How to: Create a DXTabControl in Code

• Jun 07, 2019

The following example shows how to create a DXTabControl in code.

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MainWindow.xaml.vb

Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Controls
Imports DevExpress.Xpf.Core

Namespace DXTabControl_CreatingManually
    Partial Public Class MainWindow
        Inherits Window
        Public Sub New()
            InitializeComponent()
        End Sub
        Private Sub LayoutRoot_Loaded(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
            Dim tabControl As New DXTabControl()
            tabControl.Height = 75
            tabControl.Width = 200

            Dim tabItem1 As New DXTabItem()
            tabItem1.Header = "Button"
            tabItem1.Content = New Button() With {.Content = "Button"}
            tabControl.Items.Add(tabItem1)

            Dim tabItem2 As New DXTabItem()
            tabItem2.Header = "Check box"
            tabItem2.Content = New CheckBox() With {.Content = "Check box"}
            tabControl.Items.Add(tabItem2)

            LayoutRoot.Children.Add(tabControl)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

MainWindow.xaml

<Window x:Class="DXTabControl_CreatingManually.MainWindow" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" Title="MainWindow" Height="200" Width="300">
    <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Loaded="LayoutRoot_Loaded" />
</Window>

MainWindow.xaml.cs

using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using DevExpress.Xpf.Core;

namespace DXTabControl_CreatingManually {
    public partial class MainWindow : Window {
        public MainWindow() {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        private void LayoutRoot_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
            DXTabControl tabControl = new DXTabControl();
            tabControl.Height = 75;
            tabControl.Width = 200;

            DXTabItem tabItem1 = new DXTabItem();
            tabItem1.Header = "Button";
            tabItem1.Content = new Button() { Content = "Button" };
            tabControl.Items.Add(tabItem1);

            DXTabItem tabItem2 = new DXTabItem();
            tabItem2.Header = "Check box";
            tabItem2.Content = new CheckBox() { Content = "Check box" };
            tabControl.Items.Add(tabItem2);

            LayoutRoot.Children.Add(tabControl);
        }
    }
}