Using Grid to layout all controls : Grid Row Column « Windows Presentation Foundation « C# / CSharp Tutorial

1. C# / CSharp Tutorial
2. Windows Presentation Foundation
3. Grid Row Column

using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;

    class MainClass : Window
    {
        TextBox txtboxBegin = new TextBox();
        TextBox txtboxEnd = new TextBox();
        Label lblLifeYears  = new Label();
        [STAThread]
        public static void Main()
        {
            Application app = new Application();
            app.Run(new MainClass());
        }
        public MainClass()
        {
            SizeToContent = SizeToContent.WidthAndHeight;
            ResizeMode = ResizeMode.CanMinimize;

            Grid grid = new Grid();
            Content = grid;

            for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
            {
                RowDefinition rowdef = new RowDefinition();
                rowdef.Height = GridLength.Auto;
                grid.RowDefinitions.Add(rowdef);
            }

            for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
            {
                ColumnDefinition coldef = new ColumnDefinition();
                coldef.Width = GridLength.Auto;
                grid.ColumnDefinitions.Add(coldef);
            }
            Label lbl = new Label();
            lbl.Content = "Begin Date: ";
            grid.Children.Add(lbl);
            Grid.SetRow(lbl, 0);
            Grid.SetColumn(lbl, 0);

            txtboxBegin.Text = new DateTime(1980, 1, 1).ToShortDateString();
            txtboxBegin.TextChanged += TextBoxOnTextChanged;
            grid.Children.Add(txtboxBegin);
            Grid.SetRow(txtboxBegin, 0);
            Grid.SetColumn(txtboxBegin, 1);

            lbl = new Label();
            lbl.Content = "End Date: ";
            grid.Children.Add(lbl);
            Grid.SetRow(lbl, 1);
            Grid.SetColumn(lbl, 0);

            txtboxEnd.TextChanged += TextBoxOnTextChanged;
            grid.Children.Add(txtboxEnd);
            Grid.SetRow(txtboxEnd, 1);
            Grid.SetColumn(txtboxEnd, 1);

            Thickness thick = new Thickness(5); // ~1/20 inch.
            grid.Margin = thick;

            foreach (Control ctrl in grid.Children)
                ctrl.Margin = thick;

            txtboxBegin.Focus();
            txtboxEnd.Text = DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString();
        }
        void TextBoxOnTextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs args)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(txtboxBegin.Text);
            lblLifeYears.Content = "string";
        }
    }

24.43.Grid Row Column
	24.43.1.	ColumnDefinition.Width=Auto
	24.43.2.	ColumnDefinition.Width=*
	24.43.3.	Bind to Grid Width and Height
	24.43.4.	Grid with Column Definition and Row definition
	24.43.5.	Define rows / columns for Grid
	24.43.6.	Using Grid.ColumnSpan
	24.43.7.	Set Grid Row Height and Column Width to Auto
	24.43.8.	Mixing row height styles
	24.43.9.	Set Column and Row index when adding Controls to a Grid
	24.43.10.	Empty RowDefinition and ColumnDefinition
	24.43.11.	Automatic Width and Height
	24.43.12.	Span The Cells
	24.43.13.	Split Grid
	24.43.14.	Add controls to a Grid with loop
	24.43.15.	Set Grid Margin
	24.43.16.	Using Grid to layout all controls
	24.43.17.	Add control to specific row and column