Grow a Button
<UserControl x:Class='SilverlightApplication3.MainPage' xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation' xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml' xmlns:d='http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008' xmlns:mc='http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006' mc:Ignorable='d' d:DesignWidth='640' d:DesignHeight='480'> <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="White"> <Grid.Resources> <Storyboard x:Name="Grow" AutoReverse="True" > <DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="btnGrow" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Width" From="150" To="300" Duration="0:0:5"></DoubleAnimation> </Storyboard> </Grid.Resources> <Button x:Name="btnGrow" Width="150" Height="150" Content="This button grows"></Button> </Grid> </UserControl> //File: Page.xaml.cs using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Net; using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Controls; using System.Windows.Documents; using System.Windows.Input; using System.Windows.Media; using System.Windows.Media.Animation; using System.Windows.Shapes; namespace SilverlightApplication3 { public partial class MainPage : UserControl { public MainPage() { InitializeComponent(); this.Loaded += new RoutedEventHandler(MainPage_Loaded); btnGrow.SizeChanged += new SizeChangedEventHandler(btnGrow_SizeChanged); } void btnGrow_SizeChanged(object sender, SizeChangedEventArgs e) { if (btnGrow.ActualWidth == 300) { btnGrow.Content = "This button now shrinks"; } } void MainPage_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { Grow.Begin(); } } }