LayoutPanel Class

Represents a dock panel.

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

public class LayoutPanel :
    ContentItem,
    IGeneratorHost,
    IClosable

Public Class LayoutPanel
    Inherits ContentItem
    Implements IGeneratorHost,
               IClosable

The following members return LayoutPanel objects:

Remarks

The LayoutPanel object represents a regular dock panel:

LayoutPanel

To specify a content for a panel, use the ContentItem.Content property. In XAML, an element added between the start and end LayoutPanel tags is used to initialize the ContentItem.Content property.

Note

Do not combine dock and layout items within a single group.
Do not combine groups containing dock items with groups containing layout items. If you need to arrange layout items next to dock items, add the layout items into a dock panel (a LayoutPanel object).
Do not use dock items outside the DockLayoutManager control.

Note

Do not place a DocumentPanel into a LayoutPanel, and vice versa.

See Layout (Dock) Panels to learn more.

For an example of creating various kinds of panels, see the How to create a simple layout of dock panes help topic.

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how-to-animate-a-layout-panel-by-its-width-height-e3643/CS/Q357154/MainWindow.xaml#L13

</ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
<Style TargetType="dxd:LayoutPanel">
    <Setter Property="ShowCaption" Value="False" />

wpf-dock-layout-manager-pin-unpin-a-layout-panel/CS/CreateAutoHiddenPanels/Window1.xaml#L24

<dxdo:AutoHideGroup x:Name="auotHideGroup" DockType="Right">
    <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneProperties" Caption="Properties" ItemWidth="150">
        <RichTextBox />

wpf-dock-layout-manager-save-and-restore-the-dock-layout-managers-layout/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L16

<dxdo:LayoutGroup Name="root">
    <dxdo:LayoutPanel Name="panel1" Caption="Panel1" ItemWidth="3*">
        <dxg:GridControl Name="grid">

wpf-dock-layout-manager-build-a-layout-similar-to-visual-studio/VB/MainWindow.xaml#L22

<dxdo:TabbedGroup ItemHeight="150">
    <dxdo:LayoutPanel Caption="Error List"/>
    <dxdo:LayoutPanel Caption="Output"/>

wpf-docklayoutmanager-create-a-complex-dock-ui/VB/CreateLayoutGroups/Window1.xaml#L9

<dxdo:LayoutGroup x:Name="LayoutGroup2" Orientation="Horizontal" ItemHeight="1.5*">
    <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneToolbox" Caption="Toolbox" />
    <dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneFindResults" Caption="Find Results" />