BackColor Property

Gets or sets the background color of the control.

[Visual Basic]
Public Overridable Property BackColor As Color

[C#]
public virtual Color BackColor {get; set;}

[C++]
public: __property virtual Color get_BackColor();
public: __property virtual void set_BackColor( 
   Color value
);

[C++/CLI]
public:
virtual property Color BackColor {
   Color get();
   void set (Color value);
}

Return Type

A System.Drawing.Color that represents the background color of the control. The default is Color.Empty, which indicates that this property is not set.

Remarks

Use the BackColor property to specify the background color of the control. This property is set using a System.Drawing.Color object.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista

See Also

MenuStyle Class  | MenuStyle Members