LayoutController.Move(BaseLayoutItem, BaseLayoutItem, MoveType) Method

Moves the specified item to the position next to another item or into another group.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Docking

Declaration

C#

public bool Move(
    BaseLayoutItem item,
    BaseLayoutItem target,
    MoveType type
)

VB.NET

Public Function Move(
    item As BaseLayoutItem,
    target As BaseLayoutItem,
    type As MoveType
) As Boolean

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
item	BaseLayoutItem	A BaseLayoutItem object to be moved.
target	BaseLayoutItem	A BaseLayoutItem object to which (or next to which) the item is moved.
type	MoveType	A MoveType value that specifies how the item is moved.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	A Boolean value that specifies that the item has been successfully moved.

Remarks

An item cannot be moved if the BaseLayoutItem.AllowMove option is disabled. After an item has been moved, the DockLayoutManager.LayoutItemMoved event fires.

The following code shows how to move item1 inside group1:

C#

dockLayoutManager1.LayoutController.Move(item1, group1, DevExpress.Xpf.Layout.Core.MoveType.InsideGroup);

Example

This example shows how to programmatically move a layout item to another position. To move layout items, the LayoutController.Move method is used.

In the example, an item is moved on the left of another item.

View Example

Window1.xaml.vb

dockLayoutManager1.LayoutController.Move(layoutItemEditor1, layoutItemButton1, MoveType.Left)

Window1.xaml.cs

dockLayoutManager1.LayoutController.Move(layoutItemEditor1, layoutItemButton1, MoveType.Left);