FloatGroup.FloatLocation Property

Gets or sets the location of the FloatGroup object, relative to the top left corner of the DockLayoutManager container. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public Point FloatLocation { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property FloatLocation As Point

Property Value

Type	Description
Point	A Point structure that specifies the location of the FloatGroup object, relative to the top left corner of the DockLayoutManager container.

Remarks

In XAML

The following code sample specifies the FloatGroup‘s FloatLocation and FloatSize properties:

XAML

<dx:ThemedWindow 
  ...
  xmlns:dx="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/core"
  xmlns:dxdo="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/docking">
  <dxdo:DockLayoutManager>
    <dxdo:DockLayoutManager.FloatGroups>
      <dxdo:FloatGroup FloatLocation="50,40" FloatSize="200,150">
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel Caption="Panel1"/>
      </dxdo:FloatGroup>
    </dxdo:DockLayoutManager.FloatGroups>
  </dxdo:DockLayoutManager>
</dx:ThemedWindow>

In Code

The following code sample creates the same FloatGroup in code:

XAML

<dx:ThemedWindow 
  ...
  xmlns:dx="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/core"
  xmlns:dxdo="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/docking">
  <dxdo:DockLayoutManager x:Name="DockLayoutManager1">
    <dxdo:LayoutGroup>
      <dxdo:LayoutPanel Caption="Panel1"/>
    </dxdo:LayoutGroup>
  </dxdo:DockLayoutManager>
</dx:ThemedWindow>

C#

FloatGroup floatgroup = DockLayoutManager1.DockController.Float(Panel1);
floatgroup.FloatLocation = new Point(50, 40);
floatgroup.FloatSize = new Size(200, 150);

VB.NET

Dim floatgroup As FloatGroup = DockLayoutManager1.DockController.Float(Panel1)
floatgroup.FloatLocation = New Point(50, 40)
floatgroup.FloatSize = New Size(200, 150)

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

wpf-docklayoutmanager-create-floating-panels-in-xaml/VB/CreateFloatGroups/Window1.xaml#L14

<!--Create a FloatGroup containing two panels-->
<dxdo:FloatGroup FloatSize="400,200" FloatLocation="20,30">
    <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneProperties" Caption="Properties">

wpf-docklayoutmanager-dock-panels-in-code/CS/DockPanelInCode_Ex/Window1.xaml#L18

<dxdo:DockLayoutManager.FloatGroups>
    <dxdo:FloatGroup FloatSize="200,150" FloatLocation="100,50">
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneProperties" Caption="Properties">

how-to-create-a-pop-up-menu-with-all-docklayoutmanagers-panels-t167144/CS/DockLayoutSelectExample/MainWindow.xaml#L26

<dxdo:DockLayoutManager.FloatGroups>
    <dxdo:FloatGroup FloatSize="200,200" FloatLocation="200,100">
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneMessages" Caption="Messages">

wpf-docklayoutmanager-associate-a-command-with-a-button/VB/DXDockingCommand/Window1.xaml#L49

<dxdo:DockLayoutManager.FloatGroups>
    <dxdo:FloatGroup FloatSize="400,200" FloatLocation="200,100">
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneMessages" Caption="Messages" HeaderBarContainerControlName="barContainer1">

wpf-docklayoutmanager-create-a-simple-layout-of-dock-panes/VB/SimpleDockingApplication/Window1.xaml#L27

<dxdo:DockLayoutManager.FloatGroups>
    <dxdo:FloatGroup FloatSize="200,200" FloatLocation="200,100">
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneMessages" Caption="Messages">