DockLayoutControl.Dock Attached Property

Gets or sets the position of a child element within a parent DockLayoutControl. This is an attached property. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.LayoutControl

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

Declaration

See GetDock(UIElement) and SetDock(UIElement, Dock).

Returns

Type	Description
Dock	A Dock value that specifies the position of a child element within a parent DockLayoutControl.

Remarks

To dock an item to a specific side of the DockLayoutControl, use the Dock attached property.

Examples

The following example creates a DockLayoutControl with six items. The items are docked via the DockLayoutControl.Dock attached property.

The following image shows the result:

XAML

<UserControl
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:lc="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/layoutcontrol"
    x:Class="SilverlightApplication10.MainPage"
    Width="500" Height="400">

    <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="White">
        <lc:DockLayoutControl >
            <lc:GroupBox lc:DockLayoutControl.Dock="Top" Height="70" Header="GroupBox 1"/>
            <lc:GroupBox lc:DockLayoutControl.Dock="Right" Header="GroupBox 2"/>
            <lc:GroupBox lc:DockLayoutControl.Dock="Bottom" Height="70" Header="GroupBox 3"/>
            <lc:GroupBox lc:DockLayoutControl.Dock="Left" Header="GroupBox 4"/>
            <lc:GroupBox lc:DockLayoutControl.Dock="Top" Height="70" Header="GroupBox 5"/>
            <lc:GroupBox lc:DockLayoutControl.Dock="Client" Header="GroupBox 6"/>
        </lc:DockLayoutControl>
    </Grid>
</UserControl>