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With its Stretch attribute, we resize the element to fill the entire Viewbox. This is an easy way to provide a resizable, scalable interface.
Example. This example uses a Viewbox. First, drag a Viewbox to your Window—it will be nested within the default Grid. Now adjust its properties. Add a Stretch attribute. Visual Studio will suggest some options here.
Fill: This means that the internal element within the Viewbox should be expanded as far as possible in both directions. Ratios are ignored.
Uniform: The element is expanded so that its ratios are preserved, as far as possible. The control is not cropped.
UniformToFill: This expands the control until it fills the entire Viewbox. Cropping may occur.
In the screenshot, the Stretch attribute is set to "Fill." So the text in the TextBox becomes distorted. Often, using "Fill" will not look good: it may also lead to blurring or other pixel artifacts.
Tip: When using a Viewbox, I recommend trying all the Stretch options to find the best one for your purpose.
Example markup: XAML <Window x:Class="WpfApplication10.MainWindow" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525"> <Grid> <Viewbox HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="299" Margin="10,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="497" Stretch="Fill"> <TextBox Height="23" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" Width="120"/> </Viewbox> </Grid> </Window>
RenderTransform. A Viewbox is not the only way to scale and transform a control. You can add a RenderTransform element inside your control to specify how it is rendered. This element can apply skew, scale, rotate and translate transformations.
Tip: A Viewbox is preferable in certain situations. It makes it easier to replace the inner element in a dynamic way.
So: If you nest an Image within a Viewbox, you can simply replace that image in C# code and achieve the same stretching effect.
Summary. A key benefit to WPF is its graphical capabilities. It has strong support for transforming how elements, including controls, pictures and text, are rendered. And Viewbox is another way we exploit these capabilities.