ASPxNavBar.ShowExpandButtons Property

Gets or sets a value that specifies whether group expand buttons are displayed within the NavBar’s group headers.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Web

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(true)]
public bool ShowExpandButtons { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(True)>
Public Property ShowExpandButtons As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	true	true if group expand buttons are displayed; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Use the ShowExpandButtons property to control the visibility of group expand buttons within the headers of the navbar’s groups.

You can manipulate the expand button visibility for individual groups by using a group’s NavBarGroup.ShowExpandButton property.

Example

C#

using DevExpress.Web.ASPxNavBar;
...

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
     ASPxNavBar ASPxNavBar1 = new ASPxNavBar();
     ASPxNavBar1.AutoPostBack = true;
     ASPxNavBar1.ShowExpandButtons = false;
     ASPxNavBar1.GroupHeaderStyle.HorizontalAlign = HorizontalAlign.Left;
     ASPxNavBar1.ItemStyle.HorizontalAlign = HorizontalAlign.Center;

     NavBarGroup group1 = new NavBarGroup("Group1");
     NavBarGroup group2 = new NavBarGroup("Group2");

     NavBarItem item1 = new NavBarItem("Item1");
     NavBarItem item2 = new NavBarItem("Item2");
     NavBarItem item3 = new NavBarItem("Item3");

     ASPxNavBar1.Groups.Add(group1);
     ASPxNavBar1.Groups.Add(group2);

     group1.Items.Add(item1);
     group2.Items.Add(item2);
     group2.Items.Add(item3);

     group1.HeaderStyle.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
     group2.HeaderStyle.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;

     Page.Form.Controls.Add(ASPxNavBar1);       
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Web.ASPxNavBar
... 
Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
     Dim ASPxNavBar1 As New ASPxNavBar()
     ASPxNavBar1.AutoPostBack = True
     ASPxNavBar1.ShowExpandButtons = False
     ASPxNavBar1.GroupHeaderStyle.HorizontalAlign = HorizontalAlign.Left
     ASPxNavBar1.ItemStyle.HorizontalAlign = HorizontalAlign.Center

     Dim group1 As New NavBarGroup("Group1")
     Dim group2 As New NavBarGroup("Group2")

     Dim item1 As New NavBarItem("Item1")
     Dim item2 As New NavBarItem("Item2")
     Dim item3 As New NavBarItem("Item3")

     ASPxNavBar1.Groups.Add(group1)
     ASPxNavBar1.Groups.Add(group2)

     group1.Items.Add(item1)
     group2.Items.Add(item2)
     group2.Items.Add(item3)

     group1.HeaderStyle.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.White
     group2.HeaderStyle.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red

     Page.Form.Controls.Add(ASPxNavBar1)
End Sub