Transparency.ApplyPatternTransparency method - Developer Area

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Transparency.ApplyPatternTransparency method

Applies a pattern fill transparency to the object

Syntax:

Function ApplyPatternTransparency(ByVal Type As cdrPatternFillType, Optional ByVal FileName As String, Optional ByVal PatternCanvasIndex As Long = 1, Optional ByVal Front As Long = 0, Optional ByVal Back As Long = 100, Optional ByVal TransformWithShape As Boolean = False) As PatternFill

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
Type	cdrPatternFillType	Specifies, through a value of cdrPatternFillType, the type of pattern-fill transparency
FileName	String	Specifies the full path name of the graphic to import as the pattern-fill transparency.
PatternCanvasIndex	Long	Specifies the pattern canvas in the pattern-fill transparency.
Front	Long
Back	Long
TransformWithShape	Boolean	Specifies whether to transform the pattern-fill transparency along with any changes made to the shape. A value of True changes the pattern-fill transparency along with its shape.

Remarks:

The ApplyPatternTransparency method applies a pattern-fill transparency to a shape.

Examples:

The following VBA example applies a two-color pattern-fill transparency to a rectangle.

Sub Test()
  Dim s As Shape
  Set s = ActiveLayer.CreateRectangle(0, 0, 2, 2)
  s.Fill.UniformColor.RGBAssign 0, 0, 255
  s.Transparency.ApplyPatternTransparency cdrTwoColorPattern, , 6
End Sub

Version Information:

CorelDRAW:	X7.4, X7, X7.6, X8, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2019.2, 2020, 2021, 2020.1, 2021.5, 2022-v24, 2022-v24.1, 2022-v24.2, 2023-v24.3, 2023-v24.5, 2024-v25
Corel DESIGNER:	X7, 2017.1, 20.1, 2019.2, 2020.1, 2021.5, 2022-v24, 2022-v24.1, 2022-v24.2, 2023-v24.3, 2023-v24.5, 2024-v25