How can I build a WPF window which automatically adapts to its content

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Hi everybody,

I'm now working on a window which has to adapts to the space occupied by its content automatically.
I know how to do this in the C# code-behind, but I would like to know if there is another way which avoid the use of C# code-behind.

---Idea for Code-behind:
Measure each child (they are in a stackpanel) ActualHeight and sum them in order to find the height for my window. Then find the Greater width and set that to the window width.

Thanks a lot for any help!!

Jymmy097

Posted 10-Jun-14 23:47pm

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WPF: A Beginner's Guide - Part 1 of n[^] has some useful information about stacking objects.

Posted 11-Jun-14 0:15am

Richard MacCutchan

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Naz_Firdouse · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-11T00:54:00

have you tried using SizeToContent property of window...

Use like this

HTML

<window x:class="WindowSample.MainWindow" xmlns:x="#unknown">

        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"

        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"

        Title="WPF Window Sample"

        Width="300" Height="200" Left="500" Top="500"

        SizeToContent="WidthAndHeight" >
</window>

check this

http://wpf.2000things.com/2011/04/07/269-automatically-sizing-a-window-to-fit-its-contents/