Customizing a Layout In Code

• Dec 15, 2018
• 2 minutes to read

The following methods allow you to create and modify a layout in code:

Member	Description
LayoutControlItem‘s constructor LayoutControlGroup‘s constructor TabbedControlGroup‘s constructor	Creates a new layout item/group/tabbed group. The created objects can then be added to another group (for instance, to the root group) via the LayoutGroup.Add and LayoutGroup.Move methods.
LayoutGroup.Add	Adds the specified item along the bottom or right edge of the current group.
LayoutControl.AddItem	Adds a new or an existing layout item to the root group.
LayoutControlGroup.AddItem	Adds a new or an existing layout item to the current group.
LayoutControl.AddGroup	Adds a new or an existing group to the root group.
LayoutControlGroup.AddGroup	Adds a new or an existing group to the current group.
LayoutControl.AddTabbedGroup	Adds a new or an existing tabbed group to the root group.
LayoutControlGroup.AddTabbedGroup	Adds a new or an existing tabbed group to the current group.
TabbedControlGroup.AddTabPage	Adds a new tab page to the current tabbed group.
BaseLayoutItem.Move	Moves the current layout item to a specific position within the Layout Control.
TabbedGroup.MoveTabPage	Moves the current tabbed group to a specific position within the Layout Control.
LayoutControl.HideItem	Hides the specified item into the Customization Form.
BaseLayoutItem.HideToCustomization	Hides the current item into the Customization Form.
BaseLayoutItem.RestoreFromCustomization	Restores the specified layout item from the Customization Form.

Task-Based Help

• Creating Layout Items at Design Time
• Creating Tabbed Groups at Design Time
• How to: Create a layout in Regular mode in code
• How to: Create layout groups and items in code
• How to: Create a tabbed group in code