Control.FontStretch Property

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Gets or sets the degree to which a font is condensed or expanded on the screen.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Controls
Assembly:  System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property FontStretch As FontStretch
public FontStretch FontStretch { get; set; }
<control FontStretch="fontStretchesValue"/>

XAML Values

  • fontStretchesValue
    A FontStretches property name, such as Condensed, Normal, or Expanded.

Property Value

Type: System.Windows.FontStretch
One of the values that specifies the degree to which a font is condensed or expanded on the screen. The default is FontStretches.Normal.

Remarks

Dependency property identifier field: FontStretchProperty

This property can only select from fonts that exist in a font family. It does not cause programmatic stretching of glyphs.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.