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Type

long for Visual C++ 

enumSpecEffects for Visual Basic

 

 

Syntax

object.SpecialEffect  [=enumSpecEffects]

 

 

Remarks

The special effect applied to the button surface. 

Supported values are the following: 

Mnemonic constant	Value	Meaning
SPECIAL_EFFECT_NONE	0 (default)	No special effect applied.
SPECIAL_EFFECT_RAISED	1	A raised special effect is applied to the button surface.
SPECIAL_EFFECT_SUNKEN	2	A sunken special effect is applied to the button surface.
SPECIAL_EFFECT_SUNKEN_SIMPLE	3	A simpler sunken special effect is applied to the button surface.

 

NOTE: if you have set a special effect, it's possible to define different colors for the internal and external portions of the button as seen on the image below: 

 

 

 

For further details about colors change, see the How to change the button colors section. 

The amount of this effect can be modified through the SpecialEffectFactor property.