#1,060 – Clipping in Grid Happens Before Render Transforms

Layout and render transforms fit into the layout logic for panels as follows:

• Layout transforms are performed
• Panel calculates layout of child elements (and clips or resizes)
• Render transforms are performed

Clipping and/or resizing of elements happens after layout transforms have been applied.  This means that the layout-transformed object is clipped/resized to fit into the Grid.  You can, however, applied a render transform to an object to allow it to extend outside the bounds of the Grid, because this step happens after clipping/resizing.

Below, the first button is rotated before layout, so the rotated button is sized to fit into the Grid cell.  The second button is rotated after layout, so is not resized.

    <Grid ShowGridLines="True" Background="Bisque"
          Margin="10" ClipToBounds="false">
        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
            <RowDefinition/>
            <RowDefinition/>
        </Grid.RowDefinitions>

        <Button Content="Click Here Please"
                HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                VerticalAlignment="Center">
            <Button.LayoutTransform>
                <RotateTransform Angle="30"/>
            </Button.LayoutTransform>
        </Button>

        <Button Grid.Row="1" Content="Click Here Please"
                Width="100"
                VerticalAlignment="Center">
            <Button.RenderTransform>
                <RotateTransform Angle="30"/>
            </Button.RenderTransform>
        </Button>
    </Grid>