Canvas.GetZIndex Method
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Gets the value of the ZIndex attached property for a given object.
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
Parameters
- element
- Type: System.Windows.UIElement
The object from which the property value is read.
Return Value
Type: System.Int32The ZIndex value of the requested object. The maximum allowed value for ZIndex is Int16.MaxValue – 1 = 32766.
Objects with higher values for Canvas.ZIndex render on top of objects with a lower Canvas.ZIndex. The general effect of Canvas.ZIndex is to potentially override the default rendering order that is determined by the order of objects in a Canvas child collection.
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