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Viewbox.StretchDirection Property

.NET Framework 4

Gets or sets the StretchDirection, which determines how scaling is applied to the contents of a Viewbox.

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++

public StretchDirection StretchDirection { get; set; }

XAML Attribute Usage

<object StretchDirection="StretchDirection" .../>

Property Value

Type: System.Windows.Controls.StretchDirection
A StretchDirection that determines how scaling is applied to the contents of a Viewbox. The default is Both.

Dependency Property Information

Identifier field	StretchDirectionProperty
Metadata properties set to true	AffectsMeasure

Remarks

This property determines the scaling restrictions that apply to the contents of a Viewbox. For example, use this property to prevent the contents of a Viewbox from being smaller or larger than its original size.

Examples

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

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;

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.

Reference

Viewbox Class

System.Windows.Controls Namespace

StretchDirection

StretchDirectionProperty

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