Which is the lightest weight: Canvas or Grid?

Question

Sometimes I need to group a couple items together and I don't need much in terms of layouting from the parent Panel. Pretty much any panel would do.

In those cases, is there a clear winner between the different Panel types, or are they effectively equivalent?

Answer 1

Canvas is much lighter than Grid when processing layout.

But you say:

I don't need much in terms of layout.

Canvas may not even provide you with the little you need. Though it might not be much effort to make a Canvas work for you. It depends on what you're doing, of course.