BarDockInfo Class

Contains information on the dock position of a bar.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Bars

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Core.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

C#

public class BarDockInfo :
    DependencyObject

VB.NET

Public Class BarDockInfo
    Inherits DependencyObject

Related API Members

The following members return BarDockInfo objects:

• Bar.DockInfo

Remarks

A bar can be docked to a form by binding it to a specific bar container via the Bar.DockInfo property. To bind the bar to a bar container, use the BarDockInfo.ContainerType, BarDockInfo.Container or BarDockInfo.ContainerName property. When using these properties, ensure that the required bar container exists. See BarContainerControl to learn more.

To make a bar floating, set the BarDockInfo.ContainerType property to Floating.

Example

This example shows how to manually create different types of bar containers:

1. A bar container used to display bars at the top of the window.
2. A float bar container (it’s created automatically when setting the Bar.DockInfo.ContainerType property to Floating),
3. A standalone bar container that can be freely positioned within the window.

The following image shows the result:

Xaml

<dxb:BarManager.Bars>
    <dxb:Bar x:Name="barFormat" Caption="Format">
        <dxb:Bar.DockInfo>
            <dxb:BarDockInfo ContainerType="Top" />
        </dxb:Bar.DockInfo>
        <dxb:Bar.ItemLinks>
            <dxb:BarCheckItemLink BarItemName="btnBold" />
            <dxb:BarCheckItemLink BarItemName="btnItalic" />
            <dxb:BarCheckItemLink BarItemName="btnUnderline" />
        </dxb:Bar.ItemLinks>
    </dxb:Bar>
    <!--Create a floating bar-->
    <dxb:Bar x:Name="barFont" Caption="Font">
        <dxb:Bar.DockInfo>
            <dxb:BarDockInfo ContainerType="Floating" FloatBarOffset="100,100" />
        </dxb:Bar.DockInfo>
        <dxb:Bar.ItemLinks>
            <dxb:BarButtonItemLink BarItemName="btnFont" />
        </dxb:Bar.ItemLinks>
    </dxb:Bar>
    <!--Create a bar displayed in the standalone container-->
    <dxb:Bar x:Name="barAlignment" Caption="Alignment">
        <dxb:Bar.DockInfo>
            <dxb:BarDockInfo ContainerName="StandaloneContainer" />
        </dxb:Bar.DockInfo>
        <dxb:Bar.ItemLinks>
            <dxb:BarCheckItemLink BarItemName="btnLeft" />
            <dxb:BarCheckItemLink BarItemName="btnCenter" />
            <dxb:BarCheckItemLink BarItemName="btnRight" />
            <dxb:BarCheckItemLink BarItemName="btnJustify" />
        </dxb:Bar.ItemLinks>
    </dxb:Bar>
</dxb:BarManager.Bars>
<!--Create containers to display bars-->
<DockPanel Name="dockPanel1" LastChildFill="False">
    <dxb:BarContainerControl x:Name="TopBarContainer"
                             ContainerType="Top"
                             DockPanel.Dock="Top" />
    <dxe:TextEdit Name="textBox"
                  Margin="8"
                  Width="300"
                  HorizontalAlignment="Left"
                  VerticalAlignment="Top"
                  DockPanel.Dock="Top"
                  EditValue="Sample text"
                  TextElement.FontSize="13" />
    <dxb:BarContainerControl x:Name="StandaloneContainer"
                             ContainerType="None"
                             DockPanel.Dock="Top"
                             Orientation="Horizontal" />
</DockPanel> 

Related GitHub Examples

The following code snippets (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contain references to the BarDockInfo class.

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XAML

wpf-docklayoutmanager-load-an-external-window-or-usercontrol-into-a-documentpanel/CS/DocumentPanel_Content/MainWindow.xaml#L23

<dxb:Bar.DockInfo>
    <dxb:BarDockInfo Row="1" />
</dxb:Bar.DockInfo>

wpf-data-grid-embed-a-richtextbox-into-grid-cells/CS/Window1.xaml#L20

<dxb:Bar.DockInfo>
    <dxb:BarDockInfo ContainerType="Top" />
</dxb:Bar.DockInfo>

wpf-bars-mvvm-generate-bars-from-view-model-collection/CS/DXSample/MainWindow.xaml#L64

<dxb:Bar.DockInfo>
    <dxb:BarDockInfo ContainerType="Bottom"/>
</dxb:Bar.DockInfo>

Inheritance

Object

DispatcherObject

DependencyObject

BarDockInfo