IDockController.Dock(BaseLayoutItem, BaseLayoutItem, DockType) Method

Docks the first item to the second item with the specified dock type.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Docking

Declaration

C#

bool Dock(
    BaseLayoutItem item,
    BaseLayoutItem target,
    DockType type
)

VB.NET

Function Dock(
    item As BaseLayoutItem,
    target As BaseLayoutItem,
    type As DockType
) As Boolean

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
item	BaseLayoutItem	The item to be docked.
target	BaseLayoutItem	The item to which the first item is docked.
type	DockType	A DockType value that specifies how the first item is docked.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true, if the item has been successfully docked; otherwise, false.

Remarks

The type parameter specifies how the first item is docked to the target item. If the parameter is DockType.None, the item is not docked and the Dock method returns false.

Set the type parameter to DockType.Fill and target to a LayoutPanel or TabbedGroup to combine items into a tab group.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

wpf-docklayoutmanager-dock-panels-in-code/CS/DockPanelInCode_Ex/Window1.xaml.cs#L15

    // Dock the Properties panel at the bottom of the Output panel.
    dockManager1.DockController.Dock(paneProperties, paneOutput, DockType.Bottom);
}

wpf-dock-layout-manager-save-and-restore-the-dock-layout-managers-layout/CS/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L23

panel.Caption = "Panel4";
manager.DockController.Dock(panel, root, DockType.Right);
((Button)sender).IsEnabled = false;