DockLayoutManager.ClosedPanelsBarVisibility Property

Gets or sets the visibility state for the Closed Panels bar. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Docking

Declaration

C#

public ClosedPanelsBarVisibility ClosedPanelsBarVisibility { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property ClosedPanelsBarVisibility As ClosedPanelsBarVisibility

Property Value

Type	Description
ClosedPanelsBarVisibility	The visibility state for the Closed Panels bar.

Available values:

Name	Description
Default	The same as the ClosedPanelsBarVisibility.Manual option.
Manual	The Closed Panels bar is visible if an end-user enabled it via a context menu.
Auto	The Closed Panels bar is made visible if any closed panel exists. It’s possible to hide and then restore the bar via a context menu.
Never	The Closed Panels bar is always hidden and cannot be made visible via a context menu.

Remarks

The Closed Panels bar gives you access to closed panels. For each closed panel, it displays a button with the panel’s caption. Click the button to restore the panel to its previous position.

An end user can right-click a panel’s caption or header area and select the Closed Panels item to display the Closed Panels bar.

You can set the ClosedPanelsBarVisibility property to Never to disable the Closed Panels bar.

Tip

Refer to the following topics for more information on context menus:

• DockLayoutManager.ContextMenuCustomizations
• DockLayoutManager.ItemSelectorMenuCustomizations

Position

Use the DockLayoutManager.ClosedPanelsBarPosition property to specify its location.

Related GitHub Examples

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XAML

wpf-dock-layout-manager-save-and-restore-the-dock-layout-managers-layout/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L14

</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<dxdo:DockLayoutManager Name="manager" ClosedPanelsBarVisibility="Auto" ClosedPanelsBarPosition="Top" dxdo:RestoreLayoutOptions.RemoveOldPanels="False" dxdo:RestoreLayoutOptions.AddNewPanels="True">
    <dxdo:LayoutGroup Name="root">