Rect.Parse Method (System.Windows)

Parse Method

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/.NET Framework 3.5

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.NET Framework Class Library

Rect..::.Parse Method

Creates a new rectangle from the specified string representation.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Shared Function Parse ( _
    source As String _
) As Rect

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim source As String
Dim returnValue As Rect

returnValue = Rect.Parse(source)

public static Rect Parse(
    string source
)

Visual C++

public:
static Rect Parse(
    String^ source
)

JScript

public static function Parse(
    source : String
) : Rect

XAML

You cannot use methods in XAML.

Parameters

source: Type: System..::.String
The string representation of the rectangle, in the form "x, y, width, height".

Return Value

Type: System.Windows..::.Rect
The resulting rectangle.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the Parse method to convert a string representation of a rectangle into a Rect structure.

private Rect parseExample()
{

    // Converts a string representation of a Rect into a Rect structure
    // using the Parse static method.
    Rect resultRect = Rect.Parse("10,5, 200,50");

    return resultRect;

}

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

Reference

Rect Structure

Rect Members

System.Windows Namespace