public object Clone()
{
FillGradient fg = new FillGradient(startColor, stopColor);
fg.Direction = direction;
fg.IsInverted = isInverted;
return fg;
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a FillGradient from an XML element.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="reader"> </param>
/// <returns> </returns>
/// <remarks>The element should have a start and stop attributes
/// that resolve to global colors, and an optional direction.</remarks>
public static FillGradient FromXml(XmlReader reader)
{
// get the colors
string startName = reader.GetRequiredString("start");
string stopName = reader.GetRequiredString("stop");
FillGradient grad = new FillGradient(ColorManager.Global[startName], ColorManager.Global[stopName]);
// get the direction (optional)
string dirString = reader.GetAttribute("direction");
if (dirString != null)
grad.Direction =(GradientDirection)Enum.Parse(typeof(GradientDirection), dirString);
// get isInverted (optional)
string invString = reader.GetAttribute("inverted");
if (invString != null)
grad.IsInverted = Boolean.Parse(invString);
return grad;
}