Text Element
Draws text.
Syntax
<Text
Alpha="float"
AnimationsEnabled="{true | false}"
BackColor="Color"
CenterPointOffset="Vector3"
CenterPointPercent="Vector3"
Color="Color"
ColorFilter="Color"
Content="string"
DebugOutline="Color"
FadeSize="float"
FocusOrder="int"
Font="Font element"
HorizontalAlignment="{Center | Far | Near}"
Layout="{Anchor | Center | Dock | Fill | Form | Grid | HorizontalFlow | Rotate | Scale | VerticalFlow}"
LayoutInput="LayoutInput"
Margins="Inset"
MaximumLines="int"
MaximumSize="Size"
MinimumSize="Size"
MouseInteractive="{true | false}"
Name="string"
Navigation="NavigationPolicies enumeration"
Padding="Inset"
Rotation="Rotation"
Scale="Vector3"
TouchInteractive="{true | false}"
Visible="{true | false}"
WordWrap="{true | false}"
>
<Animations />
<Children />
<Layout />
<LayoutInput />
</Text>
Attributes
Alpha
Specifies the opacity value for the view item. This value must be between 0.0 and 1.0.
AnimationsEnabled
Specifies whether animations are enabled for the view item and child elements.
Animations
Contains a list of elements that describe an animation. Possible elements are:
BackColor
Indicates the backgrond Color of the text.
CenterPointOffset
Specifies a center point adjustment based on a pixel-offset value when applying a scale or rotation to the view item. This value is applied after the CenterPointPercent value has been applied if both are provided. Use the inline construction for the Vector3 structure.
CenterPointPercent
Specifies a center point adjustment based on a percentage value when applying a scale or rotation to the view item. This value must be between 0 and 1, where a value of 1 equals 100%. Use the inline construction for the Vector3 structure.
Children
Specifies the child elements for a view item. Possible child elements are:
Text
Color
Indicates the foreground Color of the text.
ColorFilter
Indicates the Color filter to apply on top of the color of the view item.
Content
Contains the text content. Rich Text Format (RTF) support is limited to multi-line formatted text.
DebugOutline
Enables and sets the Color of the debugging outline of the view item.
FadeSize
Indicates the size of the text ellipses fade, in pixels.
FocusOrder
Specifies relative priorities to sibling view items within the container for determining which item has default focus when entering a UI. Values can range from 0 (the highest priority) to Int32.MaxValue (the lowest priority and the default).
Font
Specifies the text Font. Use the inline construction for this element.
HorizontalAlignment
Specifies horizontal text alignment, which must be a member of the HorizontalAlignment enumeration.
Layout
Specifies the current layout associated with this view item. You can use the inline construction or expanded syntax with the following child elements that define a layout:
LayoutInput
Specifies the layout input for use by parent layouts. You can use the inline construction to specify a reference to a layout element, or use expanded syntax with the following child elements that define input:
Margins
An Inset structure that specifies extra spacing around the view item.
MaximumLines
Specifies the maximum number of visible lines.
MaximumSize
Specifies the maximum Size, in pixels. If a maximum size is not specified or the maximum size is set to zero, the size will not be restricted.
MinimumSize
Specifies the minimum Size, in pixels. If a maximum size is not specified or the maximum size is set to zero, the size will not be restricted.
MouseInteractive
Determines whether the view item can receive and react to mouse input.
Name
Identifies this element.
Navigation
Specifies how the view item should behave during directional navigation. This value must be a member of the NavigationPolicies enumeration.
Padding
An Inset structure that specifies the extra spacing, in pixels, between the view item and its child elements.
Rotation
Applies a Rotation to the view item. Use the inline construction for this element.
Scale
A Vector3 structure that applies a scaling factor to the view item. Use the inline construction for this element.
TouchInteractive
Determines whether the view item can receive and react to touch input.
Visible
Indicates whether the view item is visible.
WordWrap
Specifies whether word wrapping is enabled.
Public Instance Methods
| Method | Description |
| AttachAnimation | Dynamically adds an animation. |
| DetachAnimation | Dynamically removes an animation from the view item. |
| ForceContentChange | Manually forces a content change for animations. |
| NavigateInto | Requests navigation into the view item to send focus to the view item or one of its children. |
Requirements
Platform: Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Home Premium, and later
See Also