[RESOLVED] Gradient PictureBox not displaying

Hello.

I've got all the code figured out to make a picture box appear with a gradient inside of it. My problem is that the gradient doesn't appear in the picture box when the form loads, paints, or when the picture box is painted. I can only make the gradient appear if i click the picture box after the form appears.

Code:

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    Dim xFormTopColour As Color = Color.Black
    Dim xFormBottomColour As Color = Color.DarkOrchid

    Private Sub frmTestGradientBars3_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Call GradientPictureBox(xFormTopColour, xFormBottomColour, picSample)
    End Sub

    Private Sub frmTestGradientBars3_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles Me.Paint
        Call GradientPictureBox(xFormTopColour, xFormBottomColour, picSample)
    End Sub

    Private Sub picSample_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles picSample.Paint
        Call GradientPictureBox(xFormTopColour, xFormBottomColour, picSample)
    End Sub

    Private Sub picSample_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles picSample.Click
        Call GradientPictureBox(xFormTopColour, xFormBottomColour, picSample)
    End Sub

    Public Sub GradientPictureBox(ByVal xTopColour As Color, ByVal xBottomColour As Color, ByRef picBox As PictureBox)
        Dim xDirection As Drawing2D.LinearGradientMode = Drawing2D.LinearGradientMode.Vertical  'One of the four directions of the fade
        Dim xBrush As New Drawing2D.LinearGradientBrush(picBox.DisplayRectangle, xTopColour, xBottomColour, xDirection)
        Dim xGraphics As Graphics = picBox.CreateGraphics()
        xGraphics.FillRectangle(xBrush, picBox.DisplayRectangle)
        xBrush.Dispose()
        xGraphics.Dispose()
    End Sub

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So what am i doing wrong? It seems like there's a secret step that i'm missing.
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Transfer lines 1, 2, 4 and 5 from your GradientPictureBox sub to your picSample Paint event sub, and replace xGraphics by e.Graphics. Then you can get rid of GradientPictureBox and all the other subs. BB

Interesting. So i was just using the wrong object. That certainly solved it.

I streamlined it so that now i can re-use the function on other forms.

Code:

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    Dim xFormTopColour As Color = Color.Black
    Dim xFormBottomColour As Color = Color.DarkOrchid

    Private Sub picSample_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles picSample.Paint
        Call GradientPictureBox(xFormTopColour, xFormBottomColour, picSample, e)
    End Sub

    Public Sub GradientPictureBox(ByVal xTopColour As Color, ByVal xBottomColour As Color, ByRef picBox As PictureBox, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs)
        Dim xDirection As Drawing2D.LinearGradientMode = Drawing2D.LinearGradientMode.Vertical  'One of the four directions of the fade
        Dim xBrush As New Drawing2D.LinearGradientBrush(picBox.DisplayRectangle, xTopColour, xBottomColour, xDirection)
        e.Graphics.FillRectangle(xBrush, picBox.DisplayRectangle)
        xBrush.Dispose()
    End Sub

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Thanks for the tip!