TextBox.TextDecorations Property

Definition

Gets the text decorations to apply to the text box.

public System.Windows.TextDecorationCollection TextDecorations { get; set; }

Property Value

A TextDecorationCollection collection that contains text decorations to apply to the text box. The default is null (no text decorations applied).

Examples

The following example shows how to set the TextDecorations attribute, using Run as the example element.

<FlowDocument ColumnWidth="200">
  <Paragraph>
    <Run TextDecorations="Strikethrough">
      This text will render with the strikethrough effect.
    </Run>
  </Paragraph>
</FlowDocument>

The following figure shows how this example renders.

Screenshot: Text with default strikethrough effect

The following figures show how the OverLine, Baseline, and Underline decorations render, respectively.

Screenshot: Overline TextDecorator

Screenshot: Default baseline effect on text

Screenshot: Text with default underline effect

The following example shows how to set the TextDecorations property programmatically.

Run run1 = new Run("This text will render with the strikethrough effect.");
run1.TextDecorations = TextDecorations.Strikethrough;

Remarks

A TextDecoration object is a visual ornamentation you can add to text. There are four types of text decorations: underline, baseline, strikethrough, and overline. For more information about text decorations, see How to: Create a Text Decoration.

Dependency Property Information

Identifier field TextDecorationsProperty
Metadata properties set to true AffectsRender

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9