Rounded Rectangle in Silverlight

The RadiusX and RadiusY properties of the Rectangle class are used to set the roundness of a rectanble. The following code creaetes a rounded rectangle.

/// <summary>

/// Creates a rounded blue rectangle with black border

/// </summary>

public void CreateARoundedRectangle()

{

    // Create a Rectangle

    Rectangle blueRectangle = new Rectangle();

    blueRectangle.Height = 100;

    blueRectangle.Width = 200;

 

    // Create a blue and a black Brush

    SolidColorBrush blueBrush = new SolidColorBrush();

    blueBrush.Color = Colors.Blue;

    SolidColorBrush blackBrush = new SolidColorBrush();

    blackBrush.Color = Colors.Black;

 

    // Set Rectangle's width and color

    blueRectangle.StrokeThickness = 4;

    blueRectangle.Stroke = blackBrush;

    // Fill rectangle with blue color

    blueRectangle.Fill = blueBrush;

 

    // Set roundness

    blueRectangle.RadiusX = 20;

    blueRectangle.RadiusY = 20;

 

    // Add Rectangle to the Grid.

    LayoutRoot.Children.Add(blueRectangle);

}

 

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