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DXTabControl.ContentHostTemplate Property

Gets or sets a template used to visualize the Tab Control’s content host.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Core

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Core.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Core

#Declaration

public DataTemplate ContentHostTemplate { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Description
DataTemplate

A DataTemplate object that visualizes the Tab Control’s content host.

#Remarks

When implementing the ContentHostTemplate data template, use the ContentHost element to specify where the content should be placed.

<Grid>
    <Grid.Resources>
        <DataTemplate x:Key="ContentHostTemplate">
            <Grid>
                <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                    <ColumnDefinition Width="50"/>
                    <ColumnDefinition />
                    <ColumnDefinition  Width="50"/>
                </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                <Border Grid.Column="0" Height="Auto" Background="Aqua" />
                <!-- dx:ContentHost element specifies where the content should be placed -->
                <dx:ContentHost Grid.Column="1" />
                <Border Grid.Column="2" Height="Auto" Background="Yellow" />
            </Grid>
        </DataTemplate>
    </Grid.Resources>
    <dx:DXTabControl ... ContentHostTemplate="{StaticResource ContentHostTemplate}"/>
</Grid>
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