BaseLayoutItem.Parent Property

Gets or sets the item’s parent group.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking

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

Declaration

C#

public LayoutGroup Parent { get; }

VB.NET

Public ReadOnly Property Parent As LayoutGroup

Property Value

Type	Description
LayoutGroup	A LayoutGroup object which is the item’s parent.

Remarks

Items can be combined into groups. The Parent property allows you to get the item’s parent group.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

wpf-dock-layout-manager-limit-layout-group-customization-at-runtime/CS/DXDockingForLayoutPurposes/Helpers.cs#L73

BaseLayoutItem currentItem = item;
while (currentItem.Parent != null) {
    if (currentItem.Parent is LayoutGroup) {

how-to-animate-a-layout-panel-by-its-width-height-e3643/CS/Q357154/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L60

if(maximizedItem != null) {
    if(maximizedItem == item || maximizedItem.Parent == item) to = value;
}

how-to-create-a-modal-documentpanel-in-docklayoutmanager-t153405/CS/Example1/ModalHelper.cs#L175

{
    if (window.Parent != null)
    {

VB.NET

wpf-dock-layout-manager-limit-layout-group-customization-at-runtime/VB/DXDockingForLayoutPurposes/Helpers.vb#L80

Dim currentItem As BaseLayoutItem = item
While currentItem.Parent IsNot Nothing
    If TypeOf currentItem.Parent Is LayoutGroup Then

how-to-create-a-modal-documentpanel-in-docklayoutmanager-t153405/VB/Example1/ModalHelper.vb#L75

Private Shared Sub UnlockWindows(ByVal window As BaseLayoutItem)
    If window.Parent IsNot Nothing Then
        For Each item In window.Parent.Items

how-to-animate-a-layout-panel-by-its-width-height-e3643/VB/Q357154/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L68

If maximizedItem IsNot Nothing Then
    If maximizedItem Is item OrElse maximizedItem.Parent Is item Then
        [to] = value