TextDecorations Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows

Assembly:

PresentationCore.dll

Provides a set of static predefined text decorations.

public ref class TextDecorations abstract sealed

public static class TextDecorations

type TextDecorations = class

Public Class TextDecorations

Inheritance

Object

TextDecorations

Examples

In the following example, a strikethrough text decoration uses the default font value.

// Use the default font values for the strikethrough text decoration.
private void SetDefaultStrikethrough()
{
    // Set the underline decoration directly to the text block.
    TextBlock1.TextDecorations = TextDecorations.Strikethrough;
}

' Use the default font values for the strikethrough text decoration.
Private Sub SetDefaultStrikethrough()
    ' Set the underline decoration directly to the text block.
    TextBlock1.TextDecorations = TextDecorations.Strikethrough
End Sub

<!-- Use the default font values for the strikethrough text decoration. -->
<TextBlock
  TextDecorations="Strikethrough"
  FontSize="36" >
  The quick red fox
</TextBlock>

You can also specify multiple text decorations for the same text. In the following example, an underline and overline text decoration are used for the same text.

<!-- Use both an underline and overline text decoration for the same text. -->
<TextBlock TextDecorations="Underline, Overline">
  The quick red fox
</TextBlock>

You can use the string value "None" to indicate that there are no text decorations in the TextDecorations collection. In the following example, the TextDecorations collection is set to "None".

<!-- Set the text decoration collection to None to indicate no decorations. -->
<TextBlock TextDecorations="None">
  The quick red fox
</TextBlock>

You can remove all text decorations from text by using the Clear method. In the following example, the TextDecorations collection is cleared.

TextBlock2.TextDecorations.Clear();

TextBlock2.TextDecorations.Clear()

By default, Hyperlink uses a TextDecoration object to display an underline. The following markup sample shows a Hyperlink defined with and without an underline:

<!-- Hyperlink with default underline. -->
<Hyperlink NavigateUri="http://www.msn.com">
  MSN Home
</Hyperlink>

<Run Text=" | " />

<!-- Hyperlink with no underline. -->
<Hyperlink Name="myHyperlink" TextDecorations="None"
           MouseEnter="OnMouseEnter"
           MouseLeave="OnMouseLeave"
           NavigateUri="http://www.msn.com">
  My MSN
</Hyperlink>

TextDecoration objects can be performance intensive to instantiate, particularly if you have many Hyperlink objects. For more information, see How to: Specify Whether a Hyperlink is Underlined.

Remarks

There are four types of text decorations: baseline, overline, strikethrough, and underline. The following example shows the locations of the text decorations relative to the text.

Example of text decoration types

XAML Attribute Usage

<object textDecorationsProperty="textDecorationType[,textDecorationType]"/>  

XAML Values

textDecorationType
The type of text decoration: Baseline, OverLine, Strikethrough, or Underline. More than one decoration is permitted, with values separated by commas. You can also specify "None" to indicate no type of text decoration.

Properties

Baseline	Specifies a baseline TextDecoration.
OverLine	Specifies an overline TextDecoration.
Strikethrough	Specifies a strikethrough TextDecoration.
Underline	Specifies an underline TextDecoration.