TransformGroup.Children Property
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Gets or sets the collection of child Transform objects.
Namespace: System.Windows.Media
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Property Children As TransformCollection
public TransformCollection Children { get; set; }
XAML Values
- oneOrMoreTransforms
One or more object elements for classes that derive from Transform. Typically these are the Silverlight defined classes RotateTransform, ScaleTransform, SkewTransform, TranslateTransform, MatrixTransform, or TransformGroup. Object elements defined here become members of the TransformCollection collection when code accesses the Children property at run time.
Property Value
Type: System.Windows.Media.TransformCollection
The collection of child Transform objects. The default is an empty collection.
Remarks
Dependency property identifier field: ChildrenProperty
The XAML syntax for properties that use a TransformCollection is an example of an implicit collection syntax, where you can omit the TransformCollection object element, as well as the TransformGroup.Children property element. For more information about XAML implicit collection syntax, see XAML Overview.
In a composite transformation, the order of individual transformations is significant. For example, if you first rotate, then scale, then translate, you get a different result than if you first translate, then rotate, then scale. One reason order is significant is that transformations such as rotation and scaling are done with respect to the origin of the coordinate system. Scaling an object that is centered at the origin produces a different result than scaling an object that has been moved away from the origin. Similarly, rotating an object that is centered at the origin produces a different result than rotating an object that has been moved away from the origin.
Nesting TransformGroup elements is permitted.
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
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