---
id: "M:cAlgo.API.StackPanel.#ctor"
kind: "constructor"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.StackPanel"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Controls/Layout/StackPanel/Constructor/"
---

> Documentation index for agents: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/llms.txt · machine index: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/api.json

# StackPanel constructor

Member of [StackPanel](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Controls/Layout/StackPanel/index.md).

## StackPanel()

Initializes a new instance of the StackPanel class.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI not supported · Cloud not supported.

- CLI: Accepted without error but never displayed, so control events such as Click are never raised.
- Cloud: Accepted without error but never displayed, so control events such as Click are never raised.

C#:

```csharp
public StackPanel()
```

Python:

```python
StackPanel()
```

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var panel = new StackPanel { HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left, VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top, Margin = 10 };
panel.AddChild(new TextBlock { Text = "Balance: " + Account.Balance });
panel.AddChild(new TextBlock { Text = "Equity: " + Account.Equity });
Chart.AddControl(panel);
```

Python:

```python
panel = StackPanel()
panel.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left
panel.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top
balance = TextBlock()
balance.Text = f"Balance: {api.Account.Balance}"
equity = TextBlock()
equity.Text = f"Equity: {api.Account.Equity}"
panel.AddChild(balance)
panel.AddChild(equity)
api.Chart.AddControl(panel)
```