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.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[ToolboxBitmap(typeof(ToolboxIconsRootNS), "BarAndDockingController")]
public class BarAndDockingController :
    Component,
    ISupportInitialize,
    IAppearanceOwner,
    ISupportDXSkinColors

VB.NET

<ToolboxBitmap(GetType(ToolboxIconsRootNS), "BarAndDockingController")>
Public Class BarAndDockingController
    Inherits Component
    Implements ISupportInitialize,
               IAppearanceOwner,
               ISupportDXSkinColors

Related API Members

The following members return BarAndDockingController objects:

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Library	Related API Members
WinForms Controls	BackstageViewControl.Controller
	BackstageViewControl.GetController()
	BarAndDockingController.Default
	BarAndDockingController.GetDefaultController(Control, IBarAndDockingControllerClient)
	BarManager.Controller
	BarManager.GetController()
	BarManagerAppearances.Controller
	DefaultBarAndDockingController.Controller
	DockManager.Controller
	DockManagerAppearances.Controller
	DocumentManager.BarAndDockingController
	GalleryControl.Controller
	GalleryControl.GetController()
	PopupMenu.CustomController
	RibbonControl.Controller
	RibbonControl.GetController()
	XtraTabbedMdiManager.Controller
Reporting	XRDesignMdiController.Controller

Remarks

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

• Bars UI (BarManager)
• Ribbon UI (RibbonControl, RibbonForm, RibbonStatusBar, BackstageViewControl, ApplicationMenu)
• Dock panels (DockManager)
• Application UI (Windows UI, Widget UI, Tabbed UI, Native MDI) implemented with the DocumentManager component
• Tabbed MDI windows (XtraTabbedMdiManager)

See the following topics to learn more:

• Bar and Docking Controllers (Customizing Default View and Behavior Settings)
• Look And Feel and Skinning
• Appearances

Inheritance

Object

MarshalByRefObject

Component

BarAndDockingController