DockPanel Properties

Represents a dock panel.

Name	Description
AccessibilityObject	Gets the AccessibleObject assigned to the control. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleDefaultActionDescription	Gets or sets the default action description of the control for use by accessibility client applications. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleDescription	Gets or sets the description of the control used by accessibility client applications. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleName	Gets or sets the name of the control used by accessibility client applications. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleRole	Gets or sets the accessible role of the control. Inherited from Control.
ActivateOnContentFocusWhenAutoHidden	Gets or sets whether this auto-hide DockPanel should be activated when an end-user focuses its content.
ActiveChild	Gets or sets the currently active child dock panel.
ActiveChildIndex	Gets or sets the index of the currently active child dock panel.
ActiveControl	Gets or sets the active control on the container control. Inherited from ContainerControl.
ActualImage	Returns the image this panel currently shows.
AllowBorderColorBlending	Gets or sets whether to colorize the dock panel’s caption and border according to the Appearance.BorderColor setting in skinning paint schemes (only in legacy background skinning mode).
AllowCustomHeaderButtonsGlyphSkinning	Gets or sets whether Custom Header Button icons should be painted according to the currently applied skin. This property is obsolete. Use the DockPanel.ImageOptions.AllowCustomHeaderButtonsGlyphSkinning property instead.
AllowDrop	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can accept data that the user drags onto it. Inherited from Control.
AllowGlyphSkinning	Gets or sets whether the current DockPanel icon should be painted in this panel’s foreground color. This property is obsolete. Use the DockPanel.ImageOptions.AllowGlyphSkinning property instead.
AllowTouchGestures	Gets or sets whether this DockPanel should process user gestures when the app runs on touch-enabled devices. Dock Panels support “Press and Tap” and “Two-Finger Tap” gestures.
Anchor	Gets or sets the edges of the container to which a control is bound and determines how a control is resized with its parent. Inherited from Control.
Appearance	Specifies appearance settings of the dock panel’s client region.
AutoScaleDimensions	Gets or sets the dimensions that the control was designed to. Inherited from ContainerControl.
AutoScaleFactor protected	Gets the scaling factor between the current and design-time automatic scaling dimensions. Inherited from ContainerControl.
AutoScaleMode	Gets or sets the automatic scaling mode of the control. Inherited from ContainerControl.
AutoScroll	This is an internal property that should not be used in your code.
AutoScrollMargin	Gets or sets the size of the auto-scroll margin. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
AutoScrollMinSize	Gets or sets the minimum size of the auto-scroll. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
AutoScrollOffset	Gets or sets where this control is scrolled to in ScrollControlIntoView(Control). Inherited from Control.
AutoScrollPosition	Gets or sets the location of the auto-scroll position. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
AutoSize	This property is not relevant for this class. Inherited from Control.
AutoValidate	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether controls in this container will be automatically validated when the focus changes. Inherited from ContainerControl.
BackColor	Gets or sets the panel’s background color.
BackgroundImage	Gets or sets the background image displayed in the control. Inherited from Control.
BackgroundImageLayout	Gets or sets the background image layout as defined in the ImageLayout enumeration. Inherited from Control.
BindingContext	Gets the BindingContext object for the current panel.
Bottom	Gets the distance, in pixels, between the bottom edge of the control and the top edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
Bounds	Gets or sets the dock panel’s size and location.
CanActivate	Indicates whether a dock panel can be activated.
CanEnableIme protected	Gets a value indicating whether the ImeMode property can be set to an active value, to enable IME support. Inherited from ContainerControl.
CanFocus	Gets a value indicating whether the control can receive focus. Inherited from Control.
CanRaiseEvents protected	Determines if events can be raised on the control. Inherited from Control.
CanSelect	Gets a value indicating whether the control can be selected. Inherited from Control.
Capture	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control has captured the mouse. Inherited from Control.
CausesValidation	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control causes validation to be performed on any controls that require validation when it receives focus. Inherited from Control.
CheckForIllegalCrossThreadCalls static	Gets or sets a value indicating whether to catch calls on the wrong thread that access a control’s Handle property when an application is being debugged. Inherited from Control.
ChildPanelOrientation	For internal use.
ClientRectangle	Gets the rectangle that represents the client area of the control. Inherited from Control.
ClientSize	Gets or sets the height and width of the client area of the control. Inherited from Control.
CompanyName	Gets the name of the company or creator of the application containing the control. Inherited from Control.
Container	Gets the IContainer that contains the Component. Inherited from Component.
ContainsFocus	Gets a value indicating whether the control, or one of its child controls, currently has the input focus. Inherited from Control.
ContextMenu	Gets or sets the shortcut menu associated with the control. Inherited from Control.
ContextMenuStrip	Gets or sets the ContextMenuStrip associated with this control. Inherited from Control.
ControlContainer	Gets the control container representing the dock panel’s client area when this panel does not contain other dock panels.
Controls	Gets the collection of controls contained within the control. Inherited from Control.
Count	Gets the number of dock panels the current dock panel owns.
Created	Gets a value indicating whether the control has been created. Inherited from Control.
CreateParams protected	Gets the required creation parameters when the control handle is created. Inherited from ContainerControl.
CurrentAutoScaleDimensions	Gets the current run-time dimensions of the screen. Inherited from ContainerControl.
Cursor	Gets or sets the cursor that is displayed when the mouse pointer is over the control. Inherited from Control.
CustomHeaderButtons	Gets all custom header buttons used within the current DockPanel.
DataBindings	Gets the data bindings for the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultBackColor static	Gets the default background color of the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultCursor protected	Gets or sets the default cursor for the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultFont static	Gets the default font of the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultForeColor static	Gets the default foreground color of the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultImeMode protected	Gets the default Input Method Editor (IME) mode supported by the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultMargin protected	Gets the space, in pixels, that is specified by default between controls. Inherited from Control.
DefaultMaximumSize protected	Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default maximum size of a control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultMinimumSize protected	Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default minimum size of a control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultPadding protected	Gets the internal spacing, in pixels, of the contents of a control. Inherited from Control.
DesignMode protected	Gets a value that indicates whether the Component is currently in design mode. Inherited from Component.
DisplayRectangle	Gets the rectangle that represents the virtual display area of the control. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
Disposing	Gets a value indicating whether the base Control class is in the process of disposing. Inherited from Control.
Dock	Gets or sets a value specifying how the dock panel is aligned within its parent control.
DockedAsTabbedDocument	Gets or sets whether the DockPanel is displayed as a tab within a Tabbed UI, created using the DocumentManager component.
DockLevel	Gets a value indicating the nesting level of the dock panel.
DockManager	Gets the DockManager which coordinates any docking operations performed on the current panel.
DockPadding	Gets the dock padding settings for all edges of the control. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
DockVertical	Gets or sets whether the current panel’s children should be arranged vertically or horizontally when the panel is docked to a form/user control.
DoubleBuffered protected	Gets or sets a value indicating whether this control should redraw its surface using a secondary buffer to reduce or prevent flicker. Inherited from Control.
Enabled	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can respond to user interaction. Inherited from Control.
Events protected	Gets the list of event handlers that are attached to this Component. Inherited from Component.
FloatForm	Gets the floating form which the panel resides on.
FloatFormRestoreBounds	For internal use.
FloatFormWindowState	For internal use.
FloatLocation	Gets or sets the floating panel’s location.
FloatSize	Gets or sets the size of the panel when it is floating.
FloatVertical	Gets or sets whether the current panel’s children should be arranged vertically or horizontally when the panel is floated.
Focused	Gets a value indicating whether the control has input focus. Inherited from Control.
Font	Gets or sets the font of the text displayed by the control. Inherited from Control.
FontHeight protected	Gets or sets the height of the font of the control. Inherited from Control.
Footer	Gets or sets the current DockPanel‘s footer.
ForeColor	Gets or sets the foreground color of the control. Inherited from Control.
Handle	Gets the window handle that the control is bound to. Inherited from Control.
HasChildren	Gets a value indicating whether the control contains one or more child controls. Inherited from Control.
Header	Gets or sets the current DockPanel‘s header.
Height	Gets or sets the height of the control. Inherited from Control.
Hint	Gets or sets the dock panel’s hint text.
HorizontalScroll	Gets the characteristics associated with the horizontal scroll bar. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
HScroll protected	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the horizontal scroll bar is visible. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
ID	Gets or sets the dock panel’s unique identifier.
Image	Gets or sets the current DockPanel‘s icon. This property is obsolete. Use the DockPanel.ImageOptions.Image property instead.
ImageIndex	Gets or sets the index of an image associated with the dock panel. This property is obsolete. Use the DockPanel.ImageOptions.ImageIndex property instead.
ImageOptions	Provides access to properties that allow you to set up raster and vector images for this panel.
Images	Gets the image source for dock panels.
ImageUri	Gets or sets an image stored within the DevExpress Image Gallery that should be assigned to this DockPanel. This property is obsolete. Use the DockPanel.ImageOptions.ImageUri property instead.
ImeMode	Gets or sets the Input Method Editor (IME) mode of the control. Inherited from Control.
ImeModeBase protected	Gets or sets the IME mode of a control. Inherited from Control.
Index	Gets or sets the position of the dock panel within the owning collection.
InvokeRequired	Gets a value indicating whether the caller must call an invoke method when making method calls to the control because the caller is on a different thread than the one the control was created on. Inherited from Control.
IsAccessible	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control is visible to accessibility applications. Inherited from Control.
IsDisposed	Gets a value indicating whether the control has been disposed of. Inherited from Control.
IsHandleCreated	Gets a value indicating whether the control has a handle associated with it. Inherited from Control.
IsMdiDocument	Gets whether the panel is docked to a DocumentManager‘s TabbedView.
IsMirrored	Gets a value indicating whether the control is mirrored. Inherited from Control.
IsTab	Gets whether the current panel belongs to a tab container.
Item[Int32]	Provides indexed access to the child panels of the current panel.
LayoutEngine	Gets a cached instance of the control’s layout engine. Inherited from Control.
Left	Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the left edge of the control and the left edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
Location	Gets or sets the dock panel’s location.
Margin	Gets or sets the space between controls. Inherited from Control.
MaximumSize	Gets the control’s maximum size. This property is not supported.
MinimumSize	Gets the control’s minimum size. This property is not supported.
ModifierKeys static	Gets a value indicating which of the modifier keys (SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT) is in a pressed state. Inherited from Control.
MouseButtons static	Gets a value indicating which of the mouse buttons is in a pressed state. Inherited from Control.
MousePosition static	Gets the position of the mouse cursor in screen coordinates. Inherited from Control.
Name	Gets or sets the name of the control. Inherited from Control.
Options	Provides access to the dock panel’s settings.
OriginalSize	This member supports the internal infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code..
Padding	Gets or sets padding within the control. Inherited from Control.
Parent	Gets or sets the parent container of the control. Inherited from Control.
ParentAutoHideContainer	Gets the auto-hide container which displays the panel’s label when its automatic hiding functionality is enabled.
ParentForm	Gets the form that the container control is assigned to. Inherited from ContainerControl.
ParentPanel	Gets the immediate parent panel of the current panel.
PreferredSize	Gets the size of a rectangular area into which the control can fit. Inherited from Control.
ProductName	Gets the product name of the assembly containing the control. Inherited from Control.
ProductVersion	Gets the version of the assembly containing the control. Inherited from Control.
PropagatingImeMode protected static	Gets an object that represents a propagating IME mode. Inherited from Control.
RecreatingHandle	Gets a value indicating whether the control is currently re-creating its handle. Inherited from Control.
Region	Gets or sets the window region associated with the control. Inherited from Control.
RenderRightToLeft protected	This property is now obsolete. Inherited from Control.
ResizeRedraw protected	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control redraws itself when resized. Inherited from Control.
Right	Gets the distance, in pixels, between the right edge of the control and the left edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
RightToLeft	Gets or sets a value indicating whether control’s elements are aligned to support locales using right-to-left fonts. Inherited from Control.
RootPanel	Gets the root panel of the current panel.
SavedDock	Gets or sets the docking style applied to a panel before it’s made to float or is hidden.
SavedDockingContainerId
SavedIndex	Gets or sets the panel’s index before it’s made to float or is hidden.
SavedMdiDocument	Gets or sets whether the panel was docked in a DocumentManager, before it was made floating or hidden.
SavedMdiDocumentIndex
SavedParent	Gets or sets the panel’s parent before it’s made to float or is hidden.
SavedSizeFactor	Returns the panel scale factor. This property is used by the Workspace Manager component to correctly save and restore dock panels. Normally, you should not modify this setting manually.
SavedTabbed	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the panel was a tab container, before it was made to float or was hidden.
ScaleChildren protected	Gets a value that determines the scaling of child controls. Inherited from Control.
ShowFocusCues protected	Gets a value indicating whether the control should display focus rectangles. Inherited from Control.
ShowKeyboardCues protected	Gets a value indicating whether the user interface is in the appropriate state to show or hide keyboard accelerators. Inherited from Control.
Site	Gets or sets the site of the control. Inherited from Control.
Size	Gets or sets the dock panel’s size.
State	Gets the dock panel’s current state.
Tabbed	Gets or sets whether the current panel represents a tab container.
TabIndex	Gets or sets the tab order of the control within its container. Inherited from ZIndexControl.
TabsPosition	Gets or sets the position of tabs.
TabsScroll	Specifies whether tab navigation buttons are displayed when tabs don’t fit into the tab container‘s width/height.
TabStop	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the user can give the focus to this control using the TAB key. Inherited from Control.
TabText	Gets or sets the panel’s short caption.
Tag	Gets or sets the object that contains data about the control. Inherited from Control.
Text	Gets or sets the dock panel’s caption.
Top	Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the top edge of the control and the top edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
TopLevelControl	Gets the parent control that is not parented by another Windows Forms control. Typically, this is the outermost Form that the control is contained in. Inherited from Control.
UseWaitCursor	Gets or sets a value indicating whether to use the wait cursor for the current control and all child controls. Inherited from Control.
VerticalScroll	Gets the characteristics associated with the vertical scroll bar. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
Visibility	Gets or sets the panel’s visible state.
Visible	Gets or sets whether the dock panel is visible.
VScroll protected	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the vertical scroll bar is visible. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
Width	Gets or sets the width of the control. Inherited from Control.
WindowTarget	This property is not relevant for this class. Inherited from Control.
XtraActiveChildID	Gets the index of the currently active child dock panel.
XtraAutoHideContainerDock	Gets a value specifying how the auto hide container is aligned within its parent control.
XtraBounds	Gets or sets the dock panel’s bounds.
XtraID	Gets the dock panel’s index.
XtraParentID	Gets the index of the dock panel’s parent panel.
XtraSavedParentID	Gets the index of the panel’s parent before it’s made to float or is hidden.
XtraZIndex	Gets or sets the index of the control within its parent control’s collection. Inherited from ZIndexControl.