docs-maui/docs/user-interface/brushes/index.md

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Brushes	The .NET MAUI Brush class is an abstract class that paints an area with its output.	09/30/2024

Brushes

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A .NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI) brush enables you to paint an area, such as the background of a control, using different approaches.

The xref:Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Brush class is an abstract class that paints an area with its output. Classes that derive from xref:Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Brush describe different ways of painting an area. The following list describes the different brush types available in .NET MAUI:

• xref:Microsoft.Maui.Controls.SolidColorBrush, which paints an area with a solid color. For more information, see Solid color brushes.
• xref:Microsoft.Maui.Controls.LinearGradientBrush, which paints an area with a linear gradient. For more information, see Linear gradient brushes.
• xref:Microsoft.Maui.Controls.RadialGradientBrush, which paints an area with a radial gradient. For more information, see Radial gradient brushes.

Instances of these brush types can be assigned to the Stroke and Fill properties of a xref:Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Shapes.Shape, the Stroke property of a xref:Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Border, the Brush property of a Shadow, and the Background property of a xref:Microsoft.Maui.Controls.VisualElement.

[!NOTE] The VisualElement.Background property enables brushes to be used as the background in any control.

The xref:Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Brush class also has an IsNullOrEmpty method that returns a bool that represents whether the brush is defined or not.