Window.MeasureOverride(Size) Method

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows

Assembly:: PresentationFramework.dll

Override this method to measure the size of a window.

protected:
 override System::Windows::Size MeasureOverride(System::Windows::Size availableSize);

protected override System.Windows.Size MeasureOverride (System.Windows.Size availableSize);

override this.MeasureOverride : System.Windows.Size -> System.Windows.Size

Protected Overrides Function MeasureOverride (availableSize As Size) As Size

Parameters

availableSize: Size

A Size that reflects the available size that this window can give to the child. Infinity can be given as a value to indicate that the window will size to whatever content is available.

Returns

Size

A Size that reflects the size that this window determines it needs during layout, based on its calculations of children's sizes.

Remarks

MeasureOverride is not called when the Visibility property has a value of Collapsed. If the value of the Visibility property is either Hidden or Visible, MeasureOverride is called.

Note

When either Show or ShowDialog are called, the Visibility property of a Window is set to Visible.

Applies to