How to: Use Flow Content Elements
The following example demonstrates declarative usage for various flow content elements and associated attributes. Elements and attributes demonstrated include:
Bold element
BreakPageBefore attribute
FontSize attribute
Italic element
LineBreak element
List element
ListItem element
Paragraph element
Run element
Section element
Span element
Variants attribute (superscript and subscript)
Underline element
Example
<FlowDocument
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
>
<Paragraph FontSize="18">Flow Format Example</Paragraph>
<Paragraph>
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy
nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi
enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis
nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure.
</Paragraph>
<Paragraph>
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh
euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim
ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl
ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure.
</Paragraph>
<Paragraph FontSize="18">More flow elements</Paragraph>
<Paragraph FontSize="15">Inline, font type and weight, and a List</Paragraph>
<List>
<ListItem><Paragraph>ListItem 1</Paragraph></ListItem>
<ListItem><Paragraph>ListItem 2</Paragraph></ListItem>
<ListItem><Paragraph>ListItem 3</Paragraph></ListItem>
<ListItem><Paragraph>ListItem 4</Paragraph></ListItem>
<ListItem><Paragraph>ListItem 5</Paragraph></ListItem>
</List>
<Paragraph><Bold>Bolded</Bold></Paragraph>
<Paragraph><Underline>Underlined</Underline></Paragraph>
<Paragraph><Bold><Underline>Bolded and Underlined</Underline></Bold></Paragraph>
<Paragraph><Italic>Italic</Italic></Paragraph>
<Paragraph><Span>The Span element, no inherent rendering</Span></Paragraph>
<Paragraph><Run>The Run element, no inherent rendering</Run></Paragraph>
<Paragraph FontSize="15">Subscript, Superscript</Paragraph>
<Paragraph>
<Run Typography.Variants="Superscript">This text is Superscripted.</Run> This text isn't.
</Paragraph>
<Paragraph>
<Run Typography.Variants="Subscript">This text is Subscripted.</Run> This text isn't.
</Paragraph>
<Paragraph>
If a font does not support a particular form (such as Superscript) a default font form will be displayed.
</Paragraph>
<Paragraph FontSize="15">Blocks, breaks, paragraph</Paragraph>
<Section><Paragraph>A block section of text</Paragraph></Section>
<Section><Paragraph>Another block section of text</Paragraph></Section>
<Paragraph><LineBreak/></Paragraph>
<Section><Paragraph>... and another section, preceded by a LineBreak</Paragraph></Section>
<Section BreakPageBefore="True"/>
<Section><Paragraph>... and another section, preceded by a PageBreak</Paragraph></Section>
<Paragraph>Finally, a paragraph. Note the break between this paragraph ...</Paragraph>
<Paragraph TextIndent="25">... and this paragraph, and also the left indention.</Paragraph>
<Paragraph><LineBreak/></Paragraph>
</FlowDocument>
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