Multline Text in a WPF Button

Question

How do I get multi-line text on a WPF Button using only C#? I have seen examples of using <LineBreak/> in XAML, but my buttons are created completely programmatically in C#. The number and labels on the buttons correspond to values in the domain model, so I don't think I can use XAML to specify this.

I have tried the naive approach below, but it does not work.

Button b = new Button();
b.Content = "Two\nLines";

or

b.Content = "Two\r\nLines";

In either case, all i see is the first line ("Two") of the text.

Answer 1

Have you tried this?

b.Content = new TextBlock { 
    Text = "Two\lLines", 
    TextWrapping = TextWrapping.Wrap };

If that doesn't work, then you could try adding a StackPanel as a child and adding two TextBlock elements to that.

Answer 2

How about:

TextBlock textBlock = new TextBlock();
textBlock.Inlines.Add("Two");
textBlock.Inlines.Add(new LineBreak());
textBlock.Inlines.Add("Lines");
Button button = new Button();
button.Content = textBlock;

If you're using C# 3 you can make that slightly neater:

Button button = new Button
{
    Content = new TextBlock { Inlines = { "Two", new LineBreak(), "Lines" } }
};

Answer 3

See my comments under the original question. The answer was that I was looking in the wrong place for the problem! It was a problem in the buttons' container, but the buttons themselves. Sorry.

Answer 4

As per RichieHindle's comment, I'm trying to become a better member of the community by posting my answer as an answer rather than a comment. :)

Turns out the "\n" works fine. My grid had a fixed size, and there is simply no visual indication in a button that there's more text available (e.g., no "..." indicating a cutoff). Once I generously expanded the size of my grid, the button text showed up in two rows.

Answer 5

OR in XAML directly:

<Button>
   <TextBlock>Two<LineBreak/>Lines</TextBlock>  
</Button>

Answer 6

Wow...That Worked Thanks... TwoLines