# C1.Framework.Element.GetBounds

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<h1 id="C1_Framework_Element_GetBounds_" data-uid="C1.Framework.Element.GetBounds*">GetBounds Method
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<h4 id="C1_Framework_Element_GetBounds_C1_Framework_Element_" data-uid="C1.Framework.Element.GetBounds(C1.Framework.Element)">GetBounds(Element)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the element's bounds (size and location) within an arbitrary ancestor, in pixels.</p>
<param name="ancestor">Ancestor element (parent, grand-parent, etc).
<returns>A <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.rectangle">Rectangle</a> that corresponds to the element's position 
within the given <code class="paramref">ancestor</code>.</returns>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public Rectangle GetBounds(Element ancestor)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function GetBounds(ancestor As Element) As Rectangle</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Name</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.Element.html">Element</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">ancestor</span></td>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.rectangle">Rectangle</a></td>
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<h4 id="C1_Framework_Element_GetBounds_C1_Framework_Element_System_Boolean_System_Boolean_" data-uid="C1.Framework.Element.GetBounds(C1.Framework.Element,System.Boolean,System.Boolean)">GetBounds(Element, bool, bool)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the element's bounds (size and location) within an arbitrary ancestor, in pixels.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public Rectangle GetBounds(Element ancestor, bool contentArea, bool clip)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function GetBounds(ancestor As Element, contentArea As Boolean, clip As Boolean) As Rectangle</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.Element.html">Element</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">ancestor</span></td>
      <td><p>Ancestor element (parent, grand-parent, etc).</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">contentArea</span></td>
      <td><p>Whether to return the element's outer bounds or content area.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">clip</span></td>
      <td><p>Whether to clip the rectangle to the ancestor's content area.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.rectangle">Rectangle</a></td>
      <td><p>A <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.rectangle">Rectangle</a> that corresponds to the element's position
within the given <code class="paramref">ancestor</code>.</p>
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