BackstageViewControl.ItemMergeType Property
Gets or sets the merge type common to all items owned by this BackstageViewControl.
Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Ribbon
Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Ribbon.v24.2.dll
NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Ribbon
Declaration
Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| BarItemMergeType | A BarItemMergeType enumerator value that is the merge type for all items owned by this BackstageViewControl. |
Available values:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Default | Acts identically to the Add value. |
| Add | Specifies that the child BarManager’s BarItemLink should be added to a bar/link container of a parent BarManager. When merging bars and link containers, the position to insert the BarItemLink is determined by the BarItemLinkBase.MergeOrder properties of this link and of the links within the target bar/link container. |
| Replace | Indicates that the child BarManager’s BarItemLink should replace the parent BarManager’s link that has the same BarItem.Content, but only if the parent link’s BarItemLinkBase.MergeType property is also set to Replace. If such a link is not found in the parent BarManager’s bar/link container, the child BarManager’s link will be added to the bar/link container (similar to the Add setting). |
| MergeItems | This setting is applied to link the following containers: Bar, BarSubItem, PopupMenu, BarLinkContainerItem. When this setting is applied, the child container’s links are merged into the parent container with the same caption. If the captions of these containers are different, the child container’s links are added to the parent container (similar to the Add setting). |
| Remove | For a child BarManager’s BarItemLink, indicates that the link must not be added to the parent BarManager’s bar/link container during merging. For a parent BarManager’s BarItemLink, indicates that the link must be removed from the bar/link container during merging. |
Remarks
To override the ItemMergeType setting for individual backstage items, utilize their BackstageItemBase.MergeType properties. See MDI Bar Merging article to learn more.