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DockPanel.ActiveChildIndex Property

Gets or sets the index of the currently active child dock panel.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

#Declaration

[Browsable(false)]
public int ActiveChildIndex { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Description
Int32

An integer value specifying the zero-based index of the currently active child dock panel.

#Remarks

Use this property to specify the currently active dock panel by its index. If the index parameter is less than 0 or exceeds the last available index, the ActiveChildIndex property is set to 0 or DockPanel.Count - 1 value, respectively.

The DockPanel.ActiveChild property can also be used to activate the desired child dock panel.

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