DockLayoutManager.AutoHideGroups Property

A collection of AutoHideGroup objects.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Docking

Declaration

C#

public AutoHideGroupCollection AutoHideGroups { get; }

VB.NET

Public ReadOnly Property AutoHideGroups As AutoHideGroupCollection

Property Value

Type	Description
AutoHideGroupCollection	A collection of AutoHideGroup objects that contains auto-hidden panels.

Remarks

Follow the steps below to create an auto-hidden panel in XAML:

1. Add a AutoHideGroup object to the AutoHideGroups collection.
2. Add a panel(s) to the created AutoHideGroup.

Note

Use the AutoHideGroup.DockType property to specify the DockLayoutManager‘s side where an auto-hidden group is docked.

Example

This example shows how to create auto-hidden panels in XAML. To create auto-hidden panels:

1) AutoHideGroup objects are added to the DockLayoutManager.AutoHideGroups collection.

2) Panels are added to the corresponding AutoHideGroup object.

View Example

Window1.xaml

<dxdo:DockLayoutManager.AutoHideGroups>
    <!--Create one AutoHideGroup on the right-->
    <dxdo:AutoHideGroup DockType="Right">
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneProperties" Caption="Properties" ItemWidth="150">
            <RichTextBox />
        </dxdo:LayoutPanel>
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneMessages" Caption="Messages" ItemWidth="150">
            <RichTextBox />
        </dxdo:LayoutPanel>
    </dxdo:AutoHideGroup>
    <!--Create two AutoHideGroups on the left-->
    <dxdo:AutoHideGroup DockType="Left">
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneErrors" Caption="Errors" ItemWidth="150">
            <RichTextBox />
        </dxdo:LayoutPanel>
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneWarnings" Caption="Warnings" ItemWidth="150">
            <RichTextBox />
        </dxdo:LayoutPanel>
    </dxdo:AutoHideGroup>

    <dxdo:AutoHideGroup DockType="Left">
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneFindResults" Caption="Find Results" ItemWidth="150">
            <RichTextBox />
        </dxdo:LayoutPanel>
    </dxdo:AutoHideGroup>
</dxdo:DockLayoutManager.AutoHideGroups>

Related GitHub Examples

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XAML

wpf-dock-layout-manager-pin-unpin-layout-panels-in-mvvm/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L27

</dxdo:DockLayoutManager.LayoutRoot>
<dxdo:DockLayoutManager.AutoHideGroups>
    <dxdo:AutoHideGroup DockType="Right" Name="auotHideGroup"/>

wpf-docklayoutmanager-create-auto-hidden-panels/CS/CreateAutoHiddenPanels/Window1.xaml#L12

<!--region #1-->
<dxdo:DockLayoutManager.AutoHideGroups>
    <!--Create one AutoHideGroup on the right-->

wpf-scheduler-use-entity-framework-to-bind-to-data/CS/DXSample/MainWindow.xaml#L29

</dxdo:LayoutGroup>
<dxdo:DockLayoutManager.AutoHideGroups>
    <dxdo:AutoHideGroup DockType="Right">

wpf-scheduler-disable-resource-colorization/CS/DXSample/MainWindow.xaml#L41

</dxdo:LayoutGroup>
<dxdo:DockLayoutManager.AutoHideGroups>
    <dxdo:AutoHideGroup DockType="Right">