# GrapeCity.Documents.Layout.Composition.Surface.PerformLayout

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Layout_Composition_Surface_PerformLayout_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Layout.Composition.Surface.PerformLayout*">PerformLayout Method
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Recalculates the layout of all <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Layout.Composition.Visual.html">Visual</a> and <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Layout.Composition.Space.html">Space</a> objects on this <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Layout.Composition.Surface.html">Surface</a>.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public bool PerformLayout()</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function PerformLayout() As Boolean</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><p><a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/bool">true</a> if successful, <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/bool">false</a> if the width or height of any <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Layout.LayoutRect.html">LayoutRect</a>
has become negative and the <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Layout.Composition.Surface.ThrowIfNotFit.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Layout_Composition_Surface_ThrowIfNotFit">ThrowIfNotFit</a> is <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/bool">false</a>.</p>
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