Control.FontStretch Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Controls

Assembly:

PresentationFramework.dll

Gets or sets the degree to which a font is condensed or expanded on the screen.

C#

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

Property Value

FontStretch

A FontStretch value. The default is Normal.

Attributes

BindableAttribute

Examples

The following example shows how to set the font stretch property of a control. For possible stretch values, see FontStretches.

XAML

<Button Name="btn10" FontStretch ="Condensed" 
        Click="ChangeFontStretch" TabIndex="3">
  FontStretch
</Button>

C#

void ChangeFontStretch(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    if (btn10.FontStretch == FontStretches.Condensed)
    {
        btn10.FontStretch = FontStretches.Normal;
        btn10.Content = "Control FontStretch changes from Condensed to Normal.";
    }
    else
    {
        btn10.FontStretch = FontStretches.Condensed;
        btn10.Content = "FontStretch";
    }
}

Remarks

This property only affects a control whose template uses the FontStretch property as a parameter. On other controls, this property has no impact.

Dependency Property Information

Item	Value
Identifier field	FontStretchProperty
Metadata properties set to true	AffectsMeasure, AffectsRender, Inherits

Applies to