Tile Brushes

The three remaining brush classes are ImageBrush, DrawingBrush, and VisualBrush. In theory, these brushes have quite a bit of overlapping functionality, but in most real-life applications you'll probably use them for these specific purposes:

  • ImageBrush for brushes based on bitmaps

  • DrawingBrush for brushes based on vector drawings

  • VisualBrush for brushes based on visual objects, including user-interface elements and controls

ImageBrush defines only one property: The ImageSource property is of type ImageSource, which is the abstract class from which BitmapSource and DrawingImage descend. BitmapSource is the abstract class from which all the bitmap classes descend.

DrawingBrush also defines just one property: The Drawing property, which is ...

Get 3D Programming for Windows® now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.