BaseLayoutItem.AllowClose Property

Gets or sets whether the current dock item can be closed. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Docking

Declaration

C#

public bool AllowClose { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property AllowClose As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the current dock item can be closed; otherwise, false.

Remarks

To close a specific dock panel in code, use the DockControllerBase.Close method provided by the DockLayoutManager.DockController object.

In XAML, you can create a closed(hidden) panel by adding the panel to the DockLayoutManager.ClosedPanels collection.

Related GitHub Examples

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XAML

wpf-diagram-mdi/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L28

<Style TargetType="dxdo:DocumentPanel">
    <Setter Property="AllowClose" Value="{DXBinding '@e(documentHost).Items.Count > 1 or @e(man).FloatGroups.Count > 2 or (@e(documentHost).Items.Count == 1 and @e(man).FloatGroups.Count == 2)'}" />
</Style>

wpf-scheduler-use-entity-framework-to-bind-to-data/CS/DXSample/MainWindow.xaml#L31

<dxdo:AutoHideGroup DockType="Right">
    <dxdo:LayoutPanel AllowClose="False"
                      AllowFloat="False"

wpf-scheduler-disable-resource-colorization/CS/DXSample/MainWindow.xaml#L43

<dxdo:AutoHideGroup DockType="Right">
    <dxdo:LayoutPanel AllowClose="False"
                      AllowFloat="False"