Pro WPF in C# 2010: Windows Presentation Foundation in .NET 4

3.2. Simple Layout with the StackPanel

The StackPanel is one of the simplest layout containers. It simply stacks its children in a single row or column.

For example, consider this window, which contains a stack of four buttons:

<Window x:Class="Layout.SimpleStack"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Title="Layout" Height="223" Width="354"
    >
  <StackPanel>
    <Label>A Button Stack</Label>
    <Button>Button 1</Button>
    <Button>Button 2</Button>
    <Button>Button 3</Button>
    <Button>Button 4</Button>
  </StackPanel>
</Window>

Figure 3-2 shows the window that results.

Figure 3.2. The StackPanel in action

Adding a Layout Container in Visual Studio It's relatively easy to create ...