Label Transparent

label1.parent = picturebox1; // not working

label1.backcolor = color.transparent // even this is not working

if you are same coding for your purpose then it will never run it because of label1 does not contain difinition of parent or backcolor

use Parent instead of parent and BackColor instead of backcolor because of keyword are case sensitive.

Use given code

label1.Parent= pictureBox1;
         label1.BackColor = Color.Transparent;

it works :)

Hi,

Create a label in your code and add it to the form dynamically instead of drag-dropping it on to the form at design time.

Here's the code - I added it in the form's constructor method:

public HowToForm()
{
    InitializeComponent();
    Label lbl = new Label();
    lbl.Parent = pictureBox1;
    lbl.BackColor = Color.Transparent;
    lbl.ForeColor = Color.Black;
    lbl.Visible = true;
    lbl.Text = "DnG";
}

Thanks,
DnG

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You can't make the BackColor of a label truly transparent you need to create your own TransparentLabel class and inherit the normal Label control like;

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;

class TransparentLabel : Label
{
    private Timer m_redrawTimer;

    protected override CreateParams CreateParams
    {
        get
        {
            CreateParams param = base.CreateParams;
            param.ExStyle |= 0x20;
            return param;
        }
    }

    public TransparentLabel()
    {
        this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.Opaque, true);
        this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.OptimizedDoubleBuffer, false);

        m_redrawTimer = new Timer { Interval = 50, Enabled = true };
        m_redrawTimer.Tick += new EventHandler(m_redrawTimer_Tick);
    }

    void m_redrawTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        this.Invalidate();
    }
}