FrameworkElement.ActualWidth Property (System.Windows)

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.NET Framework Class Library

FrameworkElement..::.ActualWidth Property

Gets the rendered width of this element. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: System.Windows
Assembly: PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public ReadOnly Property ActualWidth As Double

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As FrameworkElement
Dim value As Double

value = instance.ActualWidth

public double ActualWidth { get; }

Visual C++

public:
property double ActualWidth {
    double get ();
}

JScript

public function get ActualWidth () : double

XAML

You cannot set this property in XAML.

Property Value

Type: System..::.Double
The element's width, as a value in device-independent units (1/96th inch per unit). The default value is 0 (zero).

Dependency Property Information

Identifier field	ActualWidthProperty
Metadata properties set to true	None

Remarks

This property is a calculated value based on other width inputs, and the layout system. The value is set by the layout system itself, based on an actual rendering pass, and may therefore lag slightly behind the set value of properties such as Width that are the basis of the input change.

Because ActualWidth is a calculated value, you should be aware that there could be multiple or incremental reported changes to it as a result of various operations by the layout system. The layout system may be calculating required measure space for child elements, constraints by the parent element, and so on.

Although you cannot set this property from XAML, you can base a Trigger upon its value in a style.

Examples

The following example displays various width properties.

Visual Basic

Private Sub changeWidth(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As SelectionChangedEventArgs)
    Dim li As ListBoxItem = CType(CType(sender, ListBox).SelectedItem, ListBoxItem)
    Dim sz1 As Double = Double.Parse(li.Content.ToString())
    rect1.Width = sz1
    rect1.UpdateLayout()
    txt1.Text = "ActualWidth is set to " + rect1.ActualWidth.ToString
    txt2.Text = "Width is set to " + rect1.Width.ToString
    txt3.Text = "MinWidth is set to " + rect1.MinWidth.ToString
    txt4.Text = "MaxWidth is set to " + rect1.MaxWidth.ToString
End Sub
Private Sub changeMinWidth(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As SelectionChangedEventArgs)

    Dim li As ListBoxItem = CType(CType(sender, ListBox).SelectedItem, ListBoxItem)
    Dim sz1 As Double = Double.Parse(li.Content.ToString())
    rect1.MinWidth = sz1
    rect1.UpdateLayout()
    txt1.Text = "ActualWidth is set to " + rect1.ActualWidth.ToString
    txt2.Text = "Width is set to " + rect1.Width.ToString
    txt3.Text = "MinWidth is set to " + rect1.MinWidth.ToString
    txt4.Text = "MaxWidth is set to " + rect1.MaxWidth.ToString
End Sub
Private Sub changeMaxWidth(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As SelectionChangedEventArgs)

    Dim li As ListBoxItem = CType(CType(sender, ListBox).SelectedItem, ListBoxItem)
    Dim sz1 As Double = Double.Parse(li.Content.ToString())
    rect1.MaxWidth = sz1
    rect1.UpdateLayout()
    txt1.Text = "ActualWidth is set to " + rect1.ActualWidth.ToString
    txt2.Text = "Width is set to " + rect1.Width.ToString
    txt3.Text = "MinWidth is set to " + rect1.MinWidth.ToString
    txt4.Text = "MaxWidth is set to " + rect1.MaxWidth.ToString
End Sub

private void changeWidth(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs args)
{
    ListBoxItem li = ((sender as ListBox).SelectedItem as ListBoxItem);
    Double sz1 = Double.Parse(li.Content.ToString());
    rect1.Width = sz1;
    rect1.UpdateLayout();
    txt1.Text = "ActualWidth is set to " + rect1.ActualWidth;
    txt2.Text = "Width is set to " + rect1.Width;
    txt3.Text = "MinWidth is set to " + rect1.MinWidth;
    txt4.Text = "MaxWidth is set to " + rect1.MaxWidth;
}
private void changeMinWidth(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs args)
{
    ListBoxItem li = ((sender as ListBox).SelectedItem as ListBoxItem);
    Double sz1 = Double.Parse(li.Content.ToString());
    rect1.MinWidth = sz1;
    rect1.UpdateLayout();
    txt1.Text = "ActualWidth is set to " + rect1.ActualWidth;
    txt2.Text = "Width is set to " + rect1.Width;
    txt3.Text = "MinWidth is set to " + rect1.MinWidth;
    txt4.Text = "MaxWidth is set to " + rect1.MaxWidth;
}
private void changeMaxWidth(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs args)
{
    ListBoxItem li = ((sender as ListBox).SelectedItem as ListBoxItem);
    Double sz1 = Double.Parse(li.Content.ToString());
    rect1.MaxWidth = sz1;
    rect1.UpdateLayout();
    txt1.Text = "ActualWidth is set to " + rect1.ActualWidth;
    txt2.Text = "Width is set to " + rect1.Width;
    txt3.Text = "MinWidth is set to " + rect1.MinWidth;
    txt4.Text = "MaxWidth is set to " + rect1.MaxWidth;
}

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0

Reference

FrameworkElement Class

FrameworkElement Members

System.Windows Namespace

Other Resources

Read-Only Dependency Properties