Specifies whether the background of an object is transparent or opaque. Available at design time and run time.
Syntax
Object.BackStyle[ = nStyle]
Settings
nStyle
The settings for the BackStyle property are:
| Setting | Description |
| 0 | Transparent. Anything behind the object is visible. |
| 1 | (Default) Opaque. The object's BackColor fills the control and obscures any color or graphics behind it. |
Remarks
You can use the BackStyle property to create transparent controls when you are using a background color on a Form object or when you want to place a control over a graphic. Use an opaque control when you want it to stand out on a busy background.
An object's BackColor property is ignored if the BackStyle property is set to 0 (Transparent).
For a Page object, the BackStyle property is read-only when the Tabs property is set to true (.T.) for the PageFrame containing the Page.