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IDockController.CreateCommand<T>(BaseLayoutItem) Method

Creates the specified dock command for the specified item/panel.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Docking

Declaration

T CreateCommand<T>(
    BaseLayoutItem item
)
    where T : DockControllerCommand, new()

Parameters

Name Type Description
item BaseLayoutItem

A BaseLayoutItem descendant with which the created command is associated.

Type Parameters

Name
T

Returns

Type Description
T

The created command.

Remarks

You can bind the following DockLayoutManager dock commands to a button:

Command Name Description Related Method
ActivateCommand Activates a panel. DockControllerBase.Activate.
CloseCommand Closes (hides) a panel. DockControllerBase.Close.
DockCommand Docks a panel to the root panel. DockControllerBase.Dock.
FloatCommand Makes the panel floating. DockControllerBase.Float.
HideCommand Enables the auto-hide feature for the panel. DockControllerBase.Hide.
RestoreCommand Restores a panel from the closed state and makes it visible. DockControllerBase.Restore.

The following code sample binds the ActivateCommand to the button click:

buttonUndo.Command = DockLayoutManager1.DockController.CreateCommand
    <DevExpress.Xpf.Docking.ActivateCommand>(paneMessages);
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