Gradientpanel Appearance in Windows Forms Gradient Panel

27 Apr 2021 / 2 minutes to read

The background of the GradientPanel can be customized using the below properties.

GradientPanel Properties	Description
BackColor	Background color used to display the text and graphics in the control.
BackgroundColor	Sets a gradient style background for the control.

c#

this.gradientPanel1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.LightCoral;
this.gradientPanel1.BackgroundColor = new Syncfusion.Drawing.BrushInfo(Syncfusion.Drawing.GradientStyle.PathRectangle, System.Drawing.Color.AliceBlue, System.Drawing.Color.SteelBlue);

vb

Me.gradientPanel1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.LightCoral
Me.gradientPanel1.BackgroundColor = New Syncfusion.Drawing.BrushInfo(Syncfusion.Drawing.GradientStyle.PathRectangle, System.Drawing.Color.AliceBlue, System.Drawing.Color.SteelBlue)

Foreground Settings

The foreground text in the control can be customized using the below properties.

GradientPanel Properties	Description
Font	Indicates the Font style of the text in the control.
ForeColor	Indicates the color of the text and graphics in the control.

c#

this.gradientPanel1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Verdana", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold);
this.gradientPanel1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue;

vb

Me.GradientPanel1.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 9.75F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
this.gradientPanel1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue;

Image Settings

Background image for the GradientPanel control is set using below properties.

GradientPanel Properties	Description
BackgroundImage	Sets the background image for the control.
BackgroundImageLayout	Specifies the layout of the image.

c#

this.gradientPanel1.BackgroundImage = ((System.Drawing.Image)(resources.GetObject("gradientPanel1.BackgroundImage")));
this.gradientPanel1.BackgroundImageLayout = System.Windows.Forms.ImageLayout.Stretch;

vb

Me.gradientPanel1.BackgroundImage = CType((resources.GetObject("gradientPanel1.BackgroundImage")),System.Drawing.Image) 
Me.gradientPanel1.BackgroundImageLayout = System.Windows.Forms.ImageLayout.Stretch

See Also

Border Settings