DockLayoutManager.AutoHideGroups Property

Provides access to the collection of AutoHideGroup objects, containing auto-hidden panels. Allows you to create auto-hidden panels in XAML.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking

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

Declaration

C#

public AutoHideGroupCollection AutoHideGroups { get; }

VB.NET

Public ReadOnly Property AutoHideGroups As AutoHideGroupCollection

Property Value

Type	Description
AutoHideGroupCollection	A AutoHideGroupCollection collection of AutoHideGroup objects, containing auto-hidden panels.

Remarks

In XAML, you can create an auto-hidden panel as follows:

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

To specify where an auto-hidden group is docked, use the AutoHideGroup.DockType property.

Example

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

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

2) Panels are added to the corresponding AutoHideGroup object.

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-create-auto-hidden-panels-e1628.

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>

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C#

wpf-dock-layout-manager-pin-unpin-a-layout-panel/CS/CreateAutoHiddenPanels/Window1.xaml#L21

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

wpf-dock-layout-manager-pin-unpin-layout-panels-in-mvvm/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L26

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

how-to-create-a-pop-up-menu-with-all-docklayoutmanagers-panels-t167144/CS/DockLayoutSelectExample/MainWindow.xaml#L20

<dxdo:DockLayoutManager x:Name="dock1">
    <dxdo:DockLayoutManager.AutoHideGroups>
        <dxdo:AutoHideGroup DockType="Right">

wpf-docklayoutmanager-associate-a-command-with-a-button/VB/DXDockingCommand/Window1.xaml#L40

<!--Create an auto-hidden pane-->
<dxdo:DockLayoutManager.AutoHideGroups>
        <dxdo:AutoHideGroup DockType="Right">

wpf-docklayoutmanager-create-a-simple-layout-of-dock-panes/VB/SimpleDockingApplication/Window1.xaml#L19

<!--Create an auto-hidden pane-->
<dxdo:DockLayoutManager.AutoHideGroups>
    <dxdo:AutoHideGroup DockType="Right">