PageWatermark.TextTransparency Property

Gets or sets the transparency of the PageWatermark‘s text.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting.Drawing

Assembly: DevExpress.Printing.v24.2.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(50)]
public int TextTransparency { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(50)>
Public Property TextTransparency As Integer

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Int32	50	The transparency of the text. The value should be between 0 (opaque) and 255 (transparent).

Example

This example demonstrates how to add a watermark to a printing system document. The SetTextWatermark method demonstrates the properties that are used to specify settings when a text watermark is added to a document, while the SetPictureWatermark method demonstrates the properties required to set a picture as a document’s watermark.

C#

using DevExpress.XtraPrinting;
using DevExpress.XtraPrinting.Drawing;
using DevExpress.Drawing;
// ...

public void SetTextWatermark(PrintingSystem ps){
   // Create the text watermark.
   Watermark textWatermark = new Watermark();

   // Set watermark options.
   textWatermark.Text = "CUSTOM WATERMARK TEXT";
   textWatermark.TextDirection = DirectionMode.ForwardDiagonal;
   textWatermark.Font = new DXFont(textWatermark.Font.FontFamily, 40);
   textWatermark.ForeColor = Color.DodgerBlue;
   textWatermark.TextTransparency = 150;
   textWatermark.TextPosition = WatermarkPosition.InFront;
   textWatermark.PageRange = "1,3-5";

   // Add the watermark to the collection.
   ps.Watermarks.Add(textWatermark);
}

public void SetPictureWatermark(PrintingSystem ps){
   // Create the picture watermark.
   Watermark pictureWatermark = new Watermark();

   // Set watermark options.
   pictureWatermark.Image = Bitmap.FromFile("watermark.gif");
   pictureWatermark.ImageAlignment = ImageAlignment.TopCenter;
   pictureWatermark.ImageTiling = false;
   pictureWatermark.ImageViewMode = ImageViewMode.Stretch;
   pictureWatermark.ImageTransparency = 150;
   pictureWatermark.ImagePosition = WatermarkPosition.Behind;
   pictureWatermark.PageRange = "2,4";

   // Add the watermark to the collection.
   ps.Watermarks.Add(pictureWatermark);
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting
Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting.Drawing
Imports DevExpress.Drawing
' ...

Public Sub SetTextWatermark(ByVal ps As PrintingSystem)
   ' Create the text watermark.
   Dim textWatermark As New Watermark()

   ' Set watermark options.
   textWatermark.Text = "CUSTOM WATERMARK TEXT"
   textWatermark.TextDirection = DirectionMode.ForwardDiagonal
   textWatermark.Font = New DXFont(textWatermark.Font.FontFamily, 40)
   textWatermark.ForeColor = Color.DodgerBlue
   textWatermark.TextTransparency = 150
   textWatermark.TextPosition = WatermarkPosition.InFront
   textWatermark.PageRange = "1,3-5"

   ' Add the watermark to the collection.
   ps.Watermarks.Add(textWatermark)
End Sub

Public Sub SetPictureWatermark(ByVal ps As PrintingSystem)
   ' Create the picture watermark.
   Dim pictureWatermark As New Watermark()

   ' Set watermark options.
   pictureWatermark.Image = Bitmap.FromFile("watermark.gif")
   pictureWatermark.ImageAlignment = ImageAlignment.TopCenter
   pictureWatermark.ImageTiling = False
   pictureWatermark.ImageViewMode = ImageViewMode.Stretch
   pictureWatermark.ImageTransparency = 150
   pictureWatermark.ImagePosition = WatermarkPosition.Behind
   pictureWatermark.PageRange = "2,4"

   ' Add the watermark to the collection.
   ps.Watermarks.Add(pictureWatermark)
End Sub

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

reporting-winforms-watermark-different-pages/CS/Form1.cs#L43

textWatermark.ForeColor = Color.DodgerBlue;
textWatermark.TextTransparency = 150;
textWatermark.TextPosition = WatermarkPosition.InFront;

VB.NET

reporting-winforms-watermark-different-pages/VB/Form1.vb#L45

textWatermark.ForeColor = Color.DodgerBlue
textWatermark.TextTransparency = 150
textWatermark.TextPosition = WatermarkPosition.InFront