Universal Windows® Apps with XAML and C# Unleashed

Height and Width

All FrameworkElements have simple Height and Width properties (of type double), and they also have MinHeight, MaxHeight, MinWidth, and MaxWidth properties that can be used to specify a range of acceptable values. Any or all of these can be easily set on elements in C# or in XAML.

An element naturally stays as small as possible, so if you use MinHeight or MinWidth, it is rendered at that height/width unless its content forces it to grow. In addition, that growth can be limited by using MaxHeight and MaxWidth—as long as these values are larger than their Min counterparts. When using an explicit Height and Width at the same time as their Min and Max counterparts, Height and Width take precedence as long as they are in the range ...