FlowDocument::FlowDirection Property
Gets or sets the relative direction for flow of content in a FlowDocument.
Assembly: PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation, http://schemas.microsoft.com/netfx/2007/xaml/presentation
public: property FlowDirection FlowDirection { FlowDirection get (); void set (FlowDirection value); }
<object FlowDirection="FlowDirection" .../>
Property Value
Type: System.Windows::FlowDirectionOne of the FlowDirection values that specifies the relative flow direction. The default is FlowDirection::LeftToRight.
Getting this property returns the currently effective flow direction. Setting this property causes the contents of the FlowDocument to reflow in the indicated direction.
The FlowDirection of content typically corresponds to the innate flow direction of the language being represented. Hebrew and Arabic are examples of languages that naturally flow from right to left. English, German, and Russian are examples of languages that naturally flow from left to right.
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The value of this property is not automatically changed to match the language used by the operating system. If you need to use a different value then the default of LeftToRight, you must specify it yourself. |
The following example shows how to set the FlowDirection attribute of a FlowDocument element.
<FlowDocumentReader> <FlowDocument FlowDirection="LeftToRight" > <Paragraph> The FlowDirection of content typically corresponds to the innate flow direction of the language being represented. Hebrew and Arabic provide examples of languages that naturally flow from right-to-left. English, German, and Russian provide examples of languages that naturally flow from left-to-right. </Paragraph> </FlowDocument> </FlowDocumentReader>
The following example shows how to set the FlowDirection property programmatically.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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