WoW:XML/Anchor

An Anchor is also a fundamental UI building block for defining positional layout for UI elements of LayoutFrames. An Anchor is an element of an Anchors array defined in a LayoutFrame. Anchor XML elements, as a part of Anchors array, can be defined on any LayoutFrame or LayoutFrame type, which also includes Frames, Textures, and FontStrings.

Example:

<Frame name="MyFrame">
  <Frames>
    <Frame name="$parentChild">
      <Anchors>
        <Anchor point="TOP">
          <Offset>
            <AbsDimension x="0" y="-22" />
          </Offset>
        </Anchor>
        <Anchor point="BOTTOM">
          <Offset>
            <AbsDimension x="0" y="22" />
          </Offset>
        </Anchor>
      </Anchors>
    </frame>
  </Frames>
</Frame>

This example will align the top of the 'child' frame to the top of 'MyFrame', and the bottom of 'child' to the bottom of 'MyFrame', and then offset that alignment by 22 vertically on both of those sides. This example would effectivly cause the child to stretch vertically to match its parent frame in wow, no matter how the parent frame changed size or position. Using anchors in this way lets wow automatically partially or wholely manage the actual position and size of the child.

Inheritance

Inherited by: none, Inherits: none, Defined in: LayoutFrame > Anchors

Elements

• <Offset>
  • <AbsDimension>

Attributes

• point
• relativeTo
• relativePoint
• x
• y