StackPanel in ScrollViewer : invalid visual descendant bounds after adding items (making vertical scrollbar appear) then removing items

[JPDelprat]

Description

StackPanel in ScrollViewer : when adding items to StackPanel (to make vertical scrollbar appear than removing them), than removing some of them (which makes scrollbar disppear), VisualTreeHelper.GetDescendantBounds() provides an incorrect value, which corresponds to the vertical scrollbar height before removing items.

=> Several possible side effects. In my case, an OpacityMask was stretched.

Note : VisualTreeHelper.GetContentBounds is correct though.

Reproduction Steps

I have a StackPanel in a scrollviewer.

I add items to this StackPanel so that vertical scrollbar appears, than I remove some them (to make scrollbar disappear).
I do it programmatically (stackPanel.Children.Add/Remove).

VisualTreeHelper.GetDescendantBounds then gives an incorrect height for my stackPanel, which corresponds to the scrollbar height before I remove some items.

If I spy the track control inside the scrollbar, its actual height is the invalid one.

Expected behavior

VisualTreeHelper.GetDescendantBounds() should provide the real height

Actual behavior

VisualTreeHelper.GetDescendantBounds() provide the bad height (see above).

Regression?

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Known Workarounds

My issue was related to OpacityMask => I've forced the mask ViewPort height from my ScrollViewer ActualHeight.

Impact

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Configuration

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Other information

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[rchauhan18]

@JPDelprat Can you provide a sample repro for this?

[JPDelprat]

Here is a test program which reproduce the problem.

BadDescendantsBoundsAfterRemovingItems.zip

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