WPF

Prajeesh wrote:

public partial class Window1 : Window
{
	public Window1()
	{
		InitializeComponent();

		Background = Brushes.Black;

		var content = new Canvas() { Background = Brushes.Orange };
		var mask = new Canvas() { Width = 300, Height = 300,Background = Brushes.Transparent};
		var rectangle = new Rectangle() { Width = 0, Height = 300, Fill = Brushes.White };
		mask.Children.Add(rectangle);

		var brush = new VisualBrush(mask) { AutoLayoutContent = true };
		var anim = new DoubleAnimation(300, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3));
		rectangle.BeginAnimation(Rectangle.WidthProperty, anim);
		content.OpacityMask = brush;
		Content = content;
	}
}

Image myImage = new Image();
myImage.Width = 200;

BitmapImage myBitmapImage = new BitmapImage();
myBitmapImage.BeginInit();
myBitmapImage.UriSource = new Uri(@"C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Pictures\Sample Pictures\Water Lilies.jpg");
myBitmapImage.DecodePixelWidth = 200;
myBitmapImage.EndInit();

//set image source
myImage.Source = myBitmapImage;

DefaultStyleKey = typeof(MyCustomControlClass);

Mark Salsbery
Microsoft MVP - Visual C++