Is there any workaround to apply more then one Effect on one UIElement in WPF?

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Is there any workaround to apply more then one Effect on one UIElement in WPF? e.g.

<Button Content="Blurred (Radius=2)">
    <Button.Effect>
        <BlurEffect Radius="2"></BlurEffect>
    </Button.Effect>
</Button>

Thanks in advance.

Following code explain, what do i mean. Unfortunately WPF allows us to use just one Effect at a time. I am asking for workaround for this problem. I have one in mind but want to see what people are using. May be my one is not so good. — Saghar, Jun 23 '10 at 14:25

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 06 '13 at 22:18

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You can wrap the UIElement in, say, a Border, and apply the additional effect to the Border.

  <Border>
    <Border.Effect>
        <DropShadowEffect/>
     </Border.Effect>
     <Button Content="Blurred (Radius=2)">
       <Button.Effect>
         <BlurEffect Radius="2"></BlurEffect>
       </Button.Effect>
      </Button>
  </Border>

edited Sep 06 '13 at 22:18

Dave Clemmer

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answered Jun 23 '10 at 14:34

Samuel Jack

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Thanks Samuel. Its saved my time and lot of problems. – Saghar Jun 23 '10 at 15:58

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 23 '10 at 14:33

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Perhaps you might be interested in the BitmapEffectGroup:

 <Button Content="Blurred (Radius=2)">
     <Button.Effect>
         <BitmapEffectGroup>
             <BlurEffect Radius="2"></BlurEffect>
         </BitmapEffectGroup>
     </Button.Effect>
 </Button>

answered Jun 23 '10 at 14:33

Arcturus

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BitmapEffects are obsolete as from WPF 3.5 – Samuel Jack Jun 23 '10 at 14:34
Check the answer of Samuel. Its the alternative and not obsolete. But Thanks for ur help. – Saghar Jun 23 '10 at 15:59

Is there any workaround to apply more then one Effect on one UIElement in WPF?

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