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Border.Padding Property

.NET Framework 4

Gets or sets a Thickness value that describes the amount of space between a Border and its child element.

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

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public Thickness Padding { get; set; }

XAML Property Element Usage

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

XAML Attribute Usage

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

Property Value

Type: System.Windows.Thickness
The Thickness that describes the amount of space between a Border and its single child element. This property has no default value.

Dependency Property Information

Identifier field	PaddingProperty
Metadata properties set to true	AffectsMeasure , AffectsRender

Examples

The following example shows how to set the value of this property.

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myBorder1 = new Border();
myBorder1.BorderBrush = Brushes.SlateBlue;
myBorder1.BorderThickness = new Thickness(5, 10, 15, 20);
myBorder1.Background = Brushes.AliceBlue;
myBorder1.Padding = new Thickness(5);
myBorder1.CornerRadius = new CornerRadius(15);

XAML

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<Border BorderBrush="SlateBlue" BorderThickness="5,10,15,20" Background="AliceBlue" Padding="5" CornerRadius="15">

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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

Reference

Border Class

System.Windows.Controls Namespace

Other Resources

Alignment, Margins, and Padding Overview

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