FlowDirection Enumeration (System.Windows)

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.NET Framework Class Library for Silverlight

FlowDirection Enumeration

Defines constants that specify the content flow direction for text and UI elements.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Enumeration FlowDirection

public enum FlowDirection

XAML Attribute Usage

<object property="enumMemberName"/>

Members

	Member name	Description
	LeftToRight	Indicates that content should flow from left to right.
	RightToLeft	Indicates that content should flow from right to left.

Remarks

The flow direction of content typically corresponds to the innate flow direction of the language that is represented. Hebrew and Arabic provide examples of languages that naturally flow from right-to-left. English, German, and Russian provide examples of languages that naturally flow from left-to-right.

This enumeration provides values for the FrameworkElement..::.FlowDirection property.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Reference

System.Windows Namespace

FrameworkElement..::.FlowDirection

Other Resources

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