TextBlock control WPF in VB.NET

This article demonstrates how to create and use the textblock control in WPF using XAML.
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TextBlock control

The TextBlock control are used to display the text. This control allows you to render read only text.

Creating TextBlock control in XAML

<TextBlock Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,10,0,0" Name="TextBlock1" Text="Monu Kumar" VerticalAlignment="Top" FontFamily="Verdana" Width="116" />

 

The Width and Height property represents the width and the height of the control. Name property represents name of the control.

 

txt1.gif

 

Figure1.gif

FontFamily and Size property - The font typeface family name. The font size is the size in pixels.

<TextBlock Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,10,0,0" Name="TextBlock1" Text="Monu Kumar" VerticalAlignment="Top" FontFamily="Verdana"/><TextBlock Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,39,0,0" Name="TextBlock2" Text="Monu kumar" VerticalAlignment="Top" FontFamily="Niagara Solid" FontSize="28" /><TextBlock Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="12,84,0,0" Name="TextBlock3" Text="Monu kumar" VerticalAlignment="Top" FontFamily="Latha" FontSize="18" />

The TextBlock control looks like the below image.

txt2.gif

Figure2.gif

FontWeight property- FontWeight has the following option. such as Thin, ExtraLight, Light, Normal, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold, Black, ExtraBlack.

<TextBlock Height="23" FontWeight="Bold" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,10,0,0" Name="TextBlock1" Text="Monu Kumar" VerticalAlignment="Top" FontFamily="Verdana" />

<TextBlock Height="23" FontWeight="Light" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,39,0,0" Name="TextBlock2" Text="Hello Monu" VerticalAlignment="Top" FontFamily="Niagara Solid" FontSize="28" />

<TextBlock Height="23" FontWeight="Heavy" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="12,84,0,0" Name="TextBlock3" Text="Hi Monu" VerticalAlignment="Top" FontFamily="Latha" FontSize="18" />

Foreground and Background property - The foreground allows you to change the color of the font and background allows you to change the color of the background.

<TextBlock Height="23" FontWeight="Bold" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,10,0,0" Name="TextBlock1" Text="Monu Kumar" VerticalAlignment="Top" FontFamily="Verdana" Foreground="Blue" Background="Aqua" />

<TextBlock Height="23" FontWeight="Light" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,39,0,0" Name="TextBlock2" Text="Hello Monu" VerticalAlignment="Top" FontFamily="Niagara Solid" FontSize="28" Foreground="DarkGreen" Background="DarkSlateBlue" />

<TextBlock Height="23" FontWeight="Heavy" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="12,84,0,0" Name="TextBlock3" Text="Hi Monu" VerticalAlignment="Top" FontFamily="Latha" FontSize="18" Foreground="Magenta" Background="DarkMagenta" />

 

This looks like this.


txt3.gif 


Figure3.gif

 

TextDecorations property - A text decoration is a visual ornament that you can add to text.

 

txt4.gif


Figure4.gif

 

Runs - we can inter-mix different runs of text formatting within the same block using the Run element. For example, you can display a string like this:

 

<TextBlock Margin="0,12,0,-12">

    <Run FontWeight="Bold">Hello, Monu</Run>

    <Run Foreground="Red">How are you?</Run>

    <Run FontStyle="Italic">I am fine thanks!</Run>

    </TextBlock>

The below image defines the run property in the above code.

txt5.gif

Figure5.gif

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