BaseLayoutItem.CaptionLocation Property

Gets or sets the position of the item’s Caption. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Docking

Declaration

C#

public CaptionLocation CaptionLocation { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property CaptionLocation As CaptionLocation

Property Value

Type	Description
CaptionLocation	The position where the Caption is displayed.

Available values:

Name	Description
Default	An item’s caption is displayed at the default position, which is different for different item types.
Left	An item’s caption is displayed on the left.
Top	An item’s caption is displayed at the top.
Right	An item’s caption is displayed on the right.
Bottom	An item’s caption is displayed at the bottom.

Remarks

Use the Caption property to specify a Caption.

The following code sample sets the LayoutControlItem‘s CaptionLocation property to Bottom.

XAML

<Window ...
  xmlns:dxdo="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/docking">
  <dxdo:DockLayoutManager>
    <dxdo:LayoutGroup Caption="LayoutRoot">
      <dxdo:LayoutControlItem Caption="Document" CaptionLocation="Bottom">
        <RichTextBox>
          <!-- ... -->
        </RichTextBox>
      </dxdo:LayoutControlItem>
    </dxdo:LayoutGroup>
  </dxdo:DockLayoutManager>
</Window>

DocumentPanel Caption Location

You can use the CaptionLocation property to specify a DocumentPanel‘s header location.

XAML

<dx:ThemedWindow 
  ...
  xmlns:dx="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/core"
  xmlns:dxdo="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/docking">
  <dxdo:DockLayoutManager>
    <dxdo:LayoutGroup>
      <dxdo:DocumentGroup CaptionLocation="Bottom">
        <dxdo:DocumentPanel Caption="Document1"/>
        <dxdo:DocumentPanel Caption="Document2"/>
      </dxdo:DocumentGroup>
    </dxdo:LayoutGroup>
  </dxdo:DockLayoutManager>
</dx:ThemedWindow>