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DocumentGroup.ShowDropDownButton Property

Gets or sets whether the drop-down button is visible within the current DocumentGroup.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Docking

#Declaration

public bool ShowDropDownButton { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Description
Boolean

true if the drop-down button is visible within the current DocumentGroup; otherwise, false.

#Remarks

Click the drop-down button to display a popup list of DocumentPanel objects in the current DocumentGroup. An end user can click items in this list to switch between DocumentPanels:

DockLayoutManager - DocumentGroup - ShowDropDownButton Property

<Window ...
  xmlns:dxdo="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/docking">
  <dxdo:DockLayoutManager>
    <dxdo:LayoutGroup>
      <dxdo:DocumentGroup MDIStyle="Tabbed" ShowDropDownButton="True">
        <dxdo:DocumentPanel"/>
        <dxdo:DocumentPanel"/>
      </dxdo:DocumentGroup>
    </dxdo:LayoutGroup>
  </dxdo:DockLayoutManager>
</Window>

Note

The drop-down button can be displayed only if the DocumentGroup.MDIStyle property is MDIStyle.Tabbed.

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