# C1.Framework.Element.SetDirty

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<h1 id="C1_Framework_Element_SetDirty_" data-uid="C1.Framework.Element.SetDirty*">SetDirty Method
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<h4 id="C1_Framework_Element_SetDirty_System_Boolean_System_Boolean_" data-uid="C1.Framework.Element.SetDirty(System.Boolean,System.Boolean)">SetDirty(bool, bool)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Marks this element as dirty, forcing all parent and child elements to be laid out.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public void SetDirty(bool dirty, bool layoutOnly)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Sub SetDirty(dirty As Boolean, layoutOnly As Boolean)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">dirty</span></td>
      <td><p>Whether the element needs to be laid out.</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">layoutOnly</span></td>
      <td><p>Whether <b>ContentElements</b> (e.g. elements without children, such as
<a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.TextElement.html">TextElement</a>, <a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.ImageElement.html">ImageElement</a>) also need to be laid out.</p>
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<h4 id="C1_Framework_Element_SetDirty_System_Boolean_" data-uid="C1.Framework.Element.SetDirty(System.Boolean)">SetDirty(bool)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Marks this element as dirty, forcing all parent and child elements to be laid out.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public void SetDirty(bool dirty)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Sub SetDirty(dirty As Boolean)</code></pre>
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      <th>Type</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">dirty</span></td>
      <td><p>Whether the element needs to be laid out.</p>
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<h4 id="C1_Framework_Element_SetDirty" data-uid="C1.Framework.Element.SetDirty">SetDirty()</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Marks this element as dirty, forcing all parent and child elements to be laid out.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public void SetDirty()</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Sub SetDirty()</code></pre>
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