Properties Order in Margin

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If I Have Such String in Xaml: Storyboard. Targetproperty="Margin" From="1,2,3,4" To="0,0,0,0" What Is Top Bottom Right and Left? 1- Right 2- Top 3- Left 4...

Properties Order in Margin

If I have such string in XAML:

Storyboard.TargetProperty="Margin" From="1,2,3,4" To="0,0,0,0"

What is Top Bottom Right and Left? 1- right 2- top 3- left 4 - bottom

Is that right?

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4 Answers 

Margin="1,2,3,4"
  1. Left,
  2. Top,
  3. Right,
  4. Bottom

It is also possible to specify just two sizes like this:

Margin="1,2"
  1. Left AND right
  2. Top AND bottom

Finally you can specify a single size:

Margin="1"
  1. used for all sides

The order is the same as in WinForms.

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There are three unique situations:

  • 4 numbers, e.g. Margin="a,b,c,d".
  • 2 numbers, e.g. Margin="a,b".
  • 1 number, e.g. Margin="a".

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4 Numbers

If there are 4 numbers, then its left, top, right, bottom (a clockwise circle starting from the middle left margin). First number is always the "West" like "WPF":

<object Margin="left,top,right,bottom"/>

Example: if we use Margin="10,20,30,40" it generates:

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