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<Window  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    x:Class="layout_information.Window1"
    Title="LayoutInformation Sample">
    <Border Margin="5" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top">
      <Grid Name="myGrid" Height="150">
        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
          <ColumnDefinition Width="250"/>
        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
          <RowDefinition />
          <RowDefinition />
          <RowDefinition />
        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <TextBlock Name="txt1" Margin="5" Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0">Hello World!</TextBlock>
        <Button Click="ShowLayoutSlot" Width="125" Height="25" Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="1">Show Bounding Box</Button>

      </Grid>
  </Border>  
</Window>

//File:Window.xaml.vb
Imports System
Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Media
Imports System.Windows.Shapes
Imports System.Windows.Controls
Imports System.Windows.Controls.Primitives

Namespace layout_information
  Public Partial Class Window1
    Inherits Window
    Public Sub ShowLayoutSlot(sender As Object, e As System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs)
      Dim myRectangleGeometry As New RectangleGeometry()
      myRectangleGeometry.Rect = LayoutInformation.GetLayoutSlot(txt1)

      Dim myGeometryDrawing As New GeometryDrawing()
      Dim myPath As New Path()
      myPath.Data = myRectangleGeometry

      myPath.Stroke = Brushes.LightGoldenrodYellow
      myPath.StrokeThickness = 1
      Grid.SetColumn(myPath, 0)
      Grid.SetRow(myPath, 0)
      myGrid.Children.Add(myPath)


      Console.WriteLine(LayoutInformation.GetLayoutSlot(txt1).ToString())
    End Sub
  End Class
End Namespace
WPF Determine The Layout Position Of An Element Using The Layout Information








16.54.LayoutInformation
16.54.1.Determine the layout position of an element using the LayoutInformationDetermine the layout position of an element using the LayoutInformation