TextBox.TextWrapping Property
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Gets or sets how line breaking occurs if a line of text extends beyond the available width of the text box.
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.
<TextBlock TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
Property Value
Type: System.Windows.TextWrappingOne of the TextWrapping values. The default is NoWrap.
Dependency property identifier field: TextWrappingProperty.
You should consider the height and width of the text box when you set the TextWrapping property. Any text that extends beyond the bounds of the text box will not be displayed.
The following code snippets show how you can use the TextWrapping property in XAML and code.
<StackPanel> <TextBox Margin="20,20,0,0" Text="A text box that demonstrates TextWrapping, TextAlignment, MaxLength, and AcceptsReturn" Width="300" Height="150" TextWrapping="Wrap" TextAlignment="Center" MaxLength="500" AcceptsReturn="True" /> <TextBox Margin="20,20,0,0" Text="A text box that demonstrates HorizontalScrollBarVisibility and VerticalScrollBarVisibility" Width="300" Height="150" AcceptsReturn="True" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Visible" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Visible" /> </StackPanel>
Public Sub New() MyBase.New() InitializeComponent() CreateControls() End Sub Private Sub CreateControls() 'Create stack panel Dim MyStackPanel As StackPanel = New StackPanel 'Create the first text box Dim MyTB1 As TextBox = New TextBox MyTB1.Width = 300 MyTB1.Height = 150 MyTB1.Text = "A text box that demonstrates TextWrapping, TextAlignment, MaxLength and AcceptsReturn" MyTB1.TextWrapping = TextWrapping.Wrap MyTB1.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Center MyTB1.MaxLength = 500 MyTB1.AcceptsReturn = True MyTB1.Margin = New Thickness(20, 20, 0, 0) 'Create the second text box Dim MyTB2 As TextBox = New TextBox MyTB2.Margin = New Thickness(20, 20, 0, 0) MyTB2.Text = "A text box that demonstrates HorizontalScrollBarVisibility and VerticalScrollBarVisibility" MyTB2.Width = 300 MyTB2.Height = 150 MyTB2.AcceptsReturn = True MyTB2.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility = ScrollBarVisibility.Visible MyTB2.VerticalScrollBarVisibility = ScrollBarVisibility.Visible 'Add the text boxes to the stack panel MyStackPanel.Children.Add(MyTB1) MyStackPanel.Children.Add(MyTB2) Me.Content = MyStackPanel End Sub