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Thickness::Left Property

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets or sets the width, in pixels, of the left side of the bounding rectangle.

Namespace: System.Windows
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:
property double Left {
	double get ();
	void set (double value);
}

XAML Attribute Usage

<object Left="double" .../>

Property Value

Type: System::Double
A Double that represents the width, in pixels, of the left side of the bounding rectangle for this instance of Thickness. a pixel is equal to 1/96 on an inch. The default is 0.

Examples

The following example shows how to set the value of the Left property by using Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) and code.

C++

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

XAML

<Border BorderBrush="SteelBlue" Width="400" Height="400" Canvas.Left="100" Canvas.Top="100">
  <Border.BorderThickness>
    10,20,15,5
  </Border.BorderThickness>
</Border>

More Code

How to: Set Margins of Elements and Controls

This example describes how to set the Margin property, by changing any existing property value for the margin in code-behind. The Margin property is a property of the FrameworkElement base element, and is thus inherited by a variety of controls and other elements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

Reference

Thickness Structure

System.Windows Namespace

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