Popup.PlacementTarget Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows.Controls.Primitives

Assembly:: PresentationFramework.dll

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Gets or sets the element relative to which the Popup is positioned when it opens.

public:
 property System::Windows::UIElement ^ PlacementTarget { System::Windows::UIElement ^ get(); void set(System::Windows::UIElement ^ value); };

[System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)]
public System.Windows.UIElement PlacementTarget { get; set; }

[<System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)>]
member this.PlacementTarget : System.Windows.UIElement with get, set

Public Property PlacementTarget As UIElement

Property Value

UIElement

The UIElement that is the logical parent of the Popup control. The default is null.

Attributes: BindableAttribute

Examples

The following example creates a Popup that is the child of a Canvas, and sets PlacementTarget to ellipse1, so the popup is relative to the Ellipse.

<Canvas Margin="5" Background="Red" Width="200" Height="150" >

  <Ellipse Name="ellipse1"
           Canvas.Top="60" Canvas.Left="50"
           Height="85" Width="60" 
           Fill="Black"/>

  <Popup IsOpen="True" PlacementTarget="{Binding ElementName=ellipse1}">
    <TextBlock Background="LightBlue" FontSize="18">This is a Popup</TextBlock>
  </Popup>
</Canvas>

Remarks

You can position a popup by setting the PlacementTarget, PlacementRectangle, Placement, HorizontalOffset, and VerticalOffset properties. For more information, see Popup Placement Behavior.

Dependency Property Information

Item	Value
Identifier field	PlacementTargetProperty
Metadata properties set to `true`	None

Applies to

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