AutoHideGroup.DockType Property

Gets or sets the side of the DockLayoutManager at which the current AutoHideGroup object is docked. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking.v19.1.dll

Declaration

C#

public Dock DockType { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property DockType As Dock

Property Value

Type	Description
Dock	A Dock value that specifies the side of the DockLayoutManager at which the current AutoHideGroup object is docked.

Example

This example shows how to create auto-hidden panels in XAML. To create auto-hidden panels:

1) AutoHideGroup objects are added to the DockLayoutManager.AutoHideGroups collection.

2) Panels are added to the corresponding AutoHideGroup object.

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-create-auto-hidden-panels-e1628.

Window1.xaml

<dxdo:DockLayoutManager.AutoHideGroups>
    <!--Create one AutoHideGroup on the right-->
    <dxdo:AutoHideGroup DockType="Right">
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneProperties" Caption="Properties" ItemWidth="150">
            <RichTextBox />
        </dxdo:LayoutPanel>
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneMessages" Caption="Messages" ItemWidth="150">
            <RichTextBox />
        </dxdo:LayoutPanel>
    </dxdo:AutoHideGroup>
    <!--Create two AutoHideGroups on the left-->
    <dxdo:AutoHideGroup DockType="Left">
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneErrors" Caption="Errors" ItemWidth="150">
            <RichTextBox />
        </dxdo:LayoutPanel>
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneWarnings" Caption="Warnings" ItemWidth="150">
            <RichTextBox />
        </dxdo:LayoutPanel>
    </dxdo:AutoHideGroup>

    <dxdo:AutoHideGroup DockType="Left">
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneFindResults" Caption="Find Results" ItemWidth="150">
            <RichTextBox />
        </dxdo:LayoutPanel>
    </dxdo:AutoHideGroup>
</dxdo:DockLayoutManager.AutoHideGroups>

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

wpf-dock-layout-manager-pin-unpin-a-layout-panel/CS/CreateAutoHiddenPanels/Window1.xaml#L23

<!--Create one AutoHideGroup on the right-->
<dxdo:AutoHideGroup x:Name="auotHideGroup" DockType="Right">
    <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneProperties" Caption="Properties" ItemWidth="150">

wpf-docklayoutmanager-create-auto-hidden-panels/CS/CreateAutoHiddenPanels/Window1.xaml#L14

<!--Create one AutoHideGroup on the right-->
<dxdo:AutoHideGroup DockType="Right">
    <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneProperties" Caption="Properties" ItemWidth="150">

wpf-dock-layout-manager-pin-unpin-layout-panels-in-mvvm/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L27

<dxdo:DockLayoutManager.AutoHideGroups>
    <dxdo:AutoHideGroup DockType="Right" Name="auotHideGroup"/>
</dxdo:DockLayoutManager.AutoHideGroups>

how-to-create-a-pop-up-menu-with-all-docklayoutmanagers-panels-t167144/CS/DockLayoutSelectExample/MainWindow.xaml#L21

<dxdo:DockLayoutManager.AutoHideGroups>
    <dxdo:AutoHideGroup DockType="Right">
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneProperties" Caption="Properties"/>

wpf-dock-layout-manager-build-a-layout-similar-to-visual-studio/VB/MainWindow.xaml#L30

<dxdo:DockLayoutManager.AutoHideGroups>
    <dxdo:AutoHideGroup DockType="Left">
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel Caption="Toolbox"/>