DockLayoutManager Class

Represents a container for dock and layout items.

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

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

public class DockLayoutManager :
    psvControl,
    IWeakEventListener,
    IUIElement,
    ISupportBatchUpdate,
    ILogicalOwner,
    IInputElement

Public Class DockLayoutManager
    Inherits psvControl
    Implements IWeakEventListener,
               IUIElement,
               ISupportBatchUpdate,
               ILogicalOwner,
               IInputElement

The following members return DockLayoutManager objects:

Remarks

See Dock Layout Manager, to learn about implementing the docking and/or layout functionalities in your window.

For an example of creating a layout of dock panels, see How to create a simple layout of dock panes.

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wpf-dock-layout-manager-limit-layout-group-customization-at-runtime/CS/DXDockingForLayoutPurposes/MainWindow.xaml#L21


<dxd:DockLayoutManager x:Name="rootDockLayoutManager" AllowCustomization="True">
    <dxd:LayoutGroup>

wpf-docklayoutmanager-use-services-that-implement-the-idocumentmanagerservice/CS/DXDocumentUIServiceSample/MainWindow.xaml#L29

<dx:DXTabItem Header="TabbedDocumentUIService">
    <dxdo:DockLayoutManager>
        <dxdo:LayoutGroup Orientation="Horizontal">

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">

wpf-dock-layout-manager-use-events-to-dynamically-customize-context-menus/CS/DockManager_MenuCustomization/Window1.xaml#L3

<Grid>
    <dxdo:DockLayoutManager Margin="12" Name="dockManager1" ShowingMenu="dockManager1_ShowingMenu">
        <dxdo:LayoutGroup x:Name="rootGroup" Orientation="Horizontal">

wpf-docklayoutmanager-move-a-layout-item-in-code/CS/DockLayoutManager_MoveItem/Window1.xaml#L2

<Window x:Class="DockLayoutManager_MoveItem.Window1" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:dxe="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/editors" Title="Window1" Height="300" Width="300" xmlns:dxdo="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/docking">
    <dxdo:DockLayoutManager Name="dockLayoutManager1">
        <dxdo:DockLayoutManager.LayoutRoot>