Applies To
CheckBox control, ComboBox control, CommandButton control, Image control, Label control, OptionButton control, TextBox control, ToggleButton control.
Description
Returns or sets the background style for an object.
Syntax
object.BackStyle [= fmBackStyle]
The BackStyle property syntax has these parts:
Part
Description
object
Required. A valid object.
fmBackStyle
Optional. Specifies the control background.
Settings
The settings for fmBackStyle are:
Constant
Value
Description
fmBackStyleTransparent
0
The background is transparent.
fmBackStyleOpaque
1
The background is opaque (default).
Remarks
The BackStyle property determines whether a control is transparent. If BackStyle is fmBackStyleOpaque, the control is not transparent and you cannot see anything behind the control on a form. If BackStyle is fmBackStyleTransparent, you can see through the control and look at anything on the form located behind the control.
NoteBackStyle does not affect the transparency of bitmaps. You must use a picture editor such as Paintbrush to make a bitmap transparent. Not all controls support transparent bitmaps.
See Also
BackColor property.
Example
See the BackColor property example.