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Use StackPanel to arrange child objects in a single line that you can align horizontally or vertically.

    

<UserControl x:Class='SilverlightApplication3.MainPage'
    xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation' 
    xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml'
    xmlns:d='http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008' 
    xmlns:mc='http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006' 
    mc:Ignorable='d' 
    d:DesignWidth='640' 
    d:DesignHeight='480'>

  <Border BorderBrush="Black" Background="White" BorderThickness="2">
        <Grid VerticalAlignment="Top" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
          <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
            <ColumnDefinition />
            <ColumnDefinition />
            <ColumnDefinition />
            <ColumnDefinition />
            <ColumnDefinition />
            <ColumnDefinition />
          </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
          <Grid.RowDefinitions>
            <RowDefinition />
            <RowDefinition />
            <RowDefinition />
            <RowDefinition Height="400"/>
          </Grid.RowDefinitions>
                <TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0">Change StackPanel Orientation:</TextBlock>
                <TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="2">Change HorizontalAlignment:</TextBlock>
                <TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="4">Change VerticalAlignment:</TextBlock>
                <ListBox VerticalAlignment="Top" SelectionChanged="changeOrientation" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Width="100" Height="50" Margin="0,0,0,10">
                    <ListBoxItem>Horizontal</ListBoxItem>
                    <ListBoxItem>Vertical</ListBoxItem>
                </ListBox>
                <ListBox VerticalAlignment="Top" SelectionChanged="changeHorAlign" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="3" Width="100" Height="50" Margin="0,0,0,10">
                    <ListBoxItem>Left</ListBoxItem>
                    <ListBoxItem>Right</ListBoxItem>
                    <ListBoxItem>Center</ListBoxItem>
                    <ListBoxItem>Stretch</ListBoxItem>
                </ListBox>
                <ListBox VerticalAlignment="Top" SelectionChanged="changeVertAlign" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="5" Width="100" Height="50" Margin="0,0,0,10">
                    <ListBoxItem>Top</ListBoxItem>
                    <ListBoxItem>Bottom</ListBoxItem>
                    <ListBoxItem>Center</ListBoxItem>
                    <ListBoxItem>Stretch</ListBoxItem>
                </ListBox>
          <StackPanel Grid.ColumnSpan="6" Grid.Row="3" Name="sp1" Background="Yellow">
                <Button>One</Button>
                <Button>Two</Button>
                <Button>Three</Button>
                <Button>Four</Button>
                <Button>Five</Button>
                <Button>Six</Button>
          </StackPanel>
        </Grid>
  </Border>
</UserControl>


//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using System.Windows.Media.Animation;

namespace SilverlightApplication3
{
    public partial class MainPage : UserControl
    {

        public void changeOrientation(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs args)
        {
            ListBoxItem li = ((sender as ListBox).SelectedItem as ListBoxItem);
            if (li.Content.ToString() == "Horizontal")
            {
        sp1.Orientation = System.Windows.Controls.Orientation.Horizontal;
            }
            else if (li.Content.ToString() == "Vertical")
            {
        sp1.Orientation = System.Windows.Controls.Orientation.Vertical;
            }
        }
        public void changeHorAlign(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs args)
        {
            ListBoxItem li = ((sender as ListBox).SelectedItem as ListBoxItem);
            if (li.Content.ToString() == "Left")
            {
        sp1.HorizontalAlignment = System.Windows.HorizontalAlignment.Left;
            }
            else if (li.Content.ToString() == "Right")
            {
        sp1.HorizontalAlignment = System.Windows.HorizontalAlignment.Right;
            }
            else if (li.Content.ToString() == "Center")
            {
        sp1.HorizontalAlignment = System.Windows.HorizontalAlignment.Center;
            }
            else if (li.Content.ToString() == "Stretch")
            {
        sp1.HorizontalAlignment = System.Windows.HorizontalAlignment.Stretch;
            }
        }

        public void changeVertAlign(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs args)
        {
            ListBoxItem li = ((sender as ListBox).SelectedItem as ListBoxItem);
            if (li.Content.ToString() == "Top")
            {
        sp1.VerticalAlignment = System.Windows.VerticalAlignment.Top;
            }
            else if (li.Content.ToString() == "Bottom")
            {
        sp1.VerticalAlignment = System.Windows.VerticalAlignment.Bottom;
            }
            else if (li.Content.ToString() == "Center")
            {
        sp1.VerticalAlignment = System.Windows.VerticalAlignment.Center;
            }
            else if (li.Content.ToString() == "Stretch")
            {
        sp1.VerticalAlignment = System.Windows.VerticalAlignment.Stretch;
            }
        }
        
    }
}

   
    
    
    
  








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