Border.Child Property
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Gets or sets the child element to draw the border around.
Namespace: System.Windows.Controls
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Property Child As UIElement
public UIElement Child { get; set; }
<Border>
singleChild
</Border>
XAML Values
- singleChild
A single object element that the border encloses. This child must be an object that derives from UIElement.
Property Value
Type: System.Windows.UIElement
The UIElement to apply the border to.
Remarks
Border can have only one child object. To apply a border around multiple objects, wrap the elements in a container (StackPanel, Grid, or Canvas, for example) and put the border around the container.
Child is the XAML content property for Border. A content item for a Border sets the Child property; a Border.Child property element is not required to enclose the content.
Examples
The following example shows how to wrap a border around multiple objects using a StackPanel as the container.
<Border BorderThickness="5" BorderBrush="Blue" >
<StackPanel Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0">
<TextBlock Text="One"/>
<TextBlock Text="Two"/>
<TextBlock Text="Three"/>
</StackPanel>
</Border>
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
See Also