GRADIENTBRUSH

typedef  struct  _GRADIENTBRUSH 
{ 
   L_COLORREF  crStartColor; 
   L_COLORREF  crEndColor; 
   L_INT  uGradientSteps; 
   GRADIENTBRUSHSTYLE  GradientStyle; 
}GRADIENTBRUSH,  *pGRADIENTBRUSH;

The GRADIENTBRUSH structure contains information used to fill a closed area with a gradient of colors, using a specific style.

Member	Description
crStartColor	COLORREF value that specifies the starting color
crEndColor	COLORREF value that specifies the ending color
uGradientSteps	Number of gradient color steps. Valid values are from 2 to 256
GradientStyle	Gradient style.