VB.NET: changing the opacity of the background

Question

I have a VB.NET form with a red background and white text. I want to change the opacity of the background (not the text) to 50%; How can i do this?

Answer 1

Use the Form.Opacity property.

Excerpt from the MSDN link:

 Dim instance As Form Dim value As Double value = instance.Opacity instance.Opacity = value