# C1.Framework.XViewLight.GetBounds

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<h1 id="C1_Framework_XViewLight_GetBounds_" data-uid="C1.Framework.XViewLight.GetBounds*">GetBounds Method
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<h4 id="C1_Framework_XViewLight_GetBounds_C1_Framework_Element_System_Boolean_System_Boolean_" data-uid="C1.Framework.XViewLight.GetBounds(C1.Framework.Element,System.Boolean,System.Boolean)">GetBounds(Element, bool, bool)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the rectangle that contains a given element.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">protected Rectangle GetBounds(Element e, bool contentArea = false, bool clip = false)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Protected Function GetBounds(e As Element, Optional contentArea As Boolean = False, Optional clip As Boolean = False) As Rectangle</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.Element.html">Element</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">e</span></td>
      <td><p><a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.XViewLight.Element.html#C1_Framework_XViewLight_Element">Element</a> to locate.</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 get the bounds of the whole element or just the 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 based on ancestor elements.</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>Bounds of element <code class="paramref">e</code>, in client coordinates.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Framework_XViewLight_GetBounds_C1_Framework_Element_System_Boolean_System_Boolean__remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>This method is similar to the <a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.Element.GetBounds.html#C1_Framework_Element_GetBounds_C1_Framework_Element_">GetBounds(Element)</a> method in the
<a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.XViewLight.Element.html#C1_Framework_XViewLight_Element">Element</a> class.</p>
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