TextBox.TextWrapping Property

Definition

Namespace:

Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls

Gets or sets how line breaking occurs if a line of text extends beyond the available width of the text box.

public:
 property TextWrapping TextWrapping { TextWrapping get(); void set(TextWrapping value); };

TextWrapping TextWrapping();

void TextWrapping(TextWrapping value);

public TextWrapping TextWrapping { get; set; }

var textWrapping = textBox.textWrapping;
textBox.textWrapping = textWrapping;

Public Property TextWrapping As TextWrapping

<TextBlock TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
-or-
<TextBlock TextWrapping="NoWrap"/>

Property Value

TextWrapping

One of the TextWrapping values. The default is NoWrap.

Examples

The following example shows how you can use the TextWrapping property in XAML.

<StackPanel>
    <TextBox Text="A text box that demonstrates TextWrapping, TextAlignment, MaxLength, and AcceptsReturn"  
             TextWrapping="Wrap" TextAlignment="Center" 
             MaxLength="500" AcceptsReturn="True" 
             Margin="20,20,0,0" Width="300" Height="50"/>
</StackPanel>

Remarks

TextBox and RichEditBox don't support the WrapWholeWords value for their TextWrapping properties. If you try to use WrapWholeWords as a value for TextBox.TextWrapping or RichEditBox.TextWrapping, an exception is thrown.