DockLayoutManager.FloatGroups Property

Provides access to floating groups of panels. Allows you to create floating panels in XAML.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Docking

Declaration

C#

public FloatGroupCollection FloatGroups { get; }

VB.NET

Public ReadOnly Property FloatGroups As FloatGroupCollection

Property Value

Type	Description
FloatGroupCollection	A FloatGroupCollection object which is a collection of floating groups.

Remarks

In XAML, you can create a floating panel as follows:

1. Add a FloatGroup object to the FloatGroups collection.
2. Add a panel(s) to the created FloatGroup.
3. Set the size for the created FloatGroup object via the BaseLayoutItem.FloatSize property.

To specify the position for the FloatGroup, use the FloatGroup.FloatLocation property.

To make a panel floating in code, use the DockController.Float method provided by the DockLayoutManager.DockController object.

Example

The following example shows how to create floating panels. To create a floating panel:

1) A FloatGroup is added to the DockLayoutManager.FloatGroups collection

2) A LayoutPanel(s) is added to the created FloatGroup.

View Example

Window1.xaml

<dxdo:DockLayoutManager.FloatGroups>
    <!--Create a FloatGroup containing two panels-->
    <dxdo:FloatGroup FloatSize="400,200" FloatLocation="20,30">
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneProperties" Caption="Properties">
            <RichTextBox />
        </dxdo:LayoutPanel>
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneMessages" Caption="Messages">
            <RichTextBox />
        </dxdo:LayoutPanel>
    </dxdo:FloatGroup>
    <!--Create a FloatGroup containing one panel-->
    <dxdo:FloatGroup FloatSize="200,150" FloatLocation="100,100">
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneFindResults" Caption="Find Results">
            <RichTextBox />
        </dxdo:LayoutPanel>
    </dxdo:FloatGroup>
</dxdo:DockLayoutManager.FloatGroups>

Related GitHub Examples

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XAML

wpf-docklayoutmanager-dock-panels-in-code/CS/DockPanelInCode_Ex/Window1.xaml#L28

</dxdo:LayoutGroup>
<dxdo:DockLayoutManager.FloatGroups>
    <dxdo:FloatGroup FloatLocation="100,50" FloatSize="200,150">

wpf-diagram-mdi/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L150

</dxdo:LayoutGroup>
<dxdo:DockLayoutManager.FloatGroups>
    <dxdo:FloatGroup

C#

wpf-docklayoutmanager-use-layoutadapter-to-build-dock-ui-with-mvvm/CS/dxSampleGrid/MyClasses/MyLayoutAdapter.cs#L12

if (p.IsFloat) {
    var floatGroups = owner.FloatGroups;
    FloatGroup fg;

VB.NET

wpf-docklayoutmanager-use-layoutadapter-to-build-dock-ui-with-mvvm/VB/dxSampleGrid/MyClasses/MyLayoutAdapter.vb#L14

If p.IsFloat Then
    Dim floatGroups = owner.FloatGroups
    Dim fg As FloatGroup