Applying a SolidColorBrush

The System.Windows.Media.SolidColorBrush object enables you to fill an object with a single color. The color is applied to the Fill property of geometric shapes and to the Background or Foreground properties in UI controls. The following code demonstrates how to apply a SolidColorBrush:

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<Rectangle Grid.Row="0" Width="200" Margin="5">    <Rectangle.Fill>        <SolidColorBrush Color="Red"/>    </Rectangle.Fill></Rectangle>

The Color property receives a value of type System.Windows.Media.Color. Colors are exposed by the System.Windows.Media.Colors class as shared properties. The result of this color brush is shown in Figure 30.1.

FIGURE 30.1 Applying a SolidColorBrush.

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