BaseDockOptions.ShowAutoHideButton Property

Gets or sets whether the auto hide button is displayed within a dock panel’s caption.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(true)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public virtual bool ShowAutoHideButton { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(True)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Overridable Property ShowAutoHideButton As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	**true**	true to show the auto hide button within the caption of a dock panel; otherwise false.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Show 17 property paths

Library	Object Type	Path to ShowAutoHideButton
WinForms Controls	SnapDockManager	.DockingOptions.ShowAutoHideButton
	FieldListDockPanel	.Options.ShowAutoHideButton
	ReportExplorerDockPanel	.Options.ShowAutoHideButton
	DockManager	.DockingOptions.ShowAutoHideButton
	DockPanel	.Options.ShowAutoHideButton
	PanAndZoomDockPanel	.Options.ShowAutoHideButton
Reporting	DesignDockPanel	.Options.ShowAutoHideButton
	ErrorListDockPanel	.Options.ShowAutoHideButton
	FieldListDockPanel	.Options.ShowAutoHideButton
	GroupAndSortDockPanel	.Options.ShowAutoHideButton
	PropertyGridDockPanel	.Options.ShowAutoHideButton
	ReportExplorerDockPanel	.Options.ShowAutoHideButton
	ReportGalleryDockPanel	.Options.ShowAutoHideButton
	ToolBoxDockPanel	.Options.ShowAutoHideButton
	TreeViewDesignDockPanel	.Options.ShowAutoHideButton
	TypedDesignDockPanel	.Options.ShowAutoHideButton
	XRDesignDockManager	.DockingOptions.ShowAutoHideButton

Remarks

Set the ShowAutoHideButton property to false to prevent a dock panel from being auto hidden by an end-user.

For more information on caption buttons, see the Header Buttons document.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

XAF_how-to-access-the-navigation-dock-panel-in-a-winforms-application-t275956/CS/Solution43.Module.Win/Controllers/HideNavigationPanelButtonsController.cs#L21

DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking.DockPanel navigationPanel = ((DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.Templates.INavigationPanelHolder)Frame.Template).DockPanelNavigation;
navigationPanel.Options.ShowAutoHideButton = false;
navigationPanel.Options.ShowCloseButton = false;

VB.NET

XAF_how-to-access-the-navigation-dock-panel-in-a-winforms-application-t275956/VB/Solution43.Module.Win/Controllers/HideNavigationPanelButtonsController.vb#L23

Dim navigationPanel As DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking.DockPanel = DirectCast(Frame.Template, DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.Templates.INavigationPanelHolder).DockPanelNavigation
navigationPanel.Options.ShowAutoHideButton = False
navigationPanel.Options.ShowCloseButton = False