Image.StretchDirection Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Controls

Assembly:

PresentationFramework.dll

Gets or sets a value that indicates how the image is scaled.

public:
 property System::Windows::Controls::StretchDirection StretchDirection { System::Windows::Controls::StretchDirection get(); void set(System::Windows::Controls::StretchDirection value); };

public System.Windows.Controls.StretchDirection StretchDirection { get; set; }

member this.StretchDirection : System.Windows.Controls.StretchDirection with get, set

Public Property StretchDirection As StretchDirection

Property Value

StretchDirection

One of the StretchDirection values. The default is Both.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use this property.

Image myImage1 = new Image();

// Set the stretch property.
myImage1.Stretch = Stretch.Fill;

// Set the StretchDirection property.
myImage1.StretchDirection = StretchDirection.Both;

// Create source
BitmapImage myBitmapImage1 = new BitmapImage();

// BitmapImage.UriSource must be in a BeginInit/EndInit block
myBitmapImage1.BeginInit();
myBitmapImage1.UriSource = new Uri(@"C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Pictures\Sample Pictures\Winter.jpg");
myBitmapImage1.EndInit();

//set image source
myImage1.Source = myBitmapImage1;

Dim myImage1 As New Image()

' Set the stretch property.
myImage1.Stretch = Stretch.Fill

' Set the StretchDirection property.
myImage1.StretchDirection = StretchDirection.Both

' Create source
Dim myBitmapImage1 As New BitmapImage()

' BitmapImage.UriSource must be in a BeginInit/EndInit block
myBitmapImage1.BeginInit()
myBitmapImage1.UriSource = New Uri("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Pictures\Sample Pictures\Winter.jpg")
myBitmapImage1.EndInit()

'set image source
myImage1.Source = myBitmapImage1

Remarks

Dependency Property Information

Item	Value
Identifier field	StretchDirectionProperty
Metadata properties set to true	AffectsMeasure

See also

• Stretch