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Primitive layout controls such as SwitchPresenter, UniformGrid, WrapLayout, StaggeredPanel, WrapPanel, DockPanel, ConstrainedBox and more.

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dotnet add package CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Primitives --version 8.2.251219
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Windows Community Toolkit - Primitives

This package is part of the Windows Community Toolkit from the .NET Foundation.

Package Contents

This package contains the following controls in the CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls namespace:

  • ConstrainedBox
  • DockPanel
  • StaggeredLayout
  • StaggeredPanel
  • SwitchPresenter
  • UniformGrid
  • WrapLayout
  • WrapPanel

Which Package is for me?

If you're developing with UWP/WinUI 2 or Uno.UI you should be using the CommunityToolkit.Uwp.Controls.Primitives package.

If you're developing with WindowsAppSDK/WinUI 3 or Uno.WinUI you should be using the CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Primitives package.

WinUI Resources (UWP)

For UWP projects, the WinUI 2 reference requires you include the WinUI XAML Resources in your App.xaml file:

    <Application.Resources>
        <XamlControlsResources xmlns="using:Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls" />
    </Application.Resources>

See Getting Started in WinUI 2 for more information.

Documentation

Further documentation about these components can be found at: https://aka.ms/windowstoolkitdocs

License

MIT

See License.md in package for more details.

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