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

C#

public int SelectedTabIndex { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property SelectedTabIndex As Integer

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.

XAML

<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>

Related GitHub Examples

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XAML

wpf-docklayoutmanager-load-an-external-window-or-usercontrol-into-a-documentpanel/CS/DocumentPanel_Content/MainWindow.xaml#L34

<dxdo:LayoutGroup>
    <dxdo:DocumentGroup x:Name="documentGroup1" SelectedTabIndex="1" DestroyOnClosingChildren="False" MDIStyle="MDI">
        <dxdo:DocumentPanel x:Name="docPanel1" Caption="Panel 1" MDISize="300,250"/>