FlowDocument.FlowDirection Property
Definition
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Gets or sets the relative direction for flow of content in a FlowDocument.
public:
property System::Windows::FlowDirection FlowDirection { System::Windows::FlowDirection get(); void set(System::Windows::FlowDirection value); };
public System.Windows.FlowDirection FlowDirection { get; set; }
member this.FlowDirection : System.Windows.FlowDirection with get, set
Public Property FlowDirection As FlowDirection
Property Value
One of the FlowDirection values that specifies the relative flow direction. The default is LeftToRight.
Examples
The following example shows how to set the FlowDirection attribute of a FlowDocument element.
<FlowDocumentReader>
<FlowDocument
FlowDirection="LeftToRight"
>
<Paragraph>
The FlowDirection of content typically corresponds to the innate flow direction
of the language being represented. Hebrew and Arabic provide examples of
languages that naturally flow from right-to-left. English, German, and Russian
provide examples of languages that naturally flow from left-to-right.
</Paragraph>
</FlowDocument>
</FlowDocumentReader>
The following example shows how to set the FlowDirection property programmatically.
FlowDocument flowDoc = new FlowDocument(new Paragraph(new Run("A bit of text content...")));
// Set the content flow direction to left-to-right.
flowDoc.FlowDirection = System.Windows.FlowDirection.LeftToRight;
Dim flowDoc As New FlowDocument(New Paragraph(New Run("A bit of text content...")))
' Set the content flow direction to left-to-right.
flowDoc.FlowDirection = System.Windows.FlowDirection.LeftToRight
Remarks
Getting this property returns the currently effective flow direction. Setting this property causes the contents of the FlowDocument to reflow in the indicated direction.
The FlowDirection of content typically corresponds to the innate flow direction of the language being represented. Hebrew and Arabic are examples of languages that naturally flow from right to left. English, German, and Russian are examples of languages that naturally flow from left to right.
Note
The value of this property is not automatically changed to match the language used by the operating system. If you need to use a different value then the default of LeftToRight, you must specify it yourself.
Dependency Property Information
Item | Value |
---|---|
Identifier field | FlowDirectionProperty |
Metadata properties set to true |
AffectsParentArrange, Inherits |
Applies to
.NET