DockManager.AddPanel(Control, DockingStyle, String) Method

Creates a new panel and docks it to the required position.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public DockPanel AddPanel(
    Control content,
    DockingStyle dock,
    string caption = null
)

VB.NET

Public Function AddPanel(
    content As Control,
    dock As DockingStyle,
    caption As String = Nothing
) As DockPanel

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
content	Control	The panel content.
dock	DockingStyle	Specifies the panel position.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
caption	String	null	The panel caption.

Returns

Type	Description
DockPanel	The newly created panel.

Remarks

The following example demonstrates how to use overloaded DockManager.AddPanel methods to create dock panels with the specified content (UI controls):

C#

// Creates a panel with the specifed UI control, and docks the pacel to the specified position.
DockPanel panel1 = dockManager1.AddPanel(new PropertyGrid(), DockingStyle.Float, "Panel 1");

// Creates a floating panel with the specifed UI control.
DockPanel panel2 = dockManager1.AddPanel(new PropertyGrid(), new Point(500,500), "Panel 2");

VB.NET

' Creates a new panel with the specifed UI control, and docks the pacel to the specified position.
Dim panel1 As DockPanel = dockManager1.AddPanel(New PropertyGrid(), DockingStyle.Float, "Panel 1")

' Creates a new floating panel with the specifed UI control.
Dim panel2 As DockPanel = dockManager1.AddPanel(New PropertyGrid(), New Point(500, 500), "Panel 2")