<local:CenterBorderGapMaskConverter x:Key="CenterBorderGapMaskConverter"/>

Height="450" Width="800"

class CenterBorderGapMaskConverter : IMultiValueConverter

{
// Methods
public object Convert(object[] values, Type targetType, object parameter,
CultureInfo culture)
{
Type type = typeof(double);
if (values == null
|| values.Length != 3
|| values[0] == null
|| values[1] == null
|| values[2] == null
|| !type.IsAssignableFrom(values[0].GetType())
|| !type.IsAssignableFrom(values[1].GetType())
|| !type.IsAssignableFrom(values[2].GetType()))
{
return DependencyProperty.UnsetValue;
}

double pixels = (double)values[0];

double width = (double)values[1];
double height = (double)values[2];
if ((width == 0.0) || (height == 0.0))
{
return null;
}
Grid visual = new Grid();
visual.Width = width;
visual.Height = height;
ColumnDefinition colDefinition1 = new ColumnDefinition();
ColumnDefinition colDefinition2 = new ColumnDefinition();
ColumnDefinition colDefinition3 = new ColumnDefinition();
colDefinition1.Width = new GridLength(1.0, GridUnitType.Star);
colDefinition2.Width = new GridLength(pixels);
colDefinition3.Width = new GridLength(1.0, GridUnitType.Star);
visual.ColumnDefinitions.Add(colDefinition1);
visual.ColumnDefinitions.Add(colDefinition2);
visual.ColumnDefinitions.Add(colDefinition3);
RowDefinition rowDefinition1 = new RowDefinition();
RowDefinition rowDefinition2 = new RowDefinition();
rowDefinition1.Height = new GridLength(height / 2.0);
rowDefinition2.Height = new GridLength(1.0, GridUnitType.Star);
visual.RowDefinitions.Add(rowDefinition1);
visual.RowDefinitions.Add(rowDefinition2);
Rectangle rectangle1 = new Rectangle();
Rectangle rectangle2 = new Rectangle();
Rectangle rectangle3 = new Rectangle();
rectangle1.Fill = Brushes.Black;
rectangle2.Fill = Brushes.Black;
rectangle3.Fill = Brushes.Black;
Grid.SetRowSpan(rectangle1, 2);
Grid.SetRow(rectangle1, 0);
Grid.SetColumn(rectangle1, 0);
Grid.SetRow(rectangle2, 1);
 Grid.SetColumn(rectangle2, 1);
Grid.SetRowSpan(rectangle3, 2);
Grid.SetRow(rectangle3, 0);
Grid.SetColumn(rectangle3, 2);
visual.Children.Add(rectangle1);
visual.Children.Add(rectangle2);
visual.Children.Add(rectangle3);
return new VisualBrush(visual);
}

public object[] ConvertBack(object value, Type[] targetTypes, object parameter,

CultureInfo culture)
{
return new object[] { Binding.DoNothing };
}
}