Understanding WPF Layout Panels: Easy Examples of Grid, StackPanel, WrapPanel, DockPanel, Canvas & UniformGrid

If you are just starting out with WPF , layouts are something you must understand very clearly, because they control how every control such as button, textbox, etc. appears on the screen. ⭐ What Are Layout Panels? Think of layout panels like containers or boxes that help you arrange your UI elements . Just like when you pack a suitcase, you organize things in different sections — WPF uses layout panels to organize controls properly. They decide: where controls appear, how they resize, how they adapt when the window grows or shrinks. 📌 Let’s Learn Panels One by One (with real examples) 🟦 1. StackPanel — arrange controls in a line StackPanel arranges items one after another, either top to bottom or left to right. Let me show you a simple example. ✔ Example: Vertical StackPanel <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">     <Button Content="Save" Width="100"/>     <Button Content="Edit" Width="100"/>     <Button Conte...

Validation By Exception (Display Error message by ToolTip) in Wpf using MVVM

View

<Window x:Class="WpfPrismTutorial.Views.MainWindow"
        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"
        xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfPrismTutorial"
        mc:Ignorable="d"
        prism:ViewModelLocator.AutoWireViewModel="True"
        xmlns:prism="http://prismlibrary.com/"
        xmlns:valid="clr-namespace:WpfPrismTutorial.Validations"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800">

    <Grid VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
     
        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
            <TextBlock Text="Validation by Exception" Margin="5,5"/>
             <TextBox Text="{Binding MainWindowModel.ValidationByException,UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged,
                        ValidatesOnExceptions=True}" x:Name="txt"  Height="30" Width="300">
                <TextBox.Style>
                    <Style TargetType="TextBox" BasedOn="{StaticResource {x:Type TextBox}}">
                        <Style.Triggers>
                            <Trigger  Property="Validation.HasError" Value="true">
                                <Setter Property="ToolTip" Value="Invalid input"/>
                            </Trigger>
                        </Style.Triggers>
                    </Style>
                </TextBox.Style>
            </TextBox>
        </StackPanel>
     
    </Grid>
</Window>


ViewModel 

 public class MainWindowViewModel : BindableBase
    {
        private MainWindowModel mainWindowModel = new MainWindowModel();

        public MainWindowModel MainWindowModel
        {
            get { return mainWindowModel; }
            set { SetProperty(ref mainWindowModel, value); }
        }
    }


Model

 public class MainWindowModel : BindableBase
    {
        #region Validation By Exception

        private string _validationByException = string.Empty;

        public string ValidationByException
        {
            get { return _validationByException; }
            set

            {
                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
                    throw new Exception("Validation By Exception should not empty");
                SetProperty(ref _validationByException, value);
            }
        }
        #endregion
    }

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