WPF Container Controls

Container controls provide built-in layout and positioning functionality for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) controls. This topic contains links to topics that describe the various container controls and their uses.

In This Section

• WPF Container Controls Overview
  Provides an overview of various container controls available in the WPF Designer.

• How to: Dock a Control Using DockPanel
  Describes how to use the DockPanel control to dock controls to the sides of the window.

• How to: Create a Simple Grid Layout with UniformGrid
  Describes how to create a simple grid layout with the UniformGrid container.

• How to: Specify Control Location in Canvas Controls
  Describes how to specify a location for a control in a Canvas container.

• How to: Add Rows and Columns to a Grid
  Describes how to add rows and columns to a Grid control by using Design view, the collection editor, or the XAML editor.

• How to: Remove Rows and Columns from a Grid
  Describes how to delete rows and columns from a Grid control by using Design view, the collection editor, or the XAML editor.

• How to: Add Tab Items to a TabControl
  Describes how to add tab items to a TabControl by using Design view, the collection editor, or the XAML editor.

Reference

• Grid
  The Grid control.

• UniformGrid
  The UniformGrid control.

• Canvas
  The Canvas control.

• StackPanel
  The StackPanel control.

• WrapPanel
  The WrapPanel control.

• DockPanel
  The DockPanel control.

• TabControl
  The TabControl control.

Related Sections

• Layouts in the WPF Designer
  Contains links to topics that describe how to use WPF container controls to create layouts.

• Grid
  Contains links to Grid topics.

• Canvas
  Contains links to Canvas topics.

• StackPanel
  Contains links to StackPanel topics.

• WrapPanel
  Contains links to WrapPanel topics.

• DockPanel
  Contains links to DockPanel topics.

• TabControl
  Contains links to TabControl topics.