LayoutGroup.SelectedTabIndex Property

Gets or sets the index of the selected tabbed child among visible children. This member is in effect when the current group is rendered as a tabbed group. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.LayoutControl

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.LayoutControl.v20.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.Wpf.LayoutControl, DevExpress.Wpf.Layout

Declaration

C#

public int SelectedTabIndex { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property SelectedTabIndex As Integer

Property Value

Type	Description
Int32	A zero-based integer that specifies the index of the selected tabbed child among visible children.

Remarks

The SelectedTabIndex member is in effect when the group is represented as a tabbed group (the LayoutGroup.View property is set to LayoutGroupView.Tabs).

You can use the SelectedTabIndex property to select a specific tab. Another way to select a tab is to use the LayoutGroup.SelectTab method.

The following code sample opens the tab2 LayoutGroup’s tab on an applicatoin startup:

XAML

<Window ...
        xmlns:lc="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/layoutcontrol">
    <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="White">
        <lc:LayoutControl Orientation="Vertical" Background="#FFEAEAEA" >
            <lc:LayoutGroup Orientation="Horizontal">
                <lc:LayoutGroup Orientation="Vertical">
                    <!-- ... -->
                </lc:LayoutGroup>
                <lc:LayoutGroup View="Tabs" x:Name="tabbedgroup">
                    <lc:LayoutGroup Header="Tab 1" Orientation="Vertical" x:Name="tab1">
                        <lc:LayoutItem Label="Item 5:">
                            <TextBox Width="100" />
                        </lc:LayoutItem>
                        <lc:LayoutItem Label="Item 6:" >
                            <TextBox/>
                        </lc:LayoutItem>
                        <lc:LayoutItem Label="Item 7:" >
                            <TextBox/>
                        </lc:LayoutItem>
                    </lc:LayoutGroup>
                    <lc:LayoutGroup Header="Tab 2" x:Name="tab2">
                        <lc:LayoutItem Label="Item 8:">
                            <TextBox/>
                        </lc:LayoutItem>
                        <lc:LayoutItem Label="Item 9:">
                            <TextBox/>
                        </lc:LayoutItem>
                    </lc:LayoutGroup>
                </lc:LayoutGroup>
            </lc:LayoutGroup>
            <!-- ... -->
        </lc:LayoutControl>
    </Grid>
</Window>

CS

public MainWindow() {
    InitializeComponent();
    tabbedgroup.SelectedTabIndex = 1;
}

VB.NET

Public Sub New()
    InitializeComponent()
    tabbedgroup.SelectedTabIndex = 1
End Sub