DockingStyle Enum

Lists values specifying the position and manner in which a dock panel is docked.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v18.1.dll

Declaration

C#

public enum DockingStyle

VB.NET

Public Enum DockingStyle

Members

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).

Related API Members

The following properties accept/return DockingStyle values:

• DockingEventArgs.Dock
• DockPanel.Dock
• DockPanel.SavedDock
• DockPanel.XtraAutoHideContainerDock

Remarks

The values listed by this enumeration are used to set the dock panel’s DockPanel.Dock property.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-completely-hide-the-dock-panels-caption-e1940/CS/WindowsApplication81/CustomDockLayout.cs#L27

{
    public CustomDockLayout(DockingStyle dock, DockPanel panel) : base(dock, panel) { }
    public CustomDockLayout(DockingStyle dock, Size size, DockPanel panel) : base(dock, size, panel) { }

how-to-show-a-split-container-caption-and-support-dragging-the-container-when-its-docked-e2471/CS/WindowsApplication3/CustomDockManager.cs#L15

public CustomDockManager(IContainer container) : base(container) { }
protected override DockPanel CreateDockPanel(DockingStyle dock, bool createControlContainer) {
    return new CustomDockPanel(createControlContainer, dock, this);

how-to-implement-the-custom-draw-functionality-for-skinned-dock-panels-e2502/CS/E2502/MyDockManager/MyDockLayout.cs#L20

public MyDockLayout(DockingStyle dock, DockPanel panel)
    : base(dock, panel)

how-to-generate-a-live-report-based-on-gridcontrol-content-t272175/CS/WindowsFormsApplication1/GridReportExtensions/SnapReportFormGenerator.cs#L72

fieldListDockPanel.Controls.Add(fieldListDockPanel1_Container);
fieldListDockPanel.Dock = DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking.DockingStyle.Fill;
fieldListDockPanel.ID = Guid.NewGuid();

a-dynamically-created-dockpanel-loses-its-child-controls-after-its-layout-is-restored-e842/CS/Form1.cs#L19

private void CreateDockPanels() {
    DockPanel panel1 = dockManager1.AddPanel(DockingStyle.Left);
    panel1.Text = "Panel 1";

VB.NET

how-to-completely-hide-the-dock-panels-caption-e1940/VB/WindowsApplication81/CustomDockLayout.vb#L28

Inherits DockLayout
Public Sub New(ByVal dock As DockingStyle, ByVal panel As DockPanel)
    MyBase.New(dock, panel)

how-to-show-a-split-container-caption-and-support-dragging-the-container-when-its-docked-e2471/VB/WindowsApplication3/CustomDockManager.vb#L23

End Sub
Protected Overrides Function CreateDockPanel(ByVal dock As DockingStyle, ByVal createControlContainer As Boolean) As DockPanel
    Return New CustomDockPanel(createControlContainer, dock, Me)

how-to-implement-the-custom-draw-functionality-for-skinned-dock-panels-e2502/VB/E2502/MyDockManager/MyDockLayout.vb#L10

Public Sub New(ByVal dock As DockingStyle, ByVal panel As DockPanel)
    MyBase.New(dock, panel)

how-to-generate-a-live-report-based-on-gridcontrol-content-t272175/VB/WindowsFormsApplication1/GridReportExtensions/SnapReportFormGenerator.vb#L65

fieldListDockPanel.Controls.Add(fieldListDockPanel1_Container)
fieldListDockPanel.Dock = DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking.DockingStyle.Fill
fieldListDockPanel.ID = Guid.NewGuid()

a-dynamically-created-dockpanel-loses-its-child-controls-after-its-layout-is-restored-e842/VB/Form1.vb#L26

Private Sub CreateDockPanels()
    Dim panel1 As DockPanel = dockManager1.AddPanel(DockingStyle.Left)
    panel1.Text = "Panel 1"