Window.MeasureOverride(Size) Method

Definition

Override this method to measure the size of a window.

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

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

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

Product Versions
.NET Framework 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

See also