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Represents a primitive element that renders focus indicators for UI controls.

FocusPrimitive is responsible for drawing focus rectangles and other visual indicators that show when a control has keyboard focus. It typically renders a dotted or dashed border around the focused element to provide clear visual feedback to users.

The primitive supports various focus styles including standard Windows focus rectangles, custom border styles, and gradient-based focus indicators. It works in conjunction with BorderPrimitive to provide comprehensive focus visualization.

FocusPrimitive is essential for accessibility compliance and keyboard navigation support, ensuring that users can clearly identify which control currently has input focus.

Definition

Namespace:Telerik.WinControls.Primitives

Assembly:Telerik.WinControls.dll

Syntax:

C#
public class FocusPrimitive : BasePrimitive, IDisposable, INotifyPropertyChanged, ICustomTypeDescriptor, ISupportSystemSkin, IStylableNode, IPrimitive

Inheritance: objectDisposableObjectRadObjectRadElementVisualElementBasePrimitiveFocusPrimitive...

Implements: ICustomTypeDescriptorIDisposableINotifyPropertyChangedIPrimitiveIStylableNodeISupportSystemSkin...

Inherited Members BasePrimitive.BoxCategoryBasePrimitive.PaintElement(IGraphics, float, SizeF)BasePrimitive.IsEmptyVisualElement.DefaultSizePropertyVisualElement.ForeColorPropertyVisualElement.BackColorPropertyVisualElement.FontPropertyVisualElement.SmoothingModePropertyVisualElement.OpacityPropertyVisualElement.CustomFontPropertyVisualElement.CustomFontSizePropertyVisualElement.CustomFontStylePropertyVisualElement.OnFontChanged(EventArgs)VisualElement.OnPropertyChanging(RadPropertyChangingEventArgs)VisualElement.OnPropertyChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)VisualElement.PaintChildren(IGraphics, Rectangle, float, SizeF, bool)VisualElement.PrePaintElement(IGraphics)VisualElement.PostPaintElement(IGraphics)VisualElement.GetScaledFont(float)VisualElement.GetScaledFont(float, Font)VisualElement.DefaultSizeVisualElement.ForeColorVisualElement.BackColorVisualElement.FontVisualElement.CustomFontVisualElement.CustomFontSizeVisualElement.CustomFontStyleVisualElement.SmoothingModeVisualElement.OpacityVisualElement.FontChangedRadElement.BoundsPropertyRadElement.BorderThicknessPropertyRadElement.PaddingPropertyRadElement.MarginPropertyRadElement.AlignmentPropertyRadElement.AutoSizeModePropertyRadElement.FitToSizeModePropertyRadElement.MinSizePropertyRadElement.EnabledPropertyRadElement.CanFocusPropertyRadElement.IsItemFocusedPropertyRadElement.IsFocusedPropertyRadElement.IsMouseOverPropertyRadElement.IsMouseOverElementPropertyRadElement.IsMouseDownPropertyRadElement.ShouldPaintPropertyRadElement.VisibilityPropertyRadElement.NamePropertyRadElement.ClassPropertyRadElement.ClipDrawingPropertyRadElement.ShapePropertyRadElement.MouseClickedEventRadElement.MouseDoubleClickedEventRadElement.MouseDownEventRadElement.MouseUpEventRadElement.MouseWheelEventRadElement.ChildElementAddedEventRadElement.ParentChangedEventRadElement.BoundsChangedEventRadElement.VisibilityChangingEventRadElement.EnabledChangedEventRadElement.ControlChangedEventRadElement.BackgroundShapePropertyRadElement.BackgroundShapePaintModePropertyRadElement.ContainsFocusPropertyRadElement.ContainsMousePropertyRadElement.MaxSizePropertyRadElement.RightToLeftPropertyRadElement.AutoSizePropertyRadElement.ZIndexPropertyRadElement.AngleTransformPropertyRadElement.ScaleTransformPropertyRadElement.PositionOffsetPropertyRadElement.TagPropertyRadElement.StretchHorizontallyPropertyRadElement.StretchVerticallyPropertyRadElement.UseCompatibleTextRenderingPropertyRadElement.ClickModePropertyRadElement.styleVersionRadElement.paintSystemSkinRadElement.SetPropertyValueCommandRadElement.GetPropertyValueCommandRadElement.StylePropertyRadElement.CallCreateChildElements()RadElement.SuspendReferenceUpdate()RadElement.ResumeReferenceUpdate()RadElement.CreateChildElements()RadElement.OnLoad(bool)RadElement.LoadCore()RadElement.OnLoaded()RadElement.OnUnload(ComponentThemableElementTree, bool)RadElement.UnloadCore(ComponentThemableElementTree)RadElement.OnUnloaded(ComponentThemableElementTree)RadElement.OnElementTreeChanged(ComponentThemableElementTree)RadElement.OnBeginDispose()RadElement.SetParent(RadElement)RadElement.OnParentChanged(RadElement)RadElement.UpdateReferences(ComponentThemableElementTree, bool, bool)RadElement.ResetLayout(bool)RadElement.HasInvisibleAncestor()RadElement.ResetLayoutCore()RadElement.InvalidateArrange()RadElement.InvalidateArrange(bool)RadElement.InvalidateMeasure()RadElement.InvalidateMeasure(bool)RadElement.UpdateLayout()RadElement.SuspendLayout()RadElement.SuspendLayout(bool)RadElement.ResumeLayout(bool)RadElement.ResumeLayout(bool, bool)RadElement.Arrange(RectangleF)RadElement.Measure(SizeF)RadElement.SetBounds(Rectangle)RadElement.SetBounds(int, int, int, int)RadElement.GetBoundingRectangle(Size)RadElement.GetBoundingRectangle(Rectangle)RadElement.GetDesiredSize(bool)RadElement.PointToScreen(Point)RadElement.PointFromScreen(Point)RadElement.PointToControl(Point)RadElement.PointFromControl(Point)RadElement.LocationToControl()RadElement.RectangleToScreen(Rectangle)RadElement.HitTest(Point)RadElement.OnRenderSizeChanged(SizeChangedInfo)RadElement.OnChildDesiredSizeChanged(RadElement)RadElement.OnLayoutPropertyChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)RadElement.ArrangeCore(RectangleF)RadElement.MeasureCore(SizeF)RadElement.ShouldArrangeChild(RadElement)RadElement.ArrangeOverride(SizeF)RadElement.MeasureOverride(SizeF)RadElement.ShouldMeasureChild(RadElement)RadElement.MeasureChildren(SizeF)RadElement.GetArrangeRect(RectangleF)RadElement.CanExecuteLayoutOperation()RadElement.CalcLayoutOffset(PointF)RadElement.LockBounds()RadElement.UnlockBounds()RadElement.SetBoundsCore(Rectangle)RadElement.IsInValidState(bool)RadElement.Invalidate()RadElement.Invalidate(bool)RadElement.GetInvalidateBounds()RadElement.NotifyInvalidate(RadElement)RadElement.OnTransformationInvalidated()RadElement.PerformLayoutTransformation(ref RadMatrix)RadElement.PerformPaintTransformation(ref RadMatrix)RadElement.IsInGetAsBitmap()RadElement.PaintElementSkin(IGraphics)RadElement.PaintOverride(IGraphics, Rectangle, float, SizeF, bool)RadElement.PaintBackgroundShape(IGraphics)RadElement.PostPaintChildren(IGraphics, Rectangle, float, SizeF)RadElement.PaintChild(RadElement, IGraphics, Rectangle, float, SizeF, bool)RadElement.PaintShadow(RadElement, IGraphics)RadElement.PaintShadowCore(Graphics, Rectangle, RadItem)RadElement.GetShadowRect(ref Rectangle, int)RadElement.PaintFocusCues(IGraphics, Rectangle)RadElement.GetAsBitmap(IGraphics, Brush, float, SizeF)RadElement.GetAsTransformedBitmap(IGraphics, Brush, float, SizeF)RadElement.GetAsTransformedBitmap(Brush, float, SizeF)RadElement.GetAsTransformedBitmap(Rectangle, Brush, float, SizeF)RadElement.GetAsBitmapEx(Color, float, SizeF)RadElement.GetAsBitmapEx(Brush, float, SizeF)RadElement.GetAsBitmap(Brush, float, SizeF)RadElement.IsInVisibleClipBounds(Rectangle)RadElement.SetClipping(Graphics)RadElement.GetClipRect()RadElement.ShouldPaintChild(RadElement)RadElement.GetFocusRect()RadElement.GetCurrentShape()RadElement.GetPaintRectangle(float, float, SizeF)RadElement.GetPatchedRect(RectangleF, float, SizeF)RadElement.GetXPVisualStyle()RadElement.GetVistaVisualStyle()RadElement.InitializeSystemSkinPaint()RadElement.UnitializeSystemSkinPaint()RadElement.GetSystemSkinPaintBounds()RadElement.OnUseSystemSkinChanged(EventArgs)RadElement.ShouldPaintSystemSkin()RadElement.ComposeShouldPaintSystemSkin()RadElement.GetStylablePropertiesFilter()RadElement.ResetStyleSettings(bool)RadElement.ResetStyleSettings(bool, RadProperty)RadElement.ProcessBehaviors(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)RadElement.AddBehavior(PropertyChangeBehavior)RadElement.GetBehaviors()RadElement.RemoveBehavior(PropertyChangeBehavior)RadElement.ClearBehaviors()RadElement.AddRangeBehavior(PropertyChangeBehaviorCollection)RadElement.SetThemeApplied(bool)RadElement.OnStyleChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)RadElement.UnapplyStyle()RadElement.RemoveRangeBehaviors(PropertyChangeBehaviorCollection)RadElement.RemoveBehaviors(PropertyChangeBehavior)RadElement.RemoveRangeRoutedEventBehaviors(RoutedEventBehaviorCollection)RadElement.GetThemeEffectiveType()RadElement.GetChildrenByType(Type)RadElement.GetChildrenByBaseType(Type)RadElement.FindAncestorByThemeEffectiveType(Type)RadElement.FindAncestor<T>()RadElement.IsAncestorOf(RadElement)RadElement.FindDescendant<T>()RadElement.FindDescendant(Predicate<RadElement>)RadElement.FindDescendant(Type)RadElement.EnumDescendants(TreeTraversalMode)RadElement.EnumDescendants(Predicate<RadElement>, TreeTraversalMode)RadElement.EnumDescendants(Filter, TreeTraversalMode)RadElement.GetDescendants(Predicate<RadElement>, TreeTraversalMode)RadElement.GetDescendants(Filter, TreeTraversalMode)RadElement.GetAncestors(Filter)RadElement.GetAncestors(Predicate<RadElement>)RadElement.RaiseRoutedEvent(RadElement, RoutedEventArgs)RadElement.RaiseTunnelEvent(RadElement, RoutedEventArgs)RadElement.RaiseBubbleEvent(RadElement, RoutedEventArgs)RadElement.OnTunnelEvent(RadElement, RoutedEventArgs)RadElement.OnBubbleEvent(RadElement, RoutedEventArgs)RadElement.IsEventInProcess(RaisedRoutedEvent)RadElement.RegisterRoutedEvent(string, Type)RadElement.GetRegisterRoutedEvent(string, Type)RadElement.GetRegisterRoutedEvent(string, string)RadElement.GetRegisterRoutedEvent(string)RadElement.OnChildrenChanged(RadElement, ItemsChangeOperation)RadElement.GetChildren(ChildrenListOptions)RadElement.SendToBack()RadElement.BringToFront()RadElement.IsChildOf(RadElement)RadElement.Focus()RadElement.Focus(bool)RadElement.SetFocusPropertySafe(bool)RadElement.KillFocus()RadElement.OnCLREventsRise(RoutedEventArgs)RadElement.OnMouseMove(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.OnMouseHover(EventArgs)RadElement.OnEnabledChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)RadElement.OnParentEnabledChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)RadElement.OnMouseDown(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.OnLostMouseCapture(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.OnClick(EventArgs)RadElement.OnDoubleClick(EventArgs)RadElement.OnMouseEnter(EventArgs)RadElement.OnMouseLeave(EventArgs)RadElement.PerformClick()RadElement.OnMouseWheel(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.DoMouseWheel(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.DoClick(EventArgs)RadElement.DoDoubleClick(EventArgs)RadElement.IsInputKey(InputKeyEventArgs)RadElement.MouseEventArgsFromControl(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.DoMouseDown(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.DoMouseUp(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.DoMouseMove(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.ShowScreenTip(ScreenTipNeededEventArgs)RadElement.HideScreenTip()RadElement.DoMouseHover(EventArgs)RadElement.OnShowScreenTip(ComponentInputBehavior)RadElement.RaiseClick(EventArgs)RadElement.RaiseDoubleClick(EventArgs)RadElement.RaiseMouseWheel(MouseEventArgs)RadElement.UpdateContainsFocus(bool)RadElement.DoMouseEnter(EventArgs)RadElement.DoMouseLeave(EventArgs)RadElement.GetValue(RadProperty)RadElement.AddStylePropertySetting(IPropertySetting)RadElement.SetValueCore(RadPropertyValue, object, object, ValueSource)RadElement.NotifyChildren(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)RadElement.OnBoundsChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)RadElement.OnLocationChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)RadElement.OnDisplayPropertyChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)RadElement.CanRaisePropertyChangeNotifications(RadPropertyValue)RadElement.IsPropertyCancelable(RadPropertyMetadata)RadElement.OnParentPropertyChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)RadElement.ReplaceDefaultDescriptors(PropertyDescriptorCollection)RadElement.ToString()RadElement.DisposeManagedResources()RadElement.PerformDispose(bool)RadElement.DisposeChildren()RadElement.GetStylableChildrenHierarchy()RadElement.GetStylableChildren()RadElement.GetClientRectangle(SizeF)RadElement.GetBorderThickness(BorderPrimitive)RadElement.DpiScaleChanged(SizeF)RadElement.ElementStateRadElement.DesiredSizeRadElement.IsLayoutSuspendedRadElement.BoundingRectangleRadElement.ControlBoundingRectangleRadElement.BypassLayoutPoliciesRadElement.IsArrangeValidRadElement.IsMeasureValidRadElement.TreeLevelRadElement.TransformRadElement.TotalTransformRadElement.ShouldPaintUsingParentShapeRadElement.UseSystemSkinRadElement.CanHaveOwnStyleRadElement.PropagateStyleToChildrenRadElement.ThemeEffectiveTypeRadElement.ElementTreeRadElement.ChildrenRadElement.ChildrenHierarchyRadElement.ParentRadElement.RoutedEventBehaviorsRadElement.LayoutableChildrenCountRadElement.ContainsFocusRadElement.ShouldHandleMouseInputRadElement.NotifyParentOnMouseInputRadElement.IsAbleToRespondToMouseEventsRadElement.AutoSizeRadElement.BoundsRadElement.LocationRadElement.SizeRadElement.BorderThicknessRadElement.PaddingRadElement.MarginRadElement.AlignmentRadElement.AutoSizeModeRadElement.EnabledRadElement.CanFocusRadElement.IsFocusedRadElement.IsMouseOverRadElement.IsMouseOverElementRadElement.IsMouseDownRadElement.InvalidateChildrenOnChildChangedRadElement.ShouldPaintRadElement.VisibilityRadElement.IsElementVisibleRadElement.NameRadElement.ClassRadElement.ClipDrawingRadElement.ShapeRadElement.MinSizeRadElement.MaxSizeRadElement.ZIndexRadElement.RightToLeftRadElement.UseCompatibleTextRenderingRadElement.BackgroundShapeRadElement.BackgroundShapePaintModeRadElement.ContainsMouseRadElement.CaptureRadElement.ScaleTransformRadElement.AngleTransformRadElement.PositionOffsetRadElement.SerializePropertiesRadElement.SerializeElementRadElement.SerializeChildrenRadElement.RenderingMaxFramerateRadElement.IsThemeAppliedRadElement.ShouldApplyThemeRadElement.UseCenteredAngleTransformRadElement.TagRadElement.StretchHorizontallyRadElement.StretchVerticallyRadElement.ClickModeRadElement.DoubleClickEnabledRadElement.CaptureOnMouseDownRadElement.IsItemHoveredRadElement.StyleRadElement.ToolTipTextRadElement.AutoToolTipRadElement.ScreenTipRadElement.AutoNumberKeyTipRadElement.DpiScaleFactorRadElement.LayoutUpdatedRadElement.MouseHoverRadElement.MouseMoveRadElement.MouseDownRadElement.MouseUpRadElement.ClickRadElement.DoubleClickRadElement.MouseEnterRadElement.MouseWheelRadElement.EnabledChangedRadElement.MouseLeaveRadElement.ChildrenChangedRadElement.LostMouseCaptureRadObject.BindingContextPropertyRadObject.RadTypeRadObject.ClearPropertyStore()RadObject.SuspendPropertyNotifications()RadObject.ResumePropertyNotifications()RadObject.GetPropertyValue(RadProperty)RadObject.SetDefaultValueOverride(RadProperty, object)RadObject.SetValue(RadProperty, object)RadObject.ResetValue(RadProperty)RadObject.ResetLocalValue(RadProperty)RadObject.ResetValue(RadProperty, ValueResetFlags)RadObject.UpdateValue(RadProperty)RadObject.GetValueSource(RadProperty)RadObject.GetRegisteredRadProperty(string)RadObject.UpdateValueCore(RadPropertyValue)RadObject.ResetValueCore(RadPropertyValue, ValueResetFlags)RadObject.GetDefaultValue(RadPropertyValue, object)RadObject.CoerceValue(RadPropertyValue, object)RadObject.ShouldSerializeProperty(RadProperty)RadObject.BindProperty(RadProperty, RadObject, RadProperty, PropertyBindingOptions)RadObject.UnbindProperty(RadProperty)RadObject.GetInheritedValue(RadProperty)RadObject.OnNotifyPropertyChanged(string)RadObject.OnNotifyPropertyChanged(PropertyChangedEventArgs)RadObject.OnShouldSerializeProperty(ShouldSerializePropertyEventArgs)RadObject.PropertyValuesRadObject.PropertyFilterRadObject.RadObjectTypeRadObject.BindingContextRadObject.PropertyChangedRadObject.RadPropertyChangedRadObject.RadPropertyChangingDisposableObject.GetBitState(long)DisposableObject.SetBitState(long, bool)DisposableObject.OnBitStateChanged(long, bool, bool)DisposableObject.Dispose()DisposableObject.Dispose(bool)DisposableObject.DisposeUnmanagedResources()DisposableObject.BitStateDisposableObject.EventsDisposableObject.IsDisposingDisposableObject.IsDisposedDisposableObject.DisposedDisposableObject.Disposing...

Constructors

C#
public FocusPrimitive(BorderPrimitive border)
Parameters:borderBorderPrimitive

Fields

C#
public static readonly RadProperty BorderBoxStyleProperty
C#
public static RadProperty ForeColor2Property
C#
public static RadProperty ForeColor3Property
C#
public static RadProperty ForeColor4Property
C#
public static RadProperty GradientAngleProperty
C#
public static RadProperty GradientStyleProperty
C#
public static RadProperty InnerColor2Property
C#
public static RadProperty InnerColor3Property
C#
public static RadProperty InnerColor4Property
C#
public static RadProperty InnerColorProperty

Properties

Gets or sets the border box style for the focus indicator.

C#
public BorderBoxStyle BoxStyle { get; set; }
Property Value:

A BorderBoxStyle value that determines how the focus border is rendered.

The box style affects how the focus border appears, including whether it's a single border, four separate borders, or outer and inner borders for enhanced visibility.

Gets or sets a value indicating the way element will fill its available size when parent element is calculating element size and location.

C#
public override RadFitToSizeMode FitToSizeMode { get; set; }

Overrides: RadElement.FitToSizeMode

Gets or sets color used by radial, glass, office glass, gel, and vista gradients. This is one of the colors that are used in the gradient effect.

C#
[TypeConverter(typeof(RadColorEditorConverter))]
public virtual Color ForeColor2 { get; set; }

Gets or sets color used by radial, glass, office glass, and vista gradients. This is one of the colors that are used in the gradient effect.

C#
[TypeConverter(typeof(RadColorEditorConverter))]
public virtual Color ForeColor3 { get; set; }

Gets or sets color used by radial, glass, office glass, and vista gradients. This is one of the colors that are used in the gradient effect.

C#
[TypeConverter(typeof(RadColorEditorConverter))]
public virtual Color ForeColor4 { get; set; }

Gets or sets gradient angle for linear gradient measured in degrees.

C#
public float GradientAngle { get; set; }

Gets or sets gradient style. Possible styles are solid, linear, radial, glass, office glass, gel, and vista.

C#
public GradientStyles GradientStyle { get; set; }

Gets or sets color used by radial, glass, office glass, gel, and vista gradients. This is one of the colors that are used in the gradient effect.

C#
[TypeConverter(typeof(RadColorEditorConverter))]
public virtual Color InnerColor { get; set; }

Gets or sets color used by radial, glass, office glass, gel, and vista gradients. This is one of the colors that are used in the gradient effect.

C#
[TypeConverter(typeof(RadColorEditorConverter))]
public virtual Color InnerColor2 { get; set; }

Gets or sets color used by radial, glass, office glass, gel, and vista gradients. This is one of the colors that are used in the gradient effect.

C#
[TypeConverter(typeof(RadColorEditorConverter))]
public virtual Color InnerColor3 { get; set; }

Gets or sets color used by radial, glass, office glass, gel, and vista gradients. This is one of the colors that are used in the gradient effect.

C#
[TypeConverter(typeof(RadColorEditorConverter))]
public virtual Color InnerColor4 { get; set; }

Methods

Initializes member fields to their default values. This method is called prior the CreateChildItems one and allows for initialization of members on which child elements depend.

C#
protected override void InitializeFields()

Overrides: BasePrimitive.InitializeFields()

When overridden in a derived class, performs the actual painting of the primitive.

C#
public override void PaintPrimitive(IGraphics graphics, float angle, SizeF scale)
Parameters:graphicsIGraphics

The IGraphics object used for painting operations.

anglefloat

The rotation angle in degrees to apply during painting.

scaleSizeF

The scaling factor to apply during painting.

Overrides: BasePrimitive.PaintPrimitive(IGraphics, float, SizeF)

This is the core method that derived primitive classes must override to implement their specific rendering logic. The base implementation is empty and should be overridden.