FloatGroup Class

A container for floating panels.

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

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

public class FloatGroup :
    LayoutGroup,
    IClosable

Public Class FloatGroup
    Inherits LayoutGroup
    Implements IClosable

The following members return FloatGroup objects:

Remarks

A FloatGroup object represents a kind of floating window displaying a dock panel, group of dock panels or DocumentPanel in the floating state. The following image shows a FloatGroup object containing two LayoutPanel objects:

FloatGroup_2panels

Float Groups can be moved within the boundaries of a window or a desktop. This feature is controlled by the DockLayoutManager.FloatingMode option.

To access all Float Groups, use the DockLayoutManager.FloatGroups collection.

See Float Groups to learn more.

Example

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

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

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

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-create-floating-panels-in-xaml-e1635.

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>

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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">