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PhoneApplicationPage.Orientation Property
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Gets the current orientation.
Namespace:
Microsoft.Phone.Controls
Assembly:
Microsoft.Phone (in Microsoft.Phone.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.
'Declaration
Public Property Orientation As PageOrientation
<object Orientation="PageOrientation" .../>
If a page wants to force itself into a specific orientation, it must change the SupportedOrientations property to the desired orientation.
Windows Phone OS
Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0