Rect.Left Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows

Assembly:

WindowsBase.dll

Gets the x-axis value of the left side of the rectangle.

public:
 property double Left { double get(); };

public double Left { get; }

member this.Left : double

Public ReadOnly Property Left As Double

Property Value

Double

The x-axis value of the left side of the rectangle.

Examples

The following example shows how to use code to create a rectangle and add it to the page. The example also illustrates how to find size and coordinate information about the new rectangle and render the information in a TextBox below the rectangle.

// Create a rectangle and add it to the page. Also,
// find size and coordinate information about this
// new rectangle and render information in a TextBox 
// below the rectangle.
private StackPanel createRectExample1()
{
    // Initialize new rectangle.
    Rect myRectangle = new Rect();

    // The Location property specifies the coordinates of the upper left-hand 
    // corner of the rectangle. Set the Location property to an X coordinate of 10 and a
    // Y coordinate of 5. 
    myRectangle.Location = new Point(10, 5);

    // Set the Size property of the rectangle with a width of 200
    // and a height of 50.
    myRectangle.Size = new Size(200, 50);

    RectangleGeometry myRectangleGeometry = new RectangleGeometry();
    myRectangleGeometry.Rect = myRectangle;

    // This path is defined by the rectangle.
    Path myPath = new Path();
    myPath.Fill = Brushes.LemonChiffon;
    myPath.Stroke = Brushes.Black;
    myPath.StrokeThickness = 1;
    myPath.Data = myRectangleGeometry;

    //////////// Create string of rectangle property information /////////////
    // This string will contain all the size and coordinate property
    // information about the rectangle.
    /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    string rectInfo = "Rectangle Property Information: ";

    // Bottom property gets the y-axis value of the bottom of the rectangle. 
    // For this rectangle the value is 55.
    rectInfo = rectInfo + "Bottom: " + myRectangle.Bottom;

    // BottomLeft property gets the coordinates of the bottom left corner of the rectangle. 
    // For this rectangle the value is 10,55.
    rectInfo = rectInfo + "| BottomLeft: " + myRectangle.BottomLeft;

    // BottomRight property gets the coordinates of the bottom right corner of the rectangle. 
    // For this rectangle the value is 210,55.
    rectInfo = rectInfo + "| BottomRight: " + myRectangle.BottomRight;

    // Height property gets or sets the height of the rectangle. 
    // For this rectangle the value is 50.
    rectInfo = rectInfo + "| Height: " + myRectangle.Height;

    // Width property gets or sets the width of the rectangle. 
    // For this rectangle the value is 200.
    rectInfo = rectInfo + "| Width: " + myRectangle.Width;

    // Left property gets the x-axis position of the left side of the rectangle which is 
    // equivalent to getting the rectangle's X property. 
    // For this rectangle the value is 10.
    rectInfo = rectInfo + "| Left: " + myRectangle.Left;

    // Location property gets or sets the position of the rectangle's top-left corner.
    // For this rectangle the value is 10,5.
    rectInfo = rectInfo + "| Location: " + myRectangle.Location;

    // Right property gets the x-axis value of the right side of the rectangle. 
    // For this rectangle the value is 210.
    rectInfo = rectInfo + "| Right: " + myRectangle.Right;

    // Size property gets or sets the width and height of the rectangle.  
    // For this rectangle the value is 200,50.
    rectInfo = rectInfo + "| Size: " + myRectangle.Size;

    // Top property gets the y-axis position of the top of the rectangle which is 
    // equivalent to getting the rectangle's Y property.
    // For this rectangle the value is 5.
    rectInfo = rectInfo + "| Top: " + myRectangle.Top;

    // TopLeft property gets the position of the top-left corner of the rectangle, which 
    // is equivalent to (X, Y).   
    // For this rectangle the value is 10,5.
    rectInfo = rectInfo + "| TopLeft: " + myRectangle.TopLeft;

    // TopRight property gets the position of the top-left corner of the rectangle, which 
    // is equivalent to (X + Width, Y).   
    // For this rectangle the value is 210,5.
    rectInfo = rectInfo + "| TopRight: " + myRectangle.TopRight;

    // X property gets or sets the location of the rectangle's left side.  
    // For this rectangle the value is 10.
    rectInfo = rectInfo + "| X: " + myRectangle.X;

    // Y property gets or sets the location of the rectangle's top side.  
    // For this rectangle the value is 5.
    rectInfo = rectInfo + "| Y: " + myRectangle.Y;

    //////// End of creating string containing rectangle property information ////////

    // This StackPanel will contain the rectangle and TextBlock.
    StackPanel parentPanel = new StackPanel();

    // Add the rectangle path to the StackPanel. This will display the rectangle.
    parentPanel.Children.Add(myPath);

    // Add a TextBlock to display the rectangle's size and coordinate information.
    TextBlock myTextBlock = new TextBlock();
    myTextBlock.Text = rectInfo;
    parentPanel.Children.Add(myTextBlock);

    // Return the parent container to be displayed to the screen.
    return parentPanel;
}

Remarks

Getting this property is equivalent to getting the X property.

See also

• X