Grid.GetRow Method (System.Windows.Controls)

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Grid.GetRow Method

Gets the value of the Grid.Row attached property from the specified FrameworkElement.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Shared Function GetRow ( _
	element As FrameworkElement _
) As Integer

public static int GetRow(
	FrameworkElement element
)

Parameters

element: Type: System.Windows.FrameworkElement
The element from which to read the property value.

Return Value

Type: System.Int32
The value of the Grid.Row attached property.

Remarks

Call GetRow to determine which column an element is placed in for layout.

Examples

The following example shows how to get the row of the element that raised an event.

Run this sample

XAML


<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="White" ShowGridLines="True" >
    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
        <ColumnDefinition />
        <ColumnDefinition />
    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <RowDefinition />
        <RowDefinition />  
    </Grid.RowDefinitions>

    <Rectangle Fill="White" Height="100" Width="100" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" MouseEnter="r1_MouseEnter"/>
    <Rectangle Fill="Yellow" Height="100" Width="100" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" MouseEnter="r1_MouseEnter" />
    <Rectangle Fill="Blue" Height="100" Width="100" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" MouseEnter="r1_MouseEnter" />
    <Rectangle Fill="Green" Height="100" Width="100" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" MouseEnter="r1_MouseEnter"/>
    <StackPanel >
        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" >
        <TextBlock Text="Row = " />
        <TextBlock x:Name="txtRow"  />
    </StackPanel>
    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" >
        <TextBlock Text="Column = " />
        <TextBlock x:Name="txtCol"  />
    </StackPanel>
        </StackPanel>
</Grid>


private void r1_MouseEnter(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
    Rectangle r = (Rectangle)sender;
    int row = Grid.GetRow(r);
    int col = Grid.GetColumn(r);

    txtRow.Text = row.ToString();
    txtCol.Text = col.ToString();

}

The preceding example produces output that is similar to the following illustration.

Shows the row and column of the selected grid cell

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Reference

Grid Class

System.Windows.Controls Namespace

SetRow

GetColumn

Column

Other Resources

Attached Properties Overview