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alfah
alfah

Reputation: 2085

Adding elements through code in a grid - WP

I'm trying to do something which is as simple as adding elements to a 6x7 grid through code behind. The grid is defined in xaml as following

        <Grid x:Name="CalendarGrid" Grid.Row="1" Visibility="Collapsed">
            <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
                <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
                <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
                <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
                <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
                <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
                <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
            </Grid.RowDefinitions>
            <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
                <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
                <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
                <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
                <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
                <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
                <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
            </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>               

        </Grid>

I have a function called InitializeCalendar which would populate the grid with buttons. Somehow I cant figure out how to specify row and column to which I want to add the button. How to I reference the row and column of CalendarGrid?

    void InitializeCalendar()
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
        {
            for (int j = 0; i < 7; j++)
            {
                butArray[i + 1, j + 1] = new Button();
                //CalendarGrid. I cant find function to specify the row and button
            }
        }
    }

I found that there is a property called ColumnProperty.

butArray[i + 1, j + 1].SetValue(Grid.ColumnProperty, 0);

But then there are so many Grids in my page. How do I reference the CalendarGrid? Any solutions?

Thanks,

Upvotes: 0

Views: 4599

Answers (2)

kmatyaszek
kmatyaszek

Reputation: 19296

You can use Grid.SetRow (msdn) and Grid.SetColumn (msdn) methods:

void InitializeCalendar()
{
    for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
    {
        for (int j = 0; j < 7; j++)
        {
            butArray[i, j] = new Button();
            butArray[i, j].Content = (i).ToString() + (j).ToString();                 
            CalendarGrid.Children.Add(butArray[i, j]);
            Grid.SetRow(butArray[i, j], i);
            Grid.SetColumn(butArray[i, j], j);                   
        }
    }
}

Upvotes: 2

anderZubi
anderZubi

Reputation: 6424

You have to add the button to the CalendarGrid. Try the following way:

CalendarGrid.Children.Add(butArray[i + 1, j + 1]);
butArray[i + 1, j + 1].SetValue(Grid.ColumnProperty, columnNumber);
butArray[i + 1, j + 1].SetValue(Grid.RowProperty, rowNumber);

Upvotes: 2

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