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RichTextBox.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility Property

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Gets or sets the visibility of the horizontal scroll bar.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Controls
Assembly:  System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property HorizontalScrollBarVisibility As ScrollBarVisibility

public ScrollBarVisibility HorizontalScrollBarVisibility { get; set; }

<RichTextBox HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="scrollBarVisibilityValue"/>

XAML Values

  • scrollBarVisibilityValue
    A named constant of the ScrollBarVisibility enumeration, such as Disabled.

Property Value

Type: System.Windows.Controls.ScrollBarVisibility
The visibility of the horizontal scroll bar. The default is Hidden.

Remarks

If the HorizontalScrollBarVisibility property is set to Disabled, the RichTextBox does not scroll horizontally. If the TextWrapping property is set to Wrap, the HorizontalScrollBarVisibility property is automatically set to Disabled and any property changes to the HorizontalScrollBarVisibility are ignored.

Examples

The following XAML shows how to use the HorizontalScrollBarVisibility property.

<RichTextBox Margin="20,20,0,0" Width="300" Height="50" AcceptsReturn="True" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Visible" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Visible">
    <Paragraph>
        A RichTextBox that demonstrates HorizontalScrollBarVisibility and VerticalScrollBarVisibility
    </Paragraph>
</RichTextBox>

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.