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| How to: Choose Between StackPanel and DockPanel | 03/30/2017 |
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How to: Choose Between StackPanel and DockPanel
This example shows how to choose between using a xref:System.Windows.Controls.StackPanel or a xref:System.Windows.Controls.DockPanel when you stack content in a xref:System.Windows.Controls.Panel.
Example
Although you can use either xref:System.Windows.Controls.DockPanel or xref:System.Windows.Controls.StackPanel to stack child elements, the two controls do not always produce the same results. For example, the order that you place child elements can affect the size of child elements in a xref:System.Windows.Controls.DockPanel but not in a xref:System.Windows.Controls.StackPanel. This different behavior occurs because xref:System.Windows.Controls.StackPanel measures in the direction of stacking at Double.PositiveInfinity; however, xref:System.Windows.Controls.DockPanel measures only the available size.
The following example demonstrates this key difference between xref:System.Windows.Controls.DockPanel and xref:System.Windows.Controls.StackPanel.
[!code-cppStackPanelOvw4#1] [!code-csharpStackPanelOvw4#1] [!code-vbStackPanelOvw4#1] [!code-xamlStackPanelOvw4#1]