PanelStyle.Direction Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Web.UI.WebControls

Assembly:

System.Web.dll

Gets or sets the direction in which to display controls that include text in a panel control.

C#

public virtual System.Web.UI.WebControls.ContentDirection Direction { get; set; }

Property Value

ContentDirection

One of the ContentDirection values. The default is NotSet.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The direction is not one of the ContentDirection values.

Examples

The following code example sets the Direction properties of two panel controls, Panel1 and Panel2, to the ContentDirection.LeftToRight enumeration value. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the PanelStyle class.

C#

public partial class PanelStylecs_aspx : Page
{
    void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        StateBag panelState = new StateBag();
        PanelStyle myPanelStyle = new PanelStyle(panelState);
        
        // Set the properties of the PanelStyle class.
        myPanelStyle.HorizontalAlign = HorizontalAlign.Center;
        myPanelStyle.ScrollBars = ScrollBars.Both;
        myPanelStyle.Wrap = false;
        myPanelStyle.Direction = ContentDirection.LeftToRight;
        myPanelStyle.BackImageUrl = @"~\images\picture.jpg";

        // Use the ApplyStyle method of the Panel control to apply
        // the settings from the myPanelStyle object.
        Panel1.ApplyStyle(myPanelStyle);
        Panel2.ApplyStyle(myPanelStyle); 
    }
}

Remarks

The Direction property specifies the direction in which to display controls that include text in a panel control.

The Direction property is set using one of the ContentDirection values. The following table lists the possible values.

Value	Description
NotSet	The content direction is not set.
LeftToRight	Child controls that include text are displayed from left to right.
RightToLeft	Child controls that include text are displayed from right to left.

If you specify LeftToRight, child controls that include text display from left to right. If you specify RightToLeft, child controls that include text display right to left. Use RightToLeft to display text for languages that are written from right to left, such as Arabic or Hebrew.

Applies to

See also

• ContentDirection