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---
title: "How to: Create a Custom Panel Element"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
dev_langs:
- "csharp"
- "vb"
- "cpp"
helpviewer_keywords:
- "Panel control [WPF]"
- "custom Panel elements [WPF]"
ms.assetid: e0df4f1e-8c07-4e86-89a3-e22acfffdc2a
---
# How to: Create a Custom Panel Element
## Example
This example shows how to override the default layout behavior of the <xref:System.Windows.Controls.Panel> element and create custom layout elements that are derived from <xref:System.Windows.Controls.Panel>.
The example defines a simple custom <xref:System.Windows.Controls.Panel> element called `PlotPanel`, which positions child elements according to two hard-coded x- and y-coordinates. In this example, `x` and `y` are both set to `50`; therefore, all child elements are positioned at that location on the x and y axes.
To implement custom <xref:System.Windows.Controls.Panel> behaviors, the example uses the <xref:System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureOverride%2A> and <xref:System.Windows.FrameworkElement.ArrangeOverride%2A> methods. Each method returns the <xref:System.Windows.Size> data that is necessary to position and render child elements.
[!code-cpp[PlotPanel#1](~/samples/snippets/cpp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/PlotPanel/CPP/PlotPanel.cpp#1)]
[!code-csharp[PlotPanel#1](~/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/PlotPanel/CSharp/PlotPanel.cs#1)]
[!code-vb[PlotPanel#1](~/samples/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_Wpf/PlotPanel/VisualBasic/PlotPanel.vb#1)]
## See also
- <xref:System.Windows.Controls.Panel>
- [Panels Overview](panels-overview.md)