DockManager Methods
The component that allows you to create docked, floating and/or auto-hidden dock panels inside a form or user control. See Docking Library.| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| About() static | Activates the dock manager’s About dialog box. |
| AddPanel(DockingStyle, DockPanel) | Docks the specified panel to the DockManager container using the specified style. |
| AddPanel(DockingStyle) | Creates a new dock panel and docks it to the form (user control) using the specified dock style. |
| AddPanel(Point) | Creates a new dock panel and floats it at the specified point. |
| AddPanel(Control, DockingStyle, String) | Creates a new panel and docks it to the required position. |
| AddPanel(Control, Point, String) | Creates a new floating panel with the target content. |
| BeginInit() | Notifies the component that the initialization has started. |
| BeginUpdate() | Locks the DockManager object by preventing visual updates of the object and its elements until the EndUpdate method is called. |
| Clear() | Destroys all panels. |
| CreateObjRef(Type) | Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject. |
| CreateVs2005DockStyleVisualizers() | Creates a helper object that manages dock visualizers for the VS2005 dock style. |
| Dispose() | Releases all resources used by the Component. Inherited from Component. |
| EndInit() | Notifies the control that the initialization has been completed. |
| EndUpdate() | Unlocks the DockManager object after a call to the BeginUpdate method and causes an immediate visual update. |
| Equals(Object, Object) static | Determines whether the specified object instances are considered equal. Inherited from Object. |
| Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. Inherited from Object. |
| ForceInitialize() | Forces the dock manager to finish its initialization. |
| GetDockPanelAtPos(Point) | Returns the panel located under the specified point. |
| GetHashCode() | Serves as the default hash function. Inherited from Object. |
| GetLifetimeService() | Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject. |
| GetLogicalChildren() | This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code. |
| GetService(Type) protected | Returns an object that represents a service provided by the Component or by its Container. Inherited from Component. |
| GetType() | Gets the Type of the current instance. Inherited from Object. |
| InitializeLifetimeService() | Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject. |
| LockWindowUpdate() | This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code. |
| MemberwiseClone() protected | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. Inherited from Object. |
| MemberwiseClone(Boolean) protected | Creates a shallow copy of the current MarshalByRefObject object. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject. |
| ReferenceEquals(Object, Object) static | Determines whether the specified Object instances are the same instance. Inherited from Object. |
| RemovePanel(DockPanel) | Destroys the specified panel. |
| ReplaceOwnerForm() | Call this method to change the DockManager parent form. |
| RestoreFromRegistry(String) | Restores the layout stored at the specified system registry path to the dock panels. |
| RestoreFromStream(Stream) | Restores the layout in the specified stream to the dock panels. |
| RestoreFromXml(String) | Restores the layout of dock controls from the specified XML file. |
| RestoreLayoutFromRegistry(String) | Restores the layout of dock panels from the specified system registry path. |
| RestoreLayoutFromStream(Stream) | Restores the layout of dock panels from the specified stream. |
| RestoreLayoutFromXml(String) | Restores the layout of dock panels from the specified XML file. |
| SaveLayoutToRegistry(String) | Saves the layout of dock panels to the specified system registry path. |
| SaveLayoutToStream(Stream) | Saves the layout of dock panels to a stream. |
| SaveLayoutToXml(String) | Saves the layout of dock panels to an XML file. |
| SaveToRegistry(String) | Saves the layout of the dock panels to the registry. |
| SaveToStream(Stream) | Saves the layout of dock panels to a stream. |
| SaveToXml(String) | Saves the layout of dock panels to an XML file. |
| ToString() | Returns a String containing the name of the Component, if any. This method should not be overridden. Inherited from Component. |
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