XAML in a Nutshell

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Elements

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ScG="0.0"

ScB="1.0" />

</SolidColorBrush.Color>

</SolidColorBrush>

<SolidColorBrush .../> defines a Brush that paints an object or region in a solid color.

Attributes

Color (required)

Defines the color of the

Brush either using one of the predefined colors or one

described by using

ScRGB values.

TextBlock

Hierarchy: UIElement ➝ FrameworkElement

<TextBlock

TextAlignment="Center|End|Justify|Left|Right|Start"

TextWrap="Wrap|NoWrap|Emergency"

TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis|WordEllipsis|None"

TextEffects="Collection"

TextContent="Lorem ipsum dolar sit amet, consecteteur adipscing elit."

BaselineOffset="10" />

or:

<TextBlock

TextAlignment="Center|End|Justify|Left|Right|Start"

TextWrap="Wrap|NoWrap|Emergency"

TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis|WordEllipsis|None"

TextEffects="Collection"

BaselineOffset="10">

Lorem ipsum dolar sit amet, consecteteur adipscing elit.

</TextBlock>

<TextBlock .../> displays a block of text. TextBlock is similar to Paragraph in terms of

formatting and display, but

TextBlock is a UIElement, which means that it can be used

outside the context of documents. This element is optimized for UI display.

Attributes

BaselineOffset (optional)

The amount to adjust the baseline offset position. Essentially, this drops the text

down the specified distance. This attribute is attached to inline children of

TextBlock. The following code fragment raises the baseline of the inline TextBlock

so that the text appears above the surrounding text:

<TextBlock>

This text is normal.

<TextBlock BaselineOffset="20">This text is raised</TextBlock>

This text is normal again.

</TextBlock>

TextAlignment (optional)

Describes how text is aligned horizontally.