StretchDirection Enumeration (System.Windows.Controls)

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StretchDirection Enumeration

Describes how scaling applies to content and restricts scaling to named axis types.

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

Visual Basic
Public Enumeration StretchDirection
C#
public enum StretchDirection
Visual C++
public enum class StretchDirection
F#
type StretchDirection
XAML Attribute Usage
<object property="enumerationMemberName" .../>
Members

Member name Description
UpOnly The content scales upward only when it is smaller than the parent. If the content is larger, no scaling downward is performed.
DownOnly The content scales downward only when it is larger than the parent. If the content is smaller, no scaling upward is performed.
Both The content stretches to fit the parent according to the Stretch mode.
Examples

The following example shows how to create an instance of Viewbox and set the StretchDirection of content by using code.

Visual Basic


' Create a ViewBox and add it to the Canvas
Dim myViewbox As New Viewbox()
myViewbox.StretchDirection = StretchDirection.Both
myViewbox.Stretch = Stretch.Fill
myViewbox.MaxWidth = 400
myViewbox.MaxHeight = 400


C#


// Create a Viewbox and add it to the Canvas
myViewbox = new Viewbox();
myViewbox.StretchDirection = StretchDirection.Both;
myViewbox.Stretch = Stretch.Fill;
myViewbox.MaxWidth = 400;
myViewbox.MaxHeight = 400;


Visual C++


// Create a Viewbox and add it to the Canvas
myViewbox = gcnew Viewbox();
myViewbox->StretchDirection = StretchDirection::Both;
myViewbox->Stretch = Stretch::Fill;
myViewbox->MaxWidth = 400;
myViewbox->MaxHeight = 400;


More Code

How to: Apply Stretch Properties to the Contents of a Viewbox This example shows how to change the value of the StretchDirection and Stretch properties of a Viewbox.
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.
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