PanelStyle.Direction Property
Gets or sets the direction in which to display controls that include text in a panel control.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls.ContentDirectionOne of the ContentDirection values. The default is NotSet.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | The direction is not one of the ContentDirection values. |
The Direction property specifies the direction in which to display controls that include text in a panel control.
The Direction property is set using one of the ContentDirection values. The following table lists the possible values.
Value | Description |
|---|---|
NotSet | The content direction is not set. |
LeftToRight | Child controls that include text are displayed from left to right. |
RightToLeft | Child controls that include text are displayed from right to left. |
If you specify LeftToRight, child controls that include text display from left to right. If you specify RightToLeft, child controls that include text display right to left. Use RightToLeft to display text for languages that are written from right to left, such as Arabic or Hebrew.
The following code example sets the Direction properties of two panel controls, Panel1 and Panel2, to the ContentDirection.LeftToRight enumeration value. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the PanelStyle class.
Partial Class PanelStylevb_aspx Inherits Page Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Dim panelState As StateBag = New StateBag() Dim myPanelStyle As PanelStyle = New PanelStyle(panelState) ' Set the properties of the PanelStyle class. myPanelStyle.HorizontalAlign = HorizontalAlign.Center myPanelStyle.ScrollBars = ScrollBars.Both myPanelStyle.Wrap = False myPanelStyle.Direction = ContentDirection.LeftToRight myPanelStyle.BackImageUrl = "~\images\picture.jpg" ' Use the ApplyStyle method of the Panel control to apply ' the settings from the myPanelStyle object. Panel1.ApplyStyle(myPanelStyle) Panel2.ApplyStyle(myPanelStyle) End Sub End Class
Available since 2.0