Visual Basic 2015 Unleashed

Applying a RadialGradientBrush

The RadialGradientBrush brush works exactly like the LinearGradientBrush, except that it creates a circular gradient. The following code shows how you can apply such a brush to an Ellipse:

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<Ellipse Width="100" Margin="5" Grid.Row="2" Stroke="Black"         StrokeThickness="2" >    <Ellipse.Fill>        <RadialGradientBrush>                <GradientStop Offset="0" Color="Blue"/>                <GradientStop Offset="0.5" Color="Green"/>                <GradientStop Offset="0.9" Color="Violet"/>        </RadialGradientBrush>    </Ellipse.Fill></Ellipse>

You are not limited to the Ellipse shape, but for demo purposes it is the one that best fits the example. Figure 30.3 shows the result ...