{{DISPLAYTITLE:_BLEND}}
The [[_BLEND]] statement turns on 32 bit alpha blending for an image or screen mode and is on by default.


{{PageSyntax}}
: [[_BLEND]] [{{Parameter|imageHandle&amp;}}]

===Parameters===
* {{Parameter|imageHandle&amp;}} refers to an image in memory. If not specified, the current destination page (See [[_DEST]]) is affected.


{{PageDescription}}
* Alpha blending is on by default when loading a .PNG image to a 32-bit surface.
* Normally it is used to turn blending on after a previous [[_DONTBLEND]] call.
* [[_BLEND]] can only be used on 32-bit surfaces, otherwise it will produce the error [[ERROR Codes|Illegal Function Call]].
* '''Note: [[_DONTBLEND]] is faster than the default [[_BLEND]] unless you really need to use it in 32 bit.'''
* '''32 bit screen surface backgrounds (black) have zero [[_ALPHA]] so that they are transparent when placed over other surfaces.'''


{{PageExamples}}
''Example:''
{{CodeStart}}
{{Cl|SCREEN (statement)|SCREEN}} {{Cl|_NEWIMAGE}}(640, 480, 32)

'{{Cl|CLS}} , {{Cl|_RGB}}(128, 128, 128) 'change background color for other results

{{Cl|_DONTBLEND}}

bg&amp; = {{Cl|POINT}}(0, 0)
{{Cl|PRINT}} {{Cl|_RED}}(bg&amp;), {{Cl|_GREEN}}(bg&amp;), {{Cl|_BLUE}}(bg&amp;), {{Cl|_ALPHA}}(bg&amp;)

{{Cl|LINE}} (100, 100)-(200, 200), {{Cl|_RGBA32}}(255, 128, 0, 128), BF

{{Cl|LINE}} (440, 100)-(540, 200), {{Cl|_RGBA32}}(0, 0, 255, 64), BF

K$ = {{Cl|INPUT$}}(1)

{{Cl|_BLEND}}

{{Cl|LINE}} (270, 300)-(370, 400), {{Cl|_RGBA32}}(255, 128, 0, 128), BF
m&amp; = {{Cl|POINT}}(303, 302)
{{Cl|PRINT}} {{Cl|_RED}}(m&amp;), {{Cl|_GREEN}}(m&amp;), {{Cl|_BLUE}}(m&amp;), {{Cl|_ALPHA}}(m&amp;)
K$ = {{Cl|INPUT$}}(1)

{{Cl|LINE}} (270, 300)-(370, 400), {{Cl|_RGBA32}}(0, 0, 255, 64), BF
m&amp; = {{Cl|POINT}}(303, 302)
{{Cl|PRINT}} {{Cl|_RED}}(m&amp;), {{Cl|_GREEN}}(m&amp;), {{Cl|_BLUE}}(m&amp;), {{Cl|_ALPHA}}(m&amp;)
{{CodeEnd}}


&lt;table class=MsoTableGrid border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0

 style='border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;

 mso-yfti-tbllook:480;mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-border-insideh:

 .5pt solid windowtext;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid windowtext'>

 &lt;tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'>

  &lt;td width=118 valign=top style='width:88.55pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;

  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;background:#FF8000;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>

  &lt;p class=MsoNormal>&lt;span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";

  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span>&lt;/p>

  &lt;/td>

  &lt;td width=181 valign=top style='width:136.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;

  border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:

  solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>

  &lt;p class=MsoNormal>&lt;span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";

  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>_RGBA(255,128,0,128)&lt;/span>&lt;/p>

  &lt;p class=MsoNormal>&lt;span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";

  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>   onto&lt;/span>&lt;/p>

  &lt;p class=MsoNormal>&lt;span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";

  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>     _RGBA(0,0,255,64)&lt;/span>&lt;/p>

  &lt;/td>

  &lt;td width=120 valign=top style='width:90.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;

  border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:

  solid windowtext .5pt;background:blue;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>

  &lt;p class=MsoNormal>&lt;span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";

  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span>&lt;/p>

  &lt;/td>

  &lt;td width=180 valign=top style='width:135.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;

  border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:

  solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>

  &lt;p class=MsoNormal>&lt;span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";

  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>results in&lt;/span>&lt;/p>

  &lt;p class=MsoNormal>&lt;span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";

  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>  _RGBA(95,48,64,128)&lt;/span>&lt;/p>

  &lt;/td>

  &lt;td width=120 valign=top style='width:90.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;

  border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:

  solid windowtext .5pt;background:#603080;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>

  &lt;p class=MsoNormal>&lt;span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";

  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span>&lt;/p>

  &lt;/td>

 &lt;/tr>

&lt;/table>


{{PageSeeAlso}}
* [[_DONTBLEND]], [[_BLEND (function)]]
* [[Images]]


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