Universal Windows® Apps with XAML and C# Unleashed

ScaleTransform

ScaleTransform enlarges or shrinks an element horizontally, vertically, or in both directions. This transform has four straightforward double properties:

→ ScaleX—Multiplier for the element’s width (default value = 1)

→ ScaleY—Multiplier for the element’s height (default value = 1)

→ CenterX—Origin for horizontal scaling (default value = 0)

→ CenterY—Origin for vertical scaling (default value = 0)

A ScaleX value of 0.5 shrinks an element’s rendered width in half, whereas a ScaleX value of 2 doubles the width. CenterX and CenterY work the same way as with RotateTransform.

Listing 3.1 applies ScaleTransform to three Buttons in a StackPanel, demonstrating the ability to stretch them independently in height or in width. Figure 3.9 ...