FrameworkElement.MaxWidth Property

Definition

Namespace:

Windows.UI.Xaml

Gets or sets the maximum width constraint of a FrameworkElement.

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

double MaxWidth();

void MaxWidth(double value);

public double MaxWidth { get; set; }

var double = frameworkElement.maxWidth;
frameworkElement.maxWidth = double;

Public Property MaxWidth As Double

<frameworkElement MaxWidth="double"/>
 

Property Value

Double

double

The maximum width of the object, in pixels. The default is PositiveInfinity. This value can be any value equal to or greater than 0. PositiveInfinity is also valid.

Examples

This XAML example shows a technique of specifying a MaxWidth for a ViewBox. ViewBox is a decorator that can apply layout information to a single child and divide layout areas for the next parent element (in this case a StackPanel).

<Grid Height="600" Width="600">
    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
        <ColumnDefinition />
        <ColumnDefinition />
    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
    
    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
        <RowDefinition Height="auto" />
        <RowDefinition />
    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
    
    <StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Margin="5,5,5,5" Orientation="Vertical">
        <TextBlock Text="Stretch" FontWeight="Bold" FontSize="12" />
        <Button Name="btn1" Click="stretchNone" Content="None" />
        <Button Name="btn2" Click="stretchFill" Content="Fill" />
        <Button Name="btn3" Click="stretchUni" Content="Uniform" />
        <Button Name="btn4" Click="stretchUniFill" Content="UniformToFill" />
    </StackPanel>

    <StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Margin="5,5,5,5" Orientation="Vertical">
        <TextBlock Text="StretchDirection" FontWeight="Bold" FontSize="12" />
        <Button Name="btn5" Click="sdUpOnly" Content="UpOnly" />
        <Button Name="btn6" Click="sdDownOnly" Content="DownOnly" />
        <Button Name="btn7" Click="sdBoth" Content="Both" />
    </StackPanel>

    <StackPanel Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Margin="5" 
                Orientation="Vertical">
        <TextBlock Name="txt1" FontSize="12" FontWeight="Bold" />
        <TextBlock Name="txt2" FontSize="12" FontWeight="Bold" />
    </StackPanel>   

    <StackPanel Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Margin="5" 
                Orientation="Horizontal">
        <Viewbox MaxWidth="100" MaxHeight="100" Name="vb1">
            <Image Source="flower.jpg"/>
        </Viewbox>
        <Viewbox MaxWidth="200" MaxHeight="200" Name="vb2">
            <Image Source="flower.jpg"/>
        </Viewbox>
        
        <Viewbox MaxWidth="300" MaxHeight="300" Name="vb3">
            <Image Source="flower.jpg"/>
        </Viewbox>
    </StackPanel>

</Grid>

Remarks

MaxWidth is one of three writable properties on FrameworkElement that specify width information. The other two are MinWidth and Width. If there is a conflict between these values, the order of application for actual width determination is that first MinWidth must be honored, then MaxWidth, and finally, if it is within bounds, Width. All of these properties are recommendations to the layout behavior of the element's parent in the object tree. The width of the object after layout runs is available as the ActualWidth property value.

The final ActualWidth of an element might exceed MaxWidth. For example, if UseLayoutRounding is set to true and your app is running on a display with a Resolution Scale greater than 100%, then the ActualWidth may be rounded up to help ensure your UI doesn't look blurry when scaled.

See also

• Width
• MinWidth
• Define layouts with XAML