<MergablePropertyAttribute(True)>
<SRDescriptionAttribute("Defines the edges of the container to which a certain report item is bound. When a report item is anchored to an edge, the distance between the item's closest edge and the specified edge will remain constant.")>
<SRCategoryAttribute("Layout")>
<ReportItemPropertyAttribute()>
Public Property Anchor As AnchorStyles

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Dim instance As ReportItem Dim value As AnchorStyles   instance.Anchor = value   value = instance.Anchor

[MergablePropertyAttribute(true)]
[SRDescriptionAttribute("Defines the edges of the container to which a certain report item is bound. When a report item is anchored to an edge, the distance between the item's closest edge and the specified edge will remain constant.")]
[SRCategoryAttribute("Layout")]
[ReportItemPropertyAttribute()]
public AnchorStyles Anchor {get; set;}

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Use the Anchor property to define how a report is automatically resized as its parent item is resized. Anchoring a report to its parent ensures that the anchored edges remain in the same position relative to the edges of the parent when the parent control is resized.

You can anchor a report item to one or more edges of its container. For example, if you have a DetailSection with a TextBox whose Anchor property value is set to Top and Bottom, the TextBox is stretched to maintain the anchored distance to the top and bottom edges of the DetailSection as the Height of the DetailSection is increased.

Note:The Anchor and Dock properties are mutually exclusive. Only one can be set at a time, and the last one set takes precedence.

Target Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family

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