TextBox.TextWrapping Property

Definition

Gets or sets how line breaking occurs if a line of text extends beyond the available width of the text box.

C#
public TextWrapping TextWrapping { get; set; }
XAML
<TextBlock TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
-or-
<TextBlock TextWrapping="NoWrap"/>

Property Value

One of the TextWrapping values. The default is NoWrap.

Examples

The following example shows how you can use the TextWrapping property in XAML.

XAML
<StackPanel>
    <TextBox Text="A text box that demonstrates TextWrapping, TextAlignment, MaxLength, and AcceptsReturn"  
             TextWrapping="Wrap" TextAlignment="Center" 
             MaxLength="500" AcceptsReturn="True" 
             Margin="20,20,0,0" Width="300" Height="50"/>
</StackPanel>

Remarks

TextBox and RichEditBox don't support the WrapWholeWords value for their TextWrapping properties. If you try to use WrapWholeWords as a value for TextBox.TextWrapping or RichEditBox.TextWrapping, an exception is thrown.

Applies to

Product Versions
Windows App SDK 0.8, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6