Control.Padding Property

.NET Framework 4.6 and 4.5

Gets or sets the padding inside a control.

Namespace: System.Windows.Controls
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++

JScript

[BindableAttribute(true)]
public Thickness Padding { get; set; }

XAML Property Element Usage

<object>
  <object.Padding>
    <Thickness .../>
  </object.Padding>
</object>

XAML Attribute Usage

<object Padding="Thickness" .../>

Property Value

Type: System.Windows.Thickness
The amount of space between the content of a Control and its Margin or Border. The default is a thickness of 0 on all four sides.

Dependency Property Information

Identifier field	PaddingProperty
Metadata properties set to true	AffectsParentMeasure

Remarks

Padding is specified in the order Left, Top, Right, and Bottom. For more information, see Thickness and Alignment, Margins, and Padding Overview.

This property only affects a control whose template uses the Padding property as a parameter. On other controls, this property has no impact.

Examples

The following example shows how to set the padding property of a control.

XAML

<Button Name="btn11" Padding = "5" 
        Click="ChangePadding" TabIndex="1">
  Padding
</Button>

void ChangePadding(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    if (btn11.Padding.Left == 5.0)
    {
        btn11.Padding = new Thickness(2.0);
        btn11.Content = "Control Padding changes from 5 to 2.";

    }
    else
    {
        btn11.Padding = new Thickness(5.0);
        btn11.Content = "Padding";
    }
}

Control.Padding Property

Syntax

Property Value

Dependency Property Information

Remarks

Examples

Version Information

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

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