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LayoutGroup.SelectedTabIndex Property

Gets or sets the index of the active child item. This property is supported for groups that display its children as tabs. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Docking

#Declaration

public int SelectedTabIndex { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Description
Int32

The index of the active tab.

#Remarks

Use the LayoutGroup.SelectedItem property to get the selected item.

The following code sample activates the second LayoutPanel in the TabbedGroup.

<dx:ThemedWindow
  ...
  xmlns:dxdo="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/docking"
  xmlns:dx="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/core">
  <dxdo:DockLayoutManager>
    <dxdo:LayoutGroup Caption="LayoutRoot">
      <dxdo:TabbedGroup SelectedTabIndex="1">
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel Caption="Error List"/>
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel Caption="Output"/>
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel Caption="Find Results"/>
        <dxdo:LayoutPanel Caption="Solution Explorer"/>
      </dxdo:TabbedGroup>
    </dxdo:LayoutGroup>
  </dxdo:DockLayoutManager>
</dx:ThemedWindow>

DockLayoutManager - SelectedTabIndex property

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