How to: Display Documents Using a Tabbed UI

• Nov 13, 2018
• 2 minutes to read

This example shows how to enable a tabbed UI for a DocumentManager where MDI child windows are presented as tab pages.

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-enable-tabbed-ui-in-document-manager-e3245

C#

//Form1.cs
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking2010;
using DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking2010.Views.Tabbed;
using DevExpress.XtraEditors;

namespace DocumentManager_TabbedUI {
    public partial class Form1 : Form {
        public Form1() {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
            AddDocumentManager();
            for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
                AddChildForm();
            }
        }
        void AddDocumentManager() {
            DocumentManager manager = new DocumentManager();
            manager.MdiParent = this;
            manager.View = new TabbedView();
        }
        int count;
        void AddChildForm() {
            Form childForm = new Form();
            childForm.Text = "Child Form " + (++count).ToString();

            SimpleButton btn = new SimpleButton();
            btn.Text = "Button " + count.ToString();
            btn.Parent = childForm;

            childForm.MdiParent = this;
            childForm.Show();
        }
    }
}

VB.NET

'Form1.vb
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking2010
Imports DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking2010.Views.Tabbed
Imports DevExpress.XtraEditors

Namespace DocumentManager_TabbedUI
    Partial Public Class Form1
        Inherits Form
        Public Sub New()
            InitializeComponent()
        End Sub
        Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
            AddDocumentManager()
            For i As Integer = 0 To 2
                AddChildForm()
            Next i
        End Sub
        Private Sub AddDocumentManager()
            Dim manager As New DocumentManager()
            manager.MdiParent = Me
            manager.View = New TabbedView()
        End Sub
        Private count As Integer
        Private Sub AddChildForm()
            Dim childForm As New Form()
            count += 1
            childForm.Text = "Child Form " & (count).ToString()

            Dim btn As New SimpleButton()
            btn.Text = "Button " & count.ToString()
            btn.Parent = childForm

            childForm.MdiParent = Me
            childForm.Show()
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace