WPF StackPanel

Introduction

The StackPanel in WPF is a simple and useful layout panel. It stacks its child elements below or beside each other, dependening on its orientation. This is very useful to create any kinds of lists. All WPF ItemsControls like ComboBox, ListBox or Menu use a StackPanel as their internal layout panel.

 
<StackPanel>
  <TextBlock Margin="10" FontSize="20">How do you like your coffee?</TextBlock>
  <Button Margin="10">Black</Button>
  <Button Margin="10">With milk</Button>
  <Button Margin="10">Latte machiato</Button>
  <Button Margin="10">Chappuchino</Button>
</StackPanel>
 
 

Stack Items horizontally

A good example for a horizontal stack panel are the "OK" and "Cancel" buttons of a dialog window. Because the size of the text can change if the user changes the font-size or switches the language we should avoid fixed sized buttons. The stack panel aligns the two buttons depending on their desired size. If they need more space they will get it automatically. Never mess again with too small or too large buttons.

 
<StackPanel Margin="8" Orientation="Horizontal">            
   <Button MinWidth="93">OK</Button>
   <Button MinWidth="93" Margin="10,0,0,0">Cancel</Button>
</StackPanel>
 
 

 Comments on this article

Tormentor	Commented on 9.May 2009 Can I stretch the last element in the empty space of the stack panel without giving it any width or height? any help if possible!
Christian Moser	Commented on 10.May 2009 Hi Tormentor, It's not possible to strech the last element of a stack panel because the stack panel has "infinite" size for its elements. You can solve your problem by using a DockPanel and dock all contained elements to top and set LastChildFill to true. Greetings Christian
Maurizio Longo	Commented on 9.July 2009 Thanks a lot for doing this job: it's really helpful! My contribution could be telling you how that it is Cappuccino and Latte Macchiato the correct spelling :-)
Huy Nguyen	Commented on 24.August 2009 Thanks for useful tutorial. I can find how to use thing in WPF quickly.
kamran	Commented on 10.September 2009 Nice stack panel overview
saru	Commented on 12.September 2009 Only this much.Can u plz provide some more information for a new user this is enough but need some more clarification
Swaroop	Commented on 13.December 2009 Simple and quick explaination helped a lot
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Joe Rossi of...	Commented on 7.June 2010 I am not sure this really helps me
Bansi	Commented on 19.June 2010 Baans maar riya hai ye example! Need more details yaar.
Hichem	Commented on 6.July 2010 we need dynamik coding for this utilities
humanblade	Commented on 11.July 2010 oh just so you know. in english 'Chappuchino' is a gay sex act in which a man wearing assless chaps shits upon the chin of his lover (chaps+poo+chin+OMG!) you had probably mean cappuccino, but just wanted to make you aware in case site started drawing the attention of chappuchino lovers.
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Eric Layne	Commented on 19.July 2010 I'm guessing this article has been left unfinished? It barely begins to describe many of the properties of a stackpanel.
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Christian Moser	Commented on 17.August 2010 nice article but need to be more elaboration
MOSER	Commented on 23.August 2010 I apprieciate your feedback but I cant explain it anymore in depth because I just copy and pasted this from another website
sm	Commented on 31.August 2010 Thanks, like to learn WPF here :)