Orientation Enumeration

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Defines the different orientations that a control or layout can have.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Enumeration Orientation
public enum Orientation
<object property="enumMemberName"/>

Members

Member name Description
Supported by Silverlight for Windows Phone Vertical The control or layout should be vertically oriented.
Supported by Silverlight for Windows Phone Horizontal The control or layout should be horizontally oriented.

Remarks

The Orientation determines if an object will arrange itself in the horizontal or vertical direction and can be set on a Slider, StackPanel, or ScrollBar object.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

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