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11/18/2011

TextBox.GetRectFromCharacterIndex Method (Int32, Boolean)

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Returns a rectangle for the leading or trailing edge of the character at the specified index.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<EditorBrowsableAttribute(EditorBrowsableState.Never)> _
Public Function GetRectFromCharacterIndex ( _
    charIndex As Integer, _
    trailingEdge As Boolean _
) As Rect

[EditorBrowsableAttribute(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
public Rect GetRectFromCharacterIndex(
    int charIndex,
    bool trailingEdge
)

Parameters

charIndex
Type: System.Int32
A zero-based character index of the character for which to retrieve the rectangle.

trailingEdge
Type: System.Boolean
true to get the trailing edge of the character; false to get the leading edge of the character.

Return Value

Type: System.Windows.Rect
A rectangle for an edge of the character at the specified character index, or Empty if a bounding rectangle cannot be determined.

Remarks

Because this method returns a rectangle that represents an edge of the character, the width of the rectangle is 0.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

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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