Window.SizeToContent Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows

Assembly:

PresentationFramework.dll

Gets or sets a value that indicates whether a window will automatically size itself to fit the size of its content.

public:
 property System::Windows::SizeToContent SizeToContent { System::Windows::SizeToContent get(); void set(System::Windows::SizeToContent value); };

public System.Windows.SizeToContent SizeToContent { get; set; }

member this.SizeToContent : System.Windows.SizeToContent with get, set

Public Property SizeToContent As SizeToContent

Property Value

SizeToContent

A SizeToContent value. The default is Manual.

Examples

The following example shows how to set the SizeToContent property in code to specify how a window resizes to fit its content.

// Manually alter window height and width
this.SizeToContent = SizeToContent.Manual;

// Automatically resize width relative to content
this.SizeToContent = SizeToContent.Width;

// Automatically resize height relative to content
this.SizeToContent = SizeToContent.Height;

// Automatically resize height and width relative to content
this.SizeToContent = SizeToContent.WidthAndHeight;

' Manually alter window height and width
Me.SizeToContent = SizeToContent.Manual

' Automatically resize width relative to content
Me.SizeToContent = SizeToContent.Width

' Automatically resize height relative to content
Me.SizeToContent = SizeToContent.Height

' Automatically resize height and width relative to content
Me.SizeToContent = SizeToContent.WidthAndHeight

Remarks

When SizeToContent is set to WidthAndHeight, setting either Height or Width has no effect; both properties can be set, but the values they are set with are not applied to the window.

When SizeToContent is set to Height, setting Height does not change the height of the window.

When SizeToContent is set to Width, setting Width does not change the width of the window.

If SizeToContent has a value other than Manual:

• SizeToContent is automatically set to Manual if a user resizes the window by using the resize grip or dragging the border.

• If the size of the content changes in a way that causes the window to resize itself, SizeChanged is raised.

If a window is transparent (see AllowsTransparency), you should consider setting SizeToContent to WidthAndHeight to ensure the window is no larger than its visible content.

Note

You cannot set or get this property when a window is hosted in a browser.

Dependency Property Information

Identifier field	SizeToContentProperty
Metadata properties set to true	None

See also

• MeasureOverride(Size)
• ArrangeOverride(Size)
• ResizeMode