FloatGroupCollection Class

Represents a collection of FloatGroup objects.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking

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

Declaration

C#

public class FloatGroupCollection :
    BaseLockableCollection<FloatGroup>,
    IDisposable

VB.NET

Public Class FloatGroupCollection
    Inherits BaseLockableCollection(Of FloatGroup)
    Implements IDisposable

Related API Members

The following members return FloatGroupCollection objects:

• DockLayoutManager.FloatGroups

Remarks

The DockLayoutManager.FloatGroups property represents a collection of FloatGroup objects. Each floating group represents a kind of floating window, displaying panels.

The DockLayoutManager.FloatingMode property specifies how floating groups are moved (within the current application window or throughout the desktop).

Example

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

1) A FloatGroup is added to the DockLayoutManager.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>

Inheritance

Object

Collection<FloatGroup>

ObservableCollection<FloatGroup>

DevExpress.Xpf.Docking.BaseLockableCollection<FloatGroup>

FloatGroupCollection