DropShadowFilter Class

Represents a shadow filter. It adds a shadow to the VisualElement it is applied on.

Definition

public class DropShadowFilter: Filter

Members Table

The following table lists the members exposed by the DropShadowFilter object. Click a tab on the left to choose the type of member you want to view.

Methods

Method	Description
Clone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Filter. (Inherited from Filter)
DropShadowFilter	Initializes a new instance of DropShadowFilter.
Equals	Overloaded. Compares two objects to determine if they are equal. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type, suitable for use in hashing algorithms and data structures like a hash table. (Inherited from Object)
GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
ReferenceEquals	Determines whether the specified Object instances are the same instance. (Inherited from Object)
ToString	Returns a String that represents the current Object. (Inherited from Object)

Properties

Property	Description
Angle	Gets or sets the angle to apply to the DropShadowFilter.
BlurX	Gets or sets the level of blurring of the DropShadowFilter horizontally.
BlurY	Gets or sets the level of blurring of the DropShadowFilter vertically.
Color	Gets or sets the Color of the DropShadowFilter.
Distance	Gets or sets the distance of the DropShadowFilter from the background.
HideObject	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the DropShadowFilter has to hide the VisualElement.
Inner	Gets or sets a value indictaing whether the shadow has to be inside the VisualElement.
Knockout	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the DropShadowFilter has to cover completely the VisualElement on which it is applied.
Quality	Gets or sets the quality of the DropShadowFilter.
Strength	Gets or sets the intensity of the DropShadowFilter.

Inheritance Hierarchy

Object

Filter

DropShadowFilter

Examples

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// This sample shows how to create an AsyncImage class and how to apply a DropShadowFilter on it.

 

using System;

using System.Drawing;

using System.Diagnostics;

using System.Windows.Forms;

using System.Drawing.Filters;

 

public class MyControl : System.Windows.Forms.Control

{

     AsyncImage myAsyncImage;

 

     public MyControl() {}

 

     protected override void OnCreateControl()

     {

          Visual v= this.Visual;

          string url= "http://www.netikatech.com/demos/resources/image.aspx?index=1";

 

          // Creates a new instance of the AsyncImage.

          this.myAsyncImage = new AsyncImage(v, 30, 20 );

          this.myAsyncImage.Load(url );

 

          // Creates a new DropShadowFilter.

          DropShadowFilter dropShaFil = new DropShadowFilter();

 

          // Gets, sets and displays some properties of the DropShadowFilter object.

          Debug.WriteLine("Properties of the Filter:");

          Debug.WriteLine("\tAngle:" +dropShaFil.Angle);

          Debug.WriteLine("\tBlurX:" +dropShaFil.BlurX);

          Debug.WriteLine("\tBlurY:" +dropShaFil.BlurY);

 

          dropShaFil.Quality=10;

          Debug.WriteLine("\tQuality:" +dropShaFil.Quality);

 

          Debug.WriteLine("\tColor:" +dropShaFil.Color);

 

          dropShaFil.Distance=20;

          Debug.WriteLine("\tDistance:" +dropShaFil.Distance);

 

          Debug.WriteLine("\tHideObject:" +dropShaFil.HideObject);

          Debug.WriteLine("\tInner:" +dropShaFil.Inner);

          Debug.WriteLine("\tKnockout:" +dropShaFil.Knockout);

          Debug.WriteLine("\tStrength:" +dropShaFil.Strength);

 

          // Applies the DropShadowFilter to the AsyncImage.

          this.myAsyncImage.ApplyFilter(dropShaFil);

 

          base.OnCreateControl();

     }

}

 

public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form

{

     private MyControl control1= null;

 

     public Form1()

     {

          InitializeComponent();

     }

 

     private void InitializeComponent()

     {

          this.SuspendLayout();

          this.control1= new MyControl();

          this.control1.Location= new System.Drawing.Point(10,10);

          this.control1.Size= new Size(Application.Width-10,Application.Height-10);

          this.Controls.Add(this.control1);

          this.ResumeLayout(false);

     }

 

     static void Main()

     {

          Application.Run( new Form1() );

     }

}

 

/*

The output of the sample:

 

Properties of the Filter:

     Angle:44.9999999772279

     BlurX:4

     BlurY:4

     Quality:10

     Color:Color [R=0,G=0,B=0,A=255]

     Distance:20

     HideObject:False

     Inner:False

     Knockout:False

     Strength:1

 

*/

 

Class Information

Namespace	System.Drawing.Filters
Flash Library	System.Windows.Forms.scl
Flash Library Version	2.0.0.2118
Silverlight Library	System.Windows.Forms.dll