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DockControllerBase.Hide(BaseLayoutItem) Method

Enables the auto-hide functionality for the item/panel and hides it at a corresponding edge of the DockLayoutManager container.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Docking

#Declaration

public bool Hide(
    BaseLayoutItem item
)

#Parameters

Name Type Description
item BaseLayoutItem

A BaseLayoutItem object to which the auto-hide feature is applied.

#Returns

Type Description
Boolean

true, if the auto-hide functionality has been enabled for the item/pane; otherwise, false.

#Remarks

The auto-hide feature cannot be applied to an item/panel if the BaseLayoutItem.AllowHide option is disabled.

In XAML, you can create an auto-hidden panel by creating an AutoHideGroup, adding a panel to the group and then adding the group to the DockLayoutManager.AutoHideGroups collection.

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