WPF Container Controls

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Container controls provide built-in layout and positioning functionality for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) controls. This topic contains links to topics that describe the various container controls and their uses.

In This Section

WPF Container Controls Overview: Provides an overview of various container controls available in the WPF Designer.
How to: Dock a Control Using DockPanel: Describes how to use the DockPanel control to dock controls to the sides of the window.
How to: Create a Simple Grid Layout with UniformGrid: Describes how to create a simple grid layout with the UniformGrid container.
How to: Specify Control Location in Canvas Controls: Describes how to specify a location for a control in a Canvas container.
How to: Add Rows and Columns to a Grid: Describes how to add rows and columns to a Grid control by using Design view, the collection editor, or the XAML editor.
How to: Remove Rows and Columns from a Grid: Describes how to delete rows and columns from a Grid control by using Design view, the collection editor, or the XAML editor.
How to: Size Rows and Columns in a Grid Control: Describes how to size rows and columns in a Grid control by using Design view.
How to: Add Tab Items to a TabControl: Describes how to add tab items to a TabControl by using Design view, the collection editor, or the XAML editor.

Reference

Grid: The Grid control.
UniformGrid: The UniformGrid control.
Canvas: The Canvas control.
StackPanel: The StackPanel control.
WrapPanel: The WrapPanel control.
DockPanel: The DockPanel control.
TabControl: The TabControl control.

Related Sections

Layouts in the WPF Designer: Contains links to topics that describe how to use WPF container controls to create layouts.
Grid: Contains links to Grid topics.
Canvas: Contains links to Canvas topics.
StackPanel: Contains links to StackPanel topics.
WrapPanel: Contains links to WrapPanel topics.
DockPanel: Contains links to DockPanel topics.
TabControl: Contains links to TabControl topics.