GridUnitType Enum

Definition

Describes the kind of value that a GridLength object is holding.

C#
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract), 65536)]
public enum GridUnitType
XAML
<object property="enumMemberName"/>
Inheritance
GridUnitType
Attributes

Windows requirements

Device family
Windows 10 (introduced in 10.0.10240.0)
API contract
Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced in v1.0)

Fields

Name Value Description
Auto 0

The size is determined by the size properties of the content object.

Pixel 1

The value is expressed in pixels.

Star 2

The value is expressed as a weighted proportion of available space.

Examples

This example shows how to position some TextBlock objects and a Rectangle inside a Grid.

XAML
<Grid >
    <Grid.Resources>
        <Style TargetType="TextBlock">
            <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="36"/>

        </Style>
    </Grid.Resources>
    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
        <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
        <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
        <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
        <RowDefinition Height="*" />
        <RowDefinition Height="*" />
        <RowDefinition Height="*" />
    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
    <TextBlock Margin="2" Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="3"
               TextWrapping="Wrap">
        This TextBlock is positioned in the first column and the 
        first row (column 0, row 0) and spans across all three columns (ColumnSpan 3).
    </TextBlock>
    <TextBlock Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="1" Margin="5" FontWeight="Bold">Rectangle:</TextBlock>
    <Rectangle Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Fill="Red"
   Width="200" Height="50"/>
    <Button Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="2" Content="Stretched Button" />
    <Border Background="Blue"  BorderThickness="5" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Grid.RowSpan="2" >
        <TextBlock TextWrapping="Wrap">
           This TextBlock spans across two rows.
        </TextBlock>
    </Border>
    <TextBlock Margin="5" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="0">1st Column, 4th Row</TextBlock>
    <TextBlock Margin="5" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="2">3rd Column, 4th Row</TextBlock>
</Grid>

Applies to

Product Versions
WinRT Build 10240, Build 10586, Build 14383, Build 15063, Build 16299, Build 17134, Build 17763, Build 18362, Build 19041, Build 20348, Build 22000, Build 22621, Build 26100

See also