How To Make Fade Effect In VB.NET

fade in / out , fade in when your app starts and fade out when your app getting closed .

you just need to add these codes , fade in for form_load and fade out for form_closing.

Public Class Form1
    Private Sub Form1_FormClosing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.FormClosingEventArgs) Handles Me.FormClosing
        For FadeOut = 90 To 10 Step -10
            Me.Opacity = FadeOut / 100
            Me.Refresh()
            Threading.Thread.Sleep(50)
        Next
    End Sub
    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        For FadeIn = 0.0 To 1.1 Step 0.1
            Me.Opacity = FadeIn
            Me.Refresh()
            Threading.Thread.Sleep(100)
        Next
    End Sub
End Class

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