Locations Enum

Contains values that specify how a specific element is positioned relative to another element.

Namespace: DevExpress.Utils

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v18.1.dll

Declaration

C#

public enum Locations

VB.NET

Public Enum Locations

Members

Name	Description
Default	The same as the Locations.Top option.
Left	An element is located at the left edge of another element.
Right	An element is located at the right edge of another element.
Top	An element is located at the top edge of another element.
Bottom	An element is located at the bottom edge of another element.

Related API Members

The following properties accept/return Locations values:

Library	Related API Members
WinForms Controls	BaseGallery.ItemImageLocation
	BaseLayoutItem.TextLocation
	EmptySpaceItem.TextLocation
	GroupControl.CaptionLocation
	LayoutItemContainer.TextLocation
eXpressApp Framework	IModelLayoutElementWithCaptionOptions.CaptionLocation
	IModelLayoutManagerOptions.CaptionLocation

Related GitHub Examples

The following code snippets (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contain references to the Locations enum.

Note

The algorithm used to collect these code examples remains a work in progress. Accordingly, the links and snippets below may produce inaccurate results. If you encounter an issue with code examples below, please use the feedback form on this page to report the issue.

C#

XAF_how-to-customize-weblayoutmanager-to-avoid-large-gaps-between-the-editor-and-its-caption-t228434/CS/WebLayoutSolution.Module.Web/WebLayoutManagerEx.cs#L66

}
private DevExpress.Utils.Locations GetCaptionLocation(IModelLayoutViewItem layoutItemModel) {
    DevExpress.Utils.Locations captionLocation = layoutItemModel.CaptionLocation;

how-to-create-a-groupcontrol-descendant-that-paints-its-caption-in-the-old-flat-style-t347862/CS/DxSample/Editors/SimpleGroupObjectPainter.cs#L17

int width = info.CaptionBounds.Width / 2;
if (this.GetCaptionLocation(info) == Locations.Left) result.X += width;
result.Width -= width;

VB.NET

XAF_how-to-customize-weblayoutmanager-to-avoid-large-gaps-between-the-editor-and-its-caption-t228434/VB/WebLayoutSolution.Module.Web/WebLayoutManagerEx.vb#L70

End Sub
Private Function GetCaptionLocation(ByVal layoutItemModel As IModelLayoutViewItem) As DevExpress.Utils.Locations
    Dim captionLocation As DevExpress.Utils.Locations = layoutItemModel.CaptionLocation

how-to-create-a-groupcontrol-descendant-that-paints-its-caption-in-the-old-flat-style-t347862/VB/DxSample/Editors/SimpleGroupObjectPainter.vb#L25

Dim width As Integer = info.CaptionBounds.Width \ 2
If Me.GetCaptionLocation(info) = Locations.Left Then
    result.X += width