Create a Custom Panel

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This example shows how to override the default layout behavior of the Panel element and create custom layout elements that are derived from Panel.
The example defines a simple custom Panel element called PlotPanel, which positions child elements according to two hard-coded x- and y-coordinates. In this example, x and y are both set to 50; therefore, all child elements are positioned at that location on the x and y axes.
To implement custom Panel behaviors, the example uses the MeasureOverride and ArrangeOverride methods. Each method returns the Size data that is necessary to position and render child elements.
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public class PlotPanel : Panel
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{
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    // Override the default Measure method of Panel
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    protected override Size MeasureOverride(Size availableSize)
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    {
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        var panelDesiredSize = new Size();
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​
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        // In our example, we just have one child. 
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        // Report that our panel requires just the size of its only child.
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        foreach (var child in Children)
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        {
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            child.Measure(availableSize);
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            panelDesiredSize = child.DesiredSize;
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        }
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​
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        return panelDesiredSize;
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    }
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​
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    protected override Size ArrangeOverride(Size finalSize)
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    {
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        foreach (var child in Children)
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        {
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            double x = 50;
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            double y = 50;
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​
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            child.Arrange(new Rect(new Point(x, y), child.DesiredSize));
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        }
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        return finalSize; // Returns the final Arranged size
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    }
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}
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