DockPanel.Dock Property

Gets or sets a value specifying how the dock panel is aligned within its parent control.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v19.1.dll

Declaration

C#

[XtraSerializableProperty]
public DockingStyle Dock { get; set; }

VB.NET

<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Property Dock As DockingStyle

Property Value

Type	Description
DockingStyle	A DockingStyle enumeration value specifying the manner in which a panel is docked.

Available values:

Name	Description
Float	The dock panel floats.
Top	The dock panel’s top edge is docked to the top of its containing control.
Bottom	The dock panel’s bottom edge is docked to the bottom of its containing control.
Left	The dock panel’s left edge is docked to the left side of its containing control.
Right	The dock panel’s right edge is docked to the right side of its containing control.
Fill	The dock panel is contained within another panel (split or tab container). It’s not possible to make a dock panel fill the form (user control).

Remarks

Use the Dock property to specify how the dock panel is to be aligned within its parent control. The available dock styles are listed in the DockingStyle enumeration.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-allow-dock-panels-to-be-docked-only-to-a-tabbed-container-e1143/CS/WindowsApplication2/DockHelper.cs#L36

foreach (DockPanel p in manager.Panels)
    if (p.Dock == e.Dock)
    {

how-to-programmatically-move-the-dock-panel-on-the-another-screen-e1011/CS/Q139656/DockPanelExtension.cs#L19

if (screenIndex < 0 || screenIndex >= Screen.AllScreens.Length) return;
dockPanel.Dock = DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking.DockingStyle.Float;
if (screenIndex < Screen.AllScreens.Length)

VB.NET

how-to-allow-dock-panels-to-be-docked-only-to-a-tabbed-container-e1143/VB/WindowsApplication2/DockHelper.vb#L30

For Each p As DockPanel In manager.Panels
    If p.Dock = e.Dock Then
        e.Cancel = True

how-to-programmatically-move-the-dock-panel-on-the-another-screen-e1011/VB/Q139656/DockPanelExtension.vb#L19

End If
dockPanel.Dock = DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking.DockingStyle.Float
If screenIndex < Screen.AllScreens.Length Then