FrameworkElement.BringIntoView Method (System.Windows)

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FrameworkElement.BringIntoView Method

Attempts to bring this element into view, within any scrollable regions it is contained within.

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

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Sub BringIntoView
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As FrameworkElement

instance.BringIntoView()
C#
public void BringIntoView()
Visual C++
public:
void BringIntoView()
JScript
public function BringIntoView()
XAML
You cannot use methods in XAML.
Remarks

By calling this method, you raise a RequestBringIntoView event that originates from the current element. This event is raised so that it can be handled by a ScrollViewer, or a derived or similar class. The expected behavior is that the event is handled by the parent element, marked handled in the event data, and the source of the event is brought into view through the logic embedded in the ScrollViewer control. Neither the RequestBringIntoView event nor the BringIntoView method transmit any information about success or failure, other than that the event is typically marked handled on success. Reasons for failure can include the element settings, such as Visibility being some value other than Visible.

If you use the signature that does not specify a targetRectangle, then the entire element size (its RenderSize) will be made visible.

By calling this method, you potentially will call MakeVisible on any parent scrollable area that contains the element. If this element is not contained in a scrollable area, the RequestBringIntoView event is still raised, but there will be no effect because there are no event listeners.

Examples

The following example implements a handler for an application navigation event that responds whenever the uniform resource identifier (URI) being navigated to includes a fragment. The fragment is named in the URI following the hash sign (#), and the implemented behavior causes the element to scroll into view within the frame. BringIntoView and RequestBringIntoView request that scrolling behavior in the example.

Visual Basic
Private Sub browserFrame_FragmentNavigation(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As FragmentNavigationEventArgs)
    Dim element As FrameworkElement = TryCast(LogicalTreeHelper.FindLogicalNode(DirectCast(DirectCast(e.Navigator, ContentControl).Content, DependencyObject), e.Fragment), FrameworkElement)
    If (element Is Nothing) Then
        ' Redirect to error page
        ' Note - You can't navigate from within a FragmentNavigation event handler,
        '        hence creation of an async dispatcher work item
        Dim callback As New DispatcherOperationCallback(AddressOf Me.FragmentNotFoundNavigationRedirect)
        Me.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(DispatcherPriority.Normal, callback, Nothing)
    End If
    e.Handled = True
End Sub

Function FragmentNotFoundNavigationRedirect(ByVal unused As Object) As Object
    Me.browserFrame.Navigate(New Uri("FragmentNotFoundPage.xaml", UriKind.Relative))
    Return Nothing
End Function



C#
void browserFrame_FragmentNavigation(object sender, FragmentNavigationEventArgs e)
{
    object content = ((ContentControl)e.Navigator).Content;
    FrameworkElement fragmentElement = LogicalTreeHelper.FindLogicalNode((DependencyObject)content, e.Fragment) as FrameworkElement;
    if (fragmentElement == null)
    {
        // Redirect to error page
        // Note - You can't navigate from within a FragmentNavigation event handler,
        //        hence creation of an async dispatcher work item
        this.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(
            DispatcherPriority.Send,
            (DispatcherOperationCallback) delegate(object unused) 
            {
                this.browserFrame.Navigate(new Uri("FragmentNotFoundPage.xaml", UriKind.Relative));
                return null;
            },
            null);
        e.Handled = true;
    }
}


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
See Also

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