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BarAndDockingController Class

Allows you to customize the form-scope display and behavior settings for controls and components included in the XtraBars library - bars, dock panels, Ribbon controls, App UI Manager (DocumentManager) and tabbed windows (XtraTabbedMdiManager).

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraBars

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v25.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

#Declaration

[DXLicenseWinForms]
public class BarAndDockingController :
    Component,
    ISupportInitialize,
    IAppearanceOwner,
    ISupportDXSkinColors

#Remarks

The BarAndDockingController class is designed to store the LookAndFeel, appearance and customization settings for the controls and components included in the XtraBars library:

See the following topic to learn more: Look and Feel.

#Example: Create a Custom BarManager and BarAndDockingController

This example creates a custom Bar Manager (including infrastructure classes) that can be used at design time.

View Example

#Inheritance

Object
MarshalByRefObject
Component
BarAndDockingController
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