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MyDaftQuestions

Reputation: 4691

Why does my GridSplitter not take full height

I have a GridSplitter but I can't make it stretch the full height of my app (my UserControl to be more precise). It only fills the same height as the content on the left/right of the GridSplitter.

<Grid VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <RowDefinition Height="*" /> <!--this was a trial and error thing-->
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
    <Grid Grid.Row="0" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
            <ColumnDefinition Width="2*" MinWidth="150" />
            <ColumnDefinition Width="2" />
            <ColumnDefinition Width="8*" MinWidth="250" />
        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

        <TextBlock Text="left" Grid.Column="0"/>
        <GridSplitter Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" />
        <TextBlock Text="right" Grid.Column="2"/>
    </Grid>
</Grid>
</Grid>

As I don't know the height, I was hoping for

This works in that the height is bigger, but it's not an acceptable approach as I don't know the size of the clients monitor.

But that isn't valid.

What do I need to do?

This is the parent

<StackPanel Grid.Row="1" Background="Orange">
    <ContentPresenter Content="{Binding Vm}" />
</StackPanel>

As you can see the background is orange, this gives me the bounds of the control. The control takes up all the room it can.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 40

Answers (1)

Glen Thomas
Glen Thomas

Reputation: 10744

Change the StackPanel parent to a Grid control. The StackPanel control will size to its child elements. Use a Grid control instead, which will size to its parent control.

<Grid Grid.Row="1" Background="Orange">
    <ContentPresenter Content="{Binding Vm}" />
</Grid>

Upvotes: 1

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