Canvas

Defines an area within which you can explicitly position child objects, using coordinates that are relative to the Canvas area.

Properties

Property	Type	Description
Background	Color	The background color of the control.
Children	Array	The collection of child elements within the panel.
Height	Float	The suggested height of the control in dp pixels.
HorizontalAlignment	Enum	The horizontal alignment characteristics that are applied to the control when it is composed in a parent layout panel, such as a Grid.
Margin	Thickness	The outer margin that is applied to the control when it is composed in a parent layout panel, such as a Grid.
Rotation	Integer	The rotation about the Z-axis in degrees.
VerticalAlignment	Enum	The vertical alignment characteristics that are applied to the control when it is composed in a parent layout panel, such as a Grid.
Width	Float	The suggested width of the control in dp pixels.
IsEnabled	Boolean	A value that indicates whether the user can interact with the control.
IsHitTestVisible	Boolean	A value that indicates whether the contained area of the control can return true values for hit testing.
IsVisible	Boolean	A value that indicates whether the control should be visible.
Opacity	Float	A value between 0 and 1.0 that declares the opacity factor, with 1.0 meaning full opacity and 0 meaning transparent.

Attached Properties

Every child element within the Canvas will have a set of attached properties connected to them.

Property	Type	Description
Canvas.Left	Float	The distance between the left side of an object and the left side of its parent Canvas.
Canvas.Top	Float	The distance between the top of an element and the top of its parent Canvas.

Events

Event	Description
Loaded	Occurs when the element is laid out, rendered, and ready for interaction.
Unloaded	Occurs when the element is no longer rendered on the screen.