DocumentPanel Class

DocumentPanel objects represent child panels in a DocumentGroup.

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

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

public class DocumentPanel :
    LayoutPanel

Public Class DocumentPanel
    Inherits LayoutPanel

The following members return DocumentPanel objects:

Remarks

You can add DocumentPanel objects as children to a DocumentGroup. This allows you to create a tabbed or MDI interface for your documents.

DocumentGroup

Note

Do not use dock items outside the DockLayoutManager control.

Note

Do not place a DocumentPanel into a LayoutPanel, and vice versa.

See Document Groups and Panels to learn more.

Example

This example shows how to create a DocumentGroup with two tabs, represented by DocumentPanel objects.

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-create-a-documentgroup-with-two-tabs-e1670.

Window1.xaml

<dxdo:DocumentGroup x:Name="documentGroup1" ItemHeight="2*" SelectedTabIndex="1">
    <dxdo:DocumentPanel x:Name="document1" Caption="Document 1">
        <RichTextBox />
    </dxdo:DocumentPanel>
    <dxdo:DocumentPanel x:Name="document2" Caption="Document 2">
        <RichTextBox />
    </dxdo:DocumentPanel>
</dxdo:DocumentGroup>

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how-to-create-a-modal-documentpanel-in-docklayoutmanager-t153405/CS/Example1/MainWindow.xaml#L10

<dxdo:DocumentGroup MDIStyle="MDI">
    <dxdo:DocumentPanel Caption="Document" MinWidth="150" MinHeight="50">
        <Grid>

wpf-dock-layout-manager-change-the-document-panel-header-backgrounds/VB/ColoredTabs/MainWindow.xaml#L26

<dxd:DocumentGroup.Resources>
    <Style TargetType="{x:Type dxd:DocumentPanel}">
        <Setter Property="Content" Value="These panels use the TabBackgroundColor property to customize the header background" />

wpf-dock-layout-manager-use-the-layout-upgrade-event-to-upgrade-a-layout-from-one-version-to-another/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L15

<Window.Resources>
    <Style TargetType="dxdo:DocumentPanel">
        <Setter Property="MDISize" Value="200,200" />

wpf-docklayoutmanager-load-an-external-window-or-usercontrol-into-a-documentpanel/CS/DocumentPanel_Content/MainWindow.xaml#L39

<dxdo:DocumentGroup x:Name="documentGroup1" SelectedTabIndex="1" DestroyOnClosingChildren="False" MDIStyle="MDI">
    <dxdo:DocumentPanel x:Name="docPanel1" Caption="Panel 1" MDISize="300,250"/>
    <dxdo:DocumentPanel x:Name="docPanel2" Caption="Panel 2" MDILocation="100,100"  MDISize="300,250" Content="{dxdo:RelativeUri UriString=CustomWindows\\MyWindow.xaml}"/>

how-to-create-a-bar-item-to-display-opened-documents-e4180/CS/OpenedWindows/MainWindow.xaml#L36

<dxdo:DocumentGroup x:Name="documentGroup1" ItemHeight="2*" >
    <dxdo:DocumentPanel x:Name="document1" Caption="Document 1" >
        <RichTextBox />