form1.vb

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Option Strict On
Public Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "

    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()

        'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
        InitializeComponent()

        'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call

    End Sub

    'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
    Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
        If disposing Then
            If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
                components.Dispose()
            End If
        End If
        MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
    End Sub
    Friend WithEvents TextBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
    Friend WithEvents Button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents Button2 As System.Windows.Forms.Button

    'Required by the Windows Form Designer
    Private components As System.ComponentModel.Container

    'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
    'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
    'Do not modify it using the code editor.
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Me.Button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.Button2 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.TextBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox()
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        '
        'Button1
        '
        Me.Button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 208)
        Me.Button1.Name = "Button1"
        Me.Button1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(88, 32)
        Me.Button1.TabIndex = 1
        Me.Button1.Text = "Button1"
        '
        'Button2
        '
        Me.Button2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(280, 208)
        Me.Button2.Name = "Button2"
        Me.Button2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(88, 32)
        Me.Button2.TabIndex = 2
        Me.Button2.Text = "Button2"
        '
        'TextBox1
        '
        Me.TextBox1.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Georgia", 27.75!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(161, Byte))
        Me.TextBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 8)
        Me.TextBox1.Multiline = True
        Me.TextBox1.Name = "TextBox1"
        Me.TextBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(360, 96)
        Me.TextBox1.TabIndex = 0
        Me.TextBox1.Text = "Gradient Filled Form"
        Me.TextBox1.TextAlign = System.Windows.Forms.HorizontalAlignment.Center
        '
        'Form1
        '
        Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(376, 253)
        Me.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.Button2, Me.Button1, Me.TextBox1})
        Me.Name = "Form1"
        Me.Text = "GradientForm"
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)

    End Sub

#End Region

    Private Sub Form1_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Paint
        RepaintForm()
    End Sub

    Private Sub Form1_Resize(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Resize
        RepaintForm()
    End Sub

    Sub RepaintForm()
        Dim grbrush As System.Drawing.Drawing2D.LinearGradientBrush
        grbrush = New System.Drawing.Drawing2D.LinearGradientBrush(New _
                          Point(0, 0), New Point(Me.Width, Me.Height), _
                          Color.Red, Color.Yellow)
        Me.CreateGraphics.FillRectangle(grbrush, New Rectangle(0, 0, _
                           Me.Width, Me.Height))
    End Sub

    ' IF YOU SET THE FORM'S STYLE TO RESIZEREDRAW (REMOVE THE COMMENT SYMBOL IN FRONT OF STATEMENT)
    ' YOU CAN CALL THE REPAINTFORM SUB FROM WITHIN THE ONPAINT METHOD
    ' UNCOMMENT THE TWO STATEMENTS BELOW AND COMMENT OUT THE EVENT HANDLERS PAINT AND RESIZE
    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        'Me.SetStyle(ControlStyles.ResizeRedraw, True)
    End Sub

    Protected Overrides Sub OnPaint(ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs)
        RepaintForm()
    End Sub
End Class