WebView in Popup / User Control not working

Question

I'm trying to implement a User Control which hosts a WebViewer (the User Control is a child of a PopUp) to no avail!

The User Control XAML is

<Grid Background="LightGray">
 <StackPanel>
   <Button Click="Button_Click">Go to microsoft.com</Button>
  <WebView x:Name="webView"></WebView>
 </StackPanel>
</Grid>

The C# code behind is:

public sealed partial class Help : UserControl
{
 public Help()
 {
    this.InitializeComponent();
 }

private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
  webView.Navigate(new Uri(@"http://microsoft.com"));
}
}

Clicking the button does not display the web page. This works if WebView is in a page.

Is there a problem with WebView in a User Control or is it because the User Control's parent is PopUp? Or am I going crazy?

As always any help will be gratefully received.

Answer 1

It's because your WebView doesn't have a Width or a Height.  StackPanel smashes it down to nothing.  Add Height and Width of 200 to it, it shows up fine.

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Answer 2

Thank you for your prompt reply, I couldn't see the wood for the trees!