DockLayoutManager.FloatGroups Property

Provides access to floating groups of panels. Allows you to create floating panels in XAML.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking.v14.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public FloatGroupCollection FloatGroups { get; }

VB.NET

Public ReadOnly Property FloatGroups As FloatGroupCollection

Property Value

Type	Description
FloatGroupCollection	A FloatGroupCollection object which is a collection of floating groups.

Remarks

In XAML, you can create a floating panel as follows:

1. Add a FloatGroup object to the FloatGroups collection.
2. Add a panel(s) to the created FloatGroup.
3. Set the size for the created FloatGroup object via the BaseLayoutItem.FloatSize property.

To specify the position for the FloatGroup, use the FloatGroup.FloatLocation property.

To make a panel floating in code, use the DockController.Float method provided by the DockLayoutManager.DockController object.

Examples