BarItemLink.BeginGroup Property

Determines whether the current item link starts a group.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraBars

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v19.1.dll

Declaration

C#

[XtraSerializableProperty]
public virtual bool BeginGroup { get; set; }

VB.NET

<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Overridable Property BeginGroup As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true, if the current item link starts a group, otherwise, false.

Remarks

Several item links belonging to a single bar can be grouped together. The first item link in a group must have the BeginGroup property set to true. In this case the item link which starts a group is delimited from other links by a vertical line. The following image demonstrates a bar with several item links groups:

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-create-a-component-which-automatically-create-a-menu-for-all-registered-skins-e2058/CS/WindowsApplication1/MySkinsBarMenuHelper.cs#L114

miLookAndFeel.ItemLinks.Add(miAllowFormSkins);
miLookAndFeel.ItemLinks.Add(new CheckBarItemWithStyle(Manager, "&Flat", OnSwitchStyle_Click, ActiveLookAndFeelStyle.Flat, LookAndFeelStyle.Flat)).BeginGroup = true;
miLookAndFeel.ItemLinks.Add(new CheckBarItemWithStyle(Manager, "&Ultra Flat", OnSwitchStyle_Click, ActiveLookAndFeelStyle.UltraFlat, LookAndFeelStyle.UltraFlat));

how-to-create-a-popup-menu-and-associate-it-with-a-control-form-t602283/CS/PopupMenu/Form1.cs#L31

// Create a separator before the Refresh item.
itemRefresh.Links[0].BeginGroup = true;
// Process item clicks.

VB.NET

how-to-create-a-component-which-automatically-create-a-menu-for-all-registered-skins-e2058/VB/WindowsApplication1/MySkinsBarMenuHelper.vb#L123

miLookAndFeel_Renamed.ItemLinks.Add(miAllowFormSkins)
miLookAndFeel_Renamed.ItemLinks.Add(New CheckBarItemWithStyle(Manager, "&Flat", AddressOf OnSwitchStyle_Click, ActiveLookAndFeelStyle.Flat, LookAndFeelStyle.Flat)).BeginGroup = True
miLookAndFeel_Renamed.ItemLinks.Add(New CheckBarItemWithStyle(Manager, "&Ultra Flat", AddressOf OnSwitchStyle_Click, ActiveLookAndFeelStyle.UltraFlat, LookAndFeelStyle.UltraFlat))

how-to-create-a-popup-menu-and-associate-it-with-a-control-form-t602283/VB/PopupMenu/Form1.vb#L34

' Create a separator before the Refresh item.
itemRefresh.Links(0).BeginGroup = True
' Process item clicks.