Fill the outside of a rectangle

Question

I would like to draw a rectangle in WPF (by code) and to fill the outside of it.

Here is an example :

The outside of the rectangle is grey (with low opacity), and the fill of the rectangle is trasparent.

Answer 1

You may also overlay your image with a semi-transparent Path element that uses a CombinedGeometry which combines one very large outer rectangle with an inner rectangle:

<Grid>
    <Image Name="image" Source="C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Pictures\Koala.jpg"/>
    <Path Fill="#AAFFFFFF">
        <Path.Data>
            <CombinedGeometry GeometryCombineMode="Xor">
                <CombinedGeometry.Geometry1>
                    <RectangleGeometry Rect="0,0,10000,10000"/>
                </CombinedGeometry.Geometry1>
                <CombinedGeometry.Geometry2>
                    <RectangleGeometry x:Name="transparentRect" Rect="150,100,200,100"/>
                </CombinedGeometry.Geometry2>
            </CombinedGeometry>
        </Path.Data>
    </Path>
</Grid>

You would now programatically adjust the Rect property of the transparentRect member as needed.