TextAlignment TextAlignment TextAlignment TextAlignment Enum

Definition

Namespace:
Windows.UI.Xaml Windows.UI.Xaml Windows.UI.Xaml Windows.UI.Xaml
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Specifies whether text is centered, left-aligned, or right-aligned.

public : enum class TextAlignmentpublic enum TextAlignmentPublic Enum TextAlignment// This API is not available in Javascript.
<object property="textAlignmentMemberName"/>
Attributes
ContractVersionAttribute WebHostHiddenAttribute
Windows 10 requirements
Device family
Windows 10 (introduced v10.0.10240.0)
API contract
Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced v1)

Fields

Center Center Center Center

Text is centered within the container.
DetectFromContent DetectFromContent DetectFromContent DetectFromContent

Text alignment is inferred from the text content.
End End End End

The end of the text is aligned to the edge of the container.
Justify Justify Justify Justify

Text is justified within the container.
Left Left Left Left

Text is aligned to the left edge of the container.
Right Right Right Right

Text is aligned to the right edge of the container.
Start Start Start Start

The beginning of the text is aligned to the edge of the container.

Remarks

DetectFromContent is available starting with Windows 10. When the TextAlignment property is set to DetectFromContent, alignment is inferred from the text content of the control. For example, English text is left aligned, and Arabic text is right aligned.

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