Transparent Property

Transparent

Gets or sets a boolean value that indicates whether SyntaxEdit control should draw its background.

Declaration

public virtual bool Transparent { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean

Implements

ISyntaxEdit.Transparent

Remarks

Use Transparent alongside with BackgroundImage property to display a background image, such as a watermark, underneath the text.

Examples

Here is how to use a Transparent in the C# code:

public partial class Form1 : Form
{
    private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        var syntaxEdit1 = new Alternet.Editor.SyntaxEdit(this.components);
        syntaxEdit1.BackgroundImage = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile("image.png");
        syntaxEdit1.Transparent = true;
    }
}

Here is how to use a Transparent in the Visual Basic code:

Partial Public Class Form1
    Inherits Form

    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        Dim syntaxEdit1 = New Alternet.Editor.SyntaxEdit(Me.components)
        syntaxEdit1.BackgroundImage = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile("image.png")
        syntaxEdit1.Transparent = True
    End Sub
End Class