BaseLayoutItem.TabCaption Property

Gets or sets the layout item’s tab caption.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public object TabCaption { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property TabCaption As Object

Property Value

Type	Description
Object	A string value that specifies the layout item’s tab caption.

Remarks

By default, the BaseLayoutItem.Caption is displayed in the BaseLayoutItem‘s header and the same object is shown within a tab when the BaseLayoutItem is in a tabbed state. You can set a different tab caption using the TabCaption property. The following figure illustrates a panel with different TabCaption and BaseLayoutItem.TabCaption property values.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

wpf-dock-layout-manager-show-different-captions-in-tab-and-panel-headers-of-a-tabbed-group/VB/DevExpressLayout/SampleWindow.xaml#L18

<dxd:TabbedGroup x:Name="tbdGroup" Padding="25" AllowDock="False" AllowFloat="False" AllowMove="False">
    <dxd:LayoutPanel x:Name="pnlProduct" Caption="Product" TabCaption="Tab 1" AllowFloat="False">
        <dxg:GridControl x:Name="grdProduct">

wpf-dock-layout-manager-place-layout-panel-into-the-layout-group-group-box-or-tabbed-group/VB/MainWindow.xaml#L19

<common:LayoutGroupEx GroupBorderStyle="Tabbed">
    <dxd:LayoutGroup TabCaption="Tab1">
        <dxd:LayoutPanel Caption="Panel5"/>