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Asked: 2026-05-11T05:00:39+00:00

I’ve got a MainResources.xaml file in which I have a style that defines how

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I’ve got a MainResources.xaml file in which I have a style that defines how each of my windows in my application look:

  <Style x:Key='MainBorderStyle' TargetType='{x:Type Border}'>     <Setter Property='Background' Value='WhiteSmoke' />     <Setter Property='BorderBrush' Value='LightGray' />     <Setter Property='BorderThickness' Value='1' />     <Setter Property='CornerRadius' Value='5' />     <Setter Property='SnapsToDevicePixels' Value='True' />   </Style>

Instead of ‘WhiteSmoke’ I want my background to be this gradient:

    <LinearGradientBrush>         <GradientStop Color='#ccc' Offset='0'/>         <GradientStop Color='#bbb' Offset='1'/>     </LinearGradientBrush>

But the following attempt causes VS2008 to tell me ‘Style setters do not support child elements’:

<Style x:Key='MainBorderStyle' TargetType='{x:Type Border}'>     <Setter Property='Background'>         <LinearGradientBrush>             <GradientStop Color='#ccc' Offset='0'/>             <GradientStop Color='#bbb' Offset='1'/>         </LinearGradientBrush>     </Setter>     <Setter Property='BorderBrush' Value='LightGray' />     <Setter Property='BorderThickness' Value='1' />     <Setter Property='CornerRadius' Value='5' />     <Setter Property='SnapsToDevicePixels' Value='True' /> </Style>

What is the correct way to put a gradient color as the background for this style?

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  1. You are missing the <Setter.Value>

    <Style ...>     <Setter Property='...'>       <Setter.Value>          <LinearGradientBrush />       </Setter.Value>    </Setter> </Style>
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