Can we use multi xaml layout on a window? - wpf

I think that we can use multi layout on a windows with XAML.
So I try to create a window like this:
I want to create an ListView in left and it can be resized. The Grid and Textbox at the left side will be fit to the right grid.
I have tried to use other layouts, StackPanel, DockPanel.
How can I create a resizable grid
<Grid HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ToolBar Name="toolBar" Grid.Row="0">
<Button Name="btnLoad" Width="Auto" Height="25" ToolTip= Click="btnLoad_Click" VerticalAlignment="Bottom">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Image Source="Resources/reload.png" Width="16" Height="16" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="0 0 5 0"/>
<TextBlock>Load/Reload</TextBlock>
</StackPanel>
</Button>
<Button Name="btnSave" Width="Auto" Height="25" Click="btnSave_Click">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Image Source="Resources/save.png" Width="16" Height="16" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="0 0 5 0"/>
<TextBlock>Save</TextBlock>
</StackPanel>
</Button>
</ToolBar>
<ComboBox Name="cbTypeOfShop" Grid.Row="1" Margin="5 5 5 5"/>
<Grid Grid.Row="2" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ListView Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"/>
<GridSplitter Grid.Column="1" Grid.RowSpan="3" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Background="Black" ShowsPreview="true" Width="5"/>
<Grid HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Grid.Column="2">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<DataGrid Name="dtgListItem" Grid.Row="0" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
</DataGrid>
<TextBox Grid.Row="1" Height="100" TextWrapping="Wrap" AcceptsReturn="True" Text="1231231231 22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222221231231231231231123123123123123123123123123123123123123123123123123" />
</Grid>
</Grid>
<StatusBar Grid.Row="3" Height="25" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
<TextBlock Name="abc">abc</TextBlock>
</StatusBar>
</Grid>
But when I resize the left side.

try this
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="5" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock FontSize="55" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" TextWrapping="Wrap">Left side</TextBlock>
<GridSplitter Grid.Column="1" Width="5" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="2" FontSize="55" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" TextWrapping="Wrap">Right side</TextBlock>
</Grid>
As you can see, I've simply created a Grid with two equally wide columns, with a 5 pixel column in the middle.

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Multiple Parallel GridSplitter in WPF

I have divided my entire screen into 3 rows and 2 grid splitters. Currently, my middle row is changing its height when I move my first/second grid splitter.
Expected behaviour:
Basically, the middle row's height should remain the same but should only move as per the change in height of the top/bottom row.
If I move my first grid splitter then my other row should follow it. It means the middle row should move and the last row should increase in height. Similarly, if I move my second grid splitter then middle row should not change its height but should move. Whereas the first row should increase in height.
To understand better, please check my following code.
Can someone please help me, how can I achieve this.
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition />
<RowDefinition Height="50" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid Grid.Row="0">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="100"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid Grid.Row="0" x:Name="FirstRow">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition Width="5"/>
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition Width="5"/>
<ColumnDefinition />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TreeView Grid.Column="0" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" BorderBrush="Black" Background="Red"/>
<GridSplitter Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Background="Transparent"/>
<TreeView Grid.Column="2" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" BorderBrush="Black" Background="Green"/>
<GridSplitter Grid.Column="3" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Background="Transparent" />
<TreeView Grid.Column="4" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" BorderBrush="Black" Background="Blue"/>
</Grid>
<GridSplitter x:Name="gridSplitter1" Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Center" Background="Transparent" Height="5" />
<TextBlock x:Name="SecondRow" Grid.Row="2" Text="SecondRow" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="10"/>
<GridSplitter x:Name="gridSplitter2" Grid.Row="3" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Center" Background="Transparent" Height="5" />
<DataGrid Grid.Row="4" x:Name="ThirdRow">
<DataGrid.Columns>
<DataGridTextColumn Header="Col A" />
<DataGridTextColumn Header="Col B" />
<DataGridTextColumn Header="Col C" />
</DataGrid.Columns>
</DataGrid>
</Grid>
<Button Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Content="Delete" Margin="10"/>
<Button Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Content="Close" Margin="10"/>
</Grid>

WPF - GridSplitter not working between two grids

I have some issues with getting the grid splitter to work properly.
I have placed the GridSplitter between two grids but the problem is that the grid splitter attaches to left grid which is the only one I can move with the splitter. If I move the left grid towards the right grid, the right grid will get smaller but if I move it away from the right grid it will not expand more than its initial size.
How can I place the GridSplitter in such a way that it allows me to adjust the width of the right grid and then reducing the width of the left grid if it is dragged that way.
I did add a SharedSizeGroup to one of the child grids of the right grid but I'm not sure if that is relevant to my problem, removing it didn't solve anything.
I have also tried to play around with the ResizeBehavor of the GridSplitter also without luck.
I hope it makes sense.
XAML:
<Grid>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="3"></TextBlock>
<Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" VerticalContentAlignment="Center" Margin="5"/>
<ComboBox Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" MinWidth="200px"/>
<Label Grid.Column="2" VerticalContentAlignment="Center" Margin="10 5 5 5"/>
<ComboBox Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="3" IsEditable="True" MinWidth="250px"/>
</Grid>
<!--Below grid only shown when errors are present. Not relevant for problem -->
<Grid Grid.Row="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Grid.RowSpan="2" Grid.Column="0">
<TextBlock/>
</Grid>
<!-- The "Left" Grid -->
<Grid Grid.Row="1" Grid.RowSpan="2" Grid.Column="0">
<WebBrowser></WebBrowser>
</Grid>
<GridSplitter HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" ResizeDirection="Columns" Width="10" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" ResizeBehavior="PreviousAndNext"/>
<!-- The "Right" Grid -->
<Grid Grid.Row="1" Grid.RowSpan="2" Grid.Column="2" Panel.ZIndex="2" MinWidth="200" HorizontalAlignment="Right">
<Border BorderBrush="Blue" BorderThickness="1" MinWidth="200" Background="#4C808080" >
<GroupBox MinWidth="200">
<GroupBox.HeaderTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"></ColumnDefinition>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Margin="5"/>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</GroupBox.HeaderTemplate>
<Grid Grid.IsSharedSizeScope="True">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" SharedSizeGroup="Label" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0" Margin="5" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.ColumnSpan="2"/>
<TextBox Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0" Margin="5,7" VerticalAlignment="Center" IsReadOnly="True" />
<Label Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="1" Margin="5" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.ColumnSpan="2"/>
<TextBox Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1" Margin="5,7" VerticalAlignment="Center" IsReadOnly="True"/>
<ItemsControl Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" SharedSizeGroup="Label" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0" Margin="5" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
<TextBox Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0" Margin="5" VerticalAlignment="Center" IsReadOnly="True"/>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
</Grid>
</GroupBox>
</Border>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</Grid>
Have a look at this
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="3"></TextBlock>
<Label Grid.Row="0"
Grid.Column="0"
VerticalContentAlignment="Center"
Margin="5" />
<ComboBox Grid.Row="0"
Grid.Column="1"
MinWidth="200px" />
<Label Grid.Column="2"
VerticalContentAlignment="Center"
Margin="10 5 5 5" />
<ComboBox Grid.Row="0"
Grid.Column="3"
IsEditable="True"
MinWidth="250px" />
</Grid>
<Grid Grid.Row="1">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!-- The "Left" Grid -->
<Grid Grid.Column="0"
Background="Aqua">
</Grid>
<GridSplitter HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
ResizeDirection="Columns"
Width="10"
Grid.Column="1"
ResizeBehavior="PreviousAndNext" />
<!-- The "Right" Grid -->
<Grid Grid.Column="2"
Panel.ZIndex="2"
MinWidth="200"
Background="Yellow">
<Border BorderBrush="Blue"
BorderThickness="1"
MinWidth="200"
Background="#4C808080">
<GroupBox MinWidth="200">
<GroupBox.HeaderTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"></ColumnDefinition>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="0"
Grid.Column="1"
Margin="5" />
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</GroupBox.HeaderTemplate>
<Grid Grid.IsSharedSizeScope="True">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"
SharedSizeGroup="Label" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Grid.Column="0"
Grid.Row="0"
Margin="5"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2" />
<TextBox Grid.Column="1"
Grid.Row="0"
Margin="5,7"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
IsReadOnly="True" />
<Label Grid.Column="0"
Grid.Row="1"
Margin="5"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2" />
<TextBox Grid.Column="1"
Grid.Row="1"
Margin="5,7"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
IsReadOnly="True" />
<ItemsControl Grid.Row="2"
Grid.Column="0"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"
SharedSizeGroup="Label" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Grid.Column="0"
Grid.Row="0"
Margin="5"
VerticalAlignment="Center" />
<TextBox Grid.Column="1"
Grid.Row="0"
Margin="5"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
IsReadOnly="True" />
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
</Grid>
</GroupBox>
</Border>
</Grid>
</Grid>
<!--Below grid only shown when errors are present. Not relevant for problem -->
<Grid Grid.Row="2">
<TextBlock />
</Grid>
</Grid>
I changed the Grid "logic" a bit. As I understand you correct you want the GridSplitter for the middle part. Thats why I put the top and bottom part in extra rows to keep them away from the GridSplitter. I had to remove the HorizontalAlignment="Right" from your right Grid, too. Otherwise it would have not changed it's size.
Just to be sure the GridSplitter is working I removed the WebBrowser and added Background colors to the left and right Grid. You can replace that. Thought maybe it would be helpfull for you to see if it's working like expected.
/edit added width relation
<Grid Grid.Row="1">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="2*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="1*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!-- The "Left" Grid -->
This means when you start the application the first column will take twice the size then the third.
This should be a decent showcase, it's exactly the same for columns, just sideways.
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="300"/> //sets the height of the first row
<RowDefinition Height="*"/> //* sets the remainder of the height, doesn't work like auto!
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid Grid.Row="0"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
Width="400"
Background="Green" />
<Grid Grid.Row="0"
Margin="400,0,0,0"
Background="Red"/>
<Grid Grid.Row="1"
Background="Blue"/>
<GridSplitter Grid.Row="0"
VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
Height="2.5"
Background="Black" />
</Grid>

Stretch TextBox in StackPanel

This is the current XAML i'm using to do this... and for the life of me cannot figure out how to expand the textbox to fill the entire column. Could anyone please guide me in the correct direction?
Thank you in advance!
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="15" />
<RowDefinition Height="15" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="200" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!--ROW 0-->
<TextBlock Text="DOMAIN:"/>
<!--ROW 1-->
<Separator Grid.Row="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2"/>
<!--ROW 2-->
<TextBlock Text="Connection credentials:" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0"/>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1">
<Button Content="EDIT" Style="{DynamicResource SquareButtonStyle}" Width="80" Margin="0,0,10,0"/>
<TextBlock x:Name="CurrentCredentialslbl" Text="Connect as:" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
</StackPanel>
<!--ROW 3-->
<TextBlock Text="Find accounts in domain:" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="0"/>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1">
<TextBox />
<Button Content="Browse" Style="{DynamicResource SquareButtonStyle}" Width="80" Margin="10,0,0,0"/>
</StackPanel>
<!--ROW 4-->
<CheckBox Content="Only search in this container" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="0"/>
</Grid>
Grid with 2 columns instead of StackPanel should fit perfectly
<Grid Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBox />
<Button Grid.Column="1"
Content="Browse"
Style="{DynamicResource SquareButtonStyle}"
Width="80" Margin="10,0,0,0"/>
</Grid>

How do i make the textboxes expand to fill the remaining space of the Grid Cell?

I have the following window with some input textboxes. But these textboxes will not expand to fill the remaining space of the second column. Furthermore when the window resizes the textboxes doesn't resize accordingly,
Here is my window
Here is my XAML markup
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication8.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 ShowGridLines="True">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="100"></ColumnDefinition>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"></ColumnDefinition>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="auto"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="auto"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="auto"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="auto"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="*"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="28"></RowDefinition>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Label Content="First Name" Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0"></Label>
<Label Content="Last Name" Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="1"></Label>
<Label Content="Street Name" Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="2"></Label>
<Label Content="Suburb" Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="3"></Label>
<Label Content="City" Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="4"></Label>
<TextBox Width="313" Grid.Column="1" Margin="3" HorizontalAlignment="Left"/>
<TextBox Width="313" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1" Margin="3"
HorizontalAlignment="Left" ></TextBox>
<TextBox Width="313" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="2" Margin="3"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"></TextBox>
<TextBox Width="313" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="3" Margin="3"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"></TextBox>
<TextBox Width="313" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="4" Margin="3"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"></TextBox>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="5"
HorizontalAlignment="Right">
<Button Content="Save" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="5" Width="100" Margin="3" />
<Button Content="Exit" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="5" Width="100"
HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="3"></Button>
</StackPanel>
<!--<TextBox Width="313" Grid.Column="1"></TextBox>-->
</Grid>
</Window>
Is there away to expand the textboxes to fill the remaining space in the second column?
Is there away to make the textboxes resize with the form resize?
You have the Width hardcoded, so it is always going to stay the same. Remove it, and change the alignment to stretch
<TextBox Grid.Column="1" Margin="3" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
Just a note, if somebody facing with the same problem:
For me the problem was that I use the SharedSizeGroup on the grid for both of my 2 columns.
If i deleted the sharedsizegroup="b" on the columns what is *, the problem solved.
<StackPanel Orientation="Vertical"
Grid.IsSharedSizeScope="True">
<Grid Margin="0 10">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" SharedSizeGroup="a" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" **SharedSizeGroup="b"**/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Text="Size (m): " />
<TextBox x:Name="RealObjSize"
Grid.Column="1"
MinWidth="50"
HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
TextChanged="RealObjSize_OnTextChanged" />
</Grid>
<Grid Margin="0 10">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" SharedSizeGroup="a" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" **SharedSizeGroup="b"**/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Text="Distance (m): " />
<TextBox x:Name="RealObjDist"
Grid.Column="1"
MinWidth="50"
HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
TextChanged="RealObjDist_OnTextChanged" />
</Grid>
</StackPanel>
just put HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" and remove the Width

Grid Splitter problem in WPF

I want a layout like VS 2008. In which I want two columns and second columns is again split into two.
I done that in the xaml mentioned below, but the GridSplitter is not visible vertically ( which split two columns).
I want both the GridSplitters to be resizable. One GridSplitter resizes the Left Hand Pane and Right Hand Pane and another GridSplitter resizes the subgrid's top pane and right pane..
The Second GridSplitter is working through this XAML but I am not able to produce XAML code that Splits the Right hand Pane and Left hand pane..
Pleas Help!!
<Window x:Class="AlarmUI_2.Window1"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="Window1" Height="300" Width="300">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<StackPanel Background="Aqua" Grid.Column="0" >
<TextBlock FontSize="35" Foreground="#58290A"
TextWrapping="Wrap">Left Hand Side</TextBlock>
</StackPanel>
<GridSplitter Grid.Column="0" ResizeDirection="Auto"
Grid.RowSpan="1"
HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
<Grid Grid.Column="1">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ListBox Grid.Row="0" Background="Red">
<ListBoxItem>Hello</ListBoxItem>
<ListBoxItem>World</ListBoxItem>
</ListBox>
<GridSplitter Grid.Row="1" Height="5" Background="Gray"
VerticalAlignment="Top" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" />
<ListBox Grid.Row="1" Background="Violet" Margin="0,5,0,0">
<ListBoxItem>Hello</ListBoxItem>
<ListBoxItem>World</ListBoxItem>
</ListBox>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</Window>
Change your vertical Splitter to
<GridSplitter Grid.Column="0" Width="5" ResizeDirection="Auto"
Grid.RowSpan="1"
HorizontalAlignment="Right"
VerticalAlignment="Stretch"/>
This will be much better way to use GridSplitter
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="5"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<StackPanel Background="Aqua" Grid.Column="0" >
<TextBlock FontSize="35" Foreground="#58290A"
TextWrapping="Wrap">Left Hand Side</TextBlock>
</StackPanel>
<GridSplitter Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"/>
<Grid Grid.Column="2">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="5" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ListBox Grid.Row="0" Background="Red">
<ListBoxItem>Hello</ListBoxItem>
<ListBoxItem>World</ListBoxItem>
</ListBox>
<GridSplitter Grid.Row="1" Background="Gray" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"/>
<ListBox Grid.Row="2" Background="Violet">
<ListBoxItem>Hello</ListBoxItem>
<ListBoxItem>World</ListBoxItem>
</ListBox>
</Grid>
</Grid>
The GridSplitters should probably be on their own row/column in the grid, not sharing a cell with the other controls.
Your gridsplitter is behind the other controls that's why you can't see it. You can either move it to the bottom in your XAML file (so it is added last) or use the Panel.ZIndex attached property. Additionally you have to set the width for the splitter correctly correctly:
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<StackPanel Background="Aqua" Grid.Column="0" >
<TextBlock FontSize="35" Foreground="#58290A"
TextWrapping="Wrap">Left Hand Side</TextBlock>
</StackPanel>
<Grid Grid.Column="1">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ListBox Grid.Row="0" Background="Red">
<ListBoxItem>Hello</ListBoxItem>
<ListBoxItem>World</ListBoxItem>
</ListBox>
<GridSplitter Grid.Row="1" Height="5" Background="Gray"
VerticalAlignment="Top" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" />
<ListBox Grid.Row="1" Background="Violet" Margin="0,5,0,0">
<ListBoxItem>Hello</ListBoxItem>
<ListBoxItem>World</ListBoxItem>
</ListBox>
</Grid>
<GridSplitter Grid.Column="0" ResizeDirection="Columns"
Grid.RowSpan="1" Width="5"
HorizontalAlignment="Right"/>
</Grid>
I have acheived the functionality, the XAML is mentioned below:
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<StackPanel Background="Aqua" Grid.Column="0" >
<TextBlock FontSize="35" Foreground="#58290A"
TextWrapping="Wrap">Left Hand Side</TextBlock>
</StackPanel>
<GridSplitter HorizontalAlignment="Right" ResizeDirection="Columns" Width="5" />
<Grid Grid.Column="1">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ListBox Grid.Row="0" Background="Red">
<ListBoxItem>Hello</ListBoxItem>
<ListBoxItem>World</ListBoxItem>
</ListBox>
<GridSplitter Grid.Row="1" Height="5" Background="Gray"
VerticalAlignment="Top" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" />
<ListBox Grid.Row="1" Background="Violet" Margin="0,5,0,0">
<ListBoxItem>Hello</ListBoxItem>
<ListBoxItem>World</ListBoxItem>
</ListBox>
</Grid>
</Grid>

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