BackStyle Property

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.

Note BackStyle 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.