGradient(Color startColor, Color middleColor, Color endColor, float angle)

Parameter	Type	Description
startColor	Color	The start color of the gradient.
middleColor	Color	The middle color of the gradient.
endColor	Color	The end color of the gradient.
angle	float	The angle, measured in degrees clockwise from the x-axis, that defines the orientation of the gradient.

public MultiColorLinearGradient(Color startColor, Color middleColor, Color endColor, float angle, BackgroundFillRotationType rotationType)

Parameter	Type	Description
startColor	Color	The start color of the gradient.
middleColor	Color	The middle color of the gradient.
endColor	Color	The end color of the gradient.
angle	float	The angle, measured in degrees clockwise from the x-axis, that defines the orientation of the gradient.
rotationType	BackgroundFillRotationType	The type of rotation to perform when drawing the background fill for a side.

[TypeConverter(typeof(LinearGradientColorPositionArrayConverter))]
public LinearGradientColorPosition[] IntermediateColors { get; set; }

Property Value

LinearGradientColorPosition[]:

An array of LinearGradientColorPosition objects containing the intermediate colors.

public override BackgroundFill Clone()

Returns

BackgroundFill:

An exact duplicate of the MultiColorLinearGradient object.

public static void Draw(Graphics g, Rectangle bounds, Rectangle gradientBounds, Color startColor, LinearGradientColorPosition[] intermediateColors, Color endColor, float angle)

Parameter	Type	Description
g	Graphics	The Graphics object used to paint.
bounds	Rectangle	The bounds of the area to paint.
gradientBounds	Rectangle	The bounds of the gradient effect.
startColor	Color	The start color of the gradient.
intermediateColors	LinearGradientColorPosition[]	The intermediate colors of the gradient.
endColor	Color	The end color of the gradient.
angle	float	The angle, measured in degrees clockwise from the x-axis, that defines the orientation of the gradient.

public static void Draw(Graphics g, Rectangle bounds, Rectangle gradientBounds, Color startColor, Color middleColor, Color endColor, float angle)

Parameter	Type	Description
g	Graphics	The Graphics object used to paint.
bounds	Rectangle	The bounds of the area to paint.
gradientBounds	Rectangle	The bounds of the gradient effect.
startColor	Color	The start color of the gradient.
middleColor	Color	The middle color of the gradient.
endColor	Color	The end color of the gradient.
angle	float	The angle, measured in degrees clockwise from the x-axis, that defines the orientation of the gradient.

public override void DrawScaled(Graphics g, Rectangle bounds, Rectangle gradientBounds, Sides side, SizeF scaleFactor)

Parameter	Type	Description
g	Graphics	The Graphics object used to paint.
bounds	Rectangle	The bounds of the area to paint.
gradientBounds	Rectangle	The bounds of the gradient effect.
side	Sides	The side with which the background fill should be oriented.
scaleFactor	SizeF	(Unused) The factor of the scale transform to be applied where Width is applied to the x-axis, and Height is applied to the y-axis.

public override bool Equals(object obj)

Parameter	Type	Description
obj	object	The Object to compare to the current Object.

Returns

bool:

true if the specified Object is equal to the current Object; otherwise, false.

public override Brush GetBrush(Rectangle bounds, Sides side)

Parameter	Type	Description
bounds	Rectangle	The bounds of the area to paint.
side	Sides	The side with which the background fill should be oriented.

Returns

Brush:

A Brush that represents the background fill.

public override int GetHashCode()

Returns

int:

An integer value that specifies a hash value for this object.

public virtual void ResetIntermediateColors()

public virtual bool ShouldSerializeIntermediateColors()

Returns

bool:

true if the property value has changed from its default; otherwise, false.