TextBlock.TextReadingOrder Property

Definition

Namespace:

Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls

Gets or sets a value that indicates how the reading order is determined for the TextBlock.

public:
 property TextReadingOrder TextReadingOrder { TextReadingOrder get(); void set(TextReadingOrder value); };

TextReadingOrder TextReadingOrder();

void TextReadingOrder(TextReadingOrder value);

public TextReadingOrder TextReadingOrder { get; set; }

var textReadingOrder = textBlock.textReadingOrder;
textBlock.textReadingOrder = textReadingOrder;

Public Property TextReadingOrder As TextReadingOrder

<TextBlock TextReadingOrder="textReadingOrderValue"/>

Property Value

TextReadingOrder

A value that indicates how the reading order is determined for the TextBlock. The default is DetectFromContent.

Remarks

This property can be useful when the base direction of the text is unknown, and may not match the user's language or direction. For more info, see the Remarks section of the TextReadingOrder enumeration or How to support bidirectional UI.

Note

In Windows 8.1, the default value is 0, Default. Starting with Windows 10, the enumeration value 0 has the constant name UseFlowDirection, and is not the default value.

See also

• TextReadingOrder
• How to support bidirectional UI