Interface ILayoutItem

Namespace: Alternet.UI

Assembly: Alternet.UI.Common.dll

Defines the contract for layout items, providing properties and methods to manage layout characteristics such as size, position, and alignment within a container.

public interface ILayoutItem

Remarks

Implementations of this interface are expected to handle layout-related properties and methods, allowing for flexible and dynamic UI arrangements. This interface is typically used in UI frameworks where layout management is a key concern.

Properties

Bottom: Gets the distance, in dips, between the bottom edge of the control and the top edge of its container's client area.

Bounds: Gets or sets the bounds relative to the parent, in device-independent units.

ChildCount: Gets number of children items.

ClientRectangle: Gets a rectangle which describes the client area inside of the control, in device-independent units.

ClientSize: Gets or sets size of the client area, in device-independent units.

ColumnIndex: Gets or sets column index which is used by the Grid control.

ColumnSpan: Gets or sets a value that indicates the total number of columns this control's content spans within a container.

Dock: Gets or sets which control borders are docked to its parent control and determines how a control is resized with its parent.

HasChildren: Gets whether there are any children.

Height: Gets or sets the height of the control.

HorizontalAlignment: Gets or sets the horizontal alignment applied to this control when it is positioned within a parent control.

IgnoreLayout: Gets or sets whether layout rules are ignored for this control.

IsLayoutPerform: Gets whether layout is currently performed.

IsLayoutSuspended: Gets whether layout is suspended.

Layout: Gets or sets layout style of the child items, elements or controls.

LayoutData: Gets or sets cached data for the layout engine.

LayoutProps: Gets or sets additional properties which are layout specific.

Left: Gets or sets the distance between the left edge of the control and the left edge of its container's client area.

Location: Gets or sets the location of upper-left corner of the control, in device-independent units.

Margin: Gets or sets the outer margin of a control.

MaxHeight: Gets or sets the maximum height the window can be resized to.

MaxWidth: Gets or sets the maximum width the window can be resized to.

MaximumSize: Gets or sets the maximum size the window can be resized to.

MinChildMargin: Gets or sets minimal value of the child's Margin property.

MinHeight: Gets or sets the minimum height the window can be resized to.

MinWidth: Gets or sets the minimum width the window can be resized to.

MinimumSize: Gets or sets the minimum size the window can be resized to.

Padding: Gets or sets the padding inside a control.

Right: Gets the distance, in dips, between the right edge of the control and the left edge of its container's client area.

RowIndex: Gets or sets row index which is used by the Grid control.

RowSpan: Gets or sets a value that indicates the total number of rows this control's content spans within a container.

Size: Gets or sets the size of the control.

SuggestedHeight: Gets or sets the suggested height of the control.

SuggestedSize: Gets or sets the suggested size of the control.

SuggestedWidth: Gets or sets the suggested width of the control.

Top: Gets or sets the distance between the top edge of the control and the top edge of its container's client area.

VerticalAlignment: Gets or sets the vertical alignment applied to this control when it is positioned within a parent control.

Visible: Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control and all its child controls are displayed.

Width: Gets or sets the width of the control.

Methods

GetPreferredSize(): Calls GetPreferredSize(PreferredSizeContext) with PositiveInfinity as a parameter value.

GetPreferredSize(PreferredSizeContext): Retrieves the size of a rectangular area into which a control can be fitted, in device-independent units.

ResetSuggestedHeight(): Resets SuggestedHeight property.

ResetSuggestedSize(): Resets SuggestedSize property.

ResetSuggestedWidth(): Resets SuggestedWidth property.

SetBounds(float, float, float, float, BoundsSpecified): Sets the specified bounds of the control to new location and size.

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Interface ILayoutItem

Remarks

Properties

Methods