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Control.Padding Property

.NET Framework 4.5

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Gets or sets the padding inside a control.

Namespace: System.Windows.Controls
Assembly: PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation, http://schemas.microsoft.com/netfx/2007/xaml/presentation

Syntax

C++

[BindableAttribute(true)]
public Thickness Padding { get; set; }

XAML Property Element Usage

<object>
  <object.Padding>
    <Thickness .../>
  </object.Padding>
</object>

XAML Attribute Usage

<object Padding="Thickness" .../>

Property Value

Type: System.Windows.Thickness
The amount of space between the content of a Control and its Margin or Border. The default is a thickness of 0 on all four sides.

Dependency Property Information

Identifier field	PaddingProperty
Metadata properties set to true	AffectsParentMeasure

Remarks

Padding is specified in the order Left, Top, Right, and Bottom. For more information, see Thickness and Alignment, Margins, and Padding Overview.

This property only affects a control whose template uses the Padding property as a parameter. On other controls, this property has no impact.

Examples

The following example shows how to set the padding property of a control.

XAML


<Button Name="btn11" Padding = "5" 
        Click="ChangePadding" TabIndex="1">
  Padding
</Button>


void ChangePadding(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    if (btn11.Padding.Left == 5.0)
    {
        btn11.Padding = new Thickness(2.0);
        btn11.Content = "Control Padding changes from 5 to 2.";

    }
    else
    {
        btn11.Padding = new Thickness(5.0);
        btn11.Content = "Padding";
    }
}

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Windows Server 8 Beta, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

Reference

Control Class

System.Windows.Controls Namespace

Other Resources

Control Library

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