Getting position/width/height of MainWindow

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I'm wondering about the best way to get information about the current position and width/height of the MainWindow. I want to keep a child window inside the main window so I want to check the coordinates of the MainWindows borders during the move function of the child window. I could only find the Window.LocationChanged event but it doesn't solve my problem in a satisfying way. Are there better options?

score 34 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 06 '12 at 18:05

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You can access the position of the main window all over your code via Application.Current.MainWindow.Left and Application.Current.MainWindow.Top, respectively. Hope this will help.

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answered Mar 06 '12 at 09:37

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this only works if you only have one window or it is the main window of the application. I found a better solution [here](http://stackoverflow.com/a/8056464/937093) – Steffen Winkler Nov 06 '15 at 10:19

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:09

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But, you should check "WindowState". In "Maximized" state properties "Left" and "Top" keep the values of the window in it's normal state. Window position in "Maximized" state discribes here: How can I find the position of a maximized window?

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