DocumentManager.View Property

Gets or sets a View object that displays child forms(or controls) in a specific manner.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking2010

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DXCategory("Layout")]
public BaseView View { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DXCategory("Layout")>
Public Property View As BaseView

Property Value

Type	Description
BaseView	A BaseView descendant that displays child forms(or controls) in a specific manner.

Remarks

To enable a Native MDI or Tabbed UI for a DocumentManager, create a NativeMdiView or TabbedView object. Add it to the DocumentManager.ViewCollection collection, and then assign it to the View property.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

XAF_how-to-create-a-custom-a-winforms-standard-template-t196002/CS/CustomizeWinFormsTemplateExample.Win/MainForm1.cs#L44

barManager.MdiMenuMergeStyle = BarMdiMenuMergeStyle.Never;
documentManager.View = noDocumentsView;
documentManager.ViewCollection.Remove(nativeMdiView);

how-to-save-and-restore-layouts-of-floating-documents-residing-within-documentshost-t146388/CS/DXApplication2/Main.cs#L43

void OnRegisterDocumentsHostWindow(object sender, DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking2010.DocumentsHostWindowEventArgs e) {
    hostsMap.Add(e.HostWindow.DocumentManager.View, e.HostWindow);
}

how-to-enable-native-mdi-in-document-manager-e3246/CS/DocumentManager_NativeMDI/Form1.cs#L27

    dm.MdiParent = this;
    dm.View = new NativeMdiView();
}

how-to-enable-tabbed-ui-in-document-manager-e3245/CS/DocumentManager_TabbedUI/Form1.cs#L21

    manager.MdiParent = this;
    manager.View = new TabbedView();
}

how-to-create-widgetview-at-runtime-e5003/CS/WidgetViewExample/Form1.cs#L43

view = new WidgetView();
dM.View = view;
view.AllowDocumentStateChangeAnimation = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;

VB.NET

XAF_how-to-create-a-custom-a-winforms-standard-template-t196002/VB/CustomizeWinFormsTemplateExample.Win/MainForm1.vb#L52

barManager.MdiMenuMergeStyle = BarMdiMenuMergeStyle.Never
documentManager.View = noDocumentsView
documentManager.ViewCollection.Remove(nativeMdiView)

how-to-save-and-restore-layouts-of-floating-documents-residing-within-documentshost-t146388/VB/DXApplication2/Main.vb#L41

Private Sub OnRegisterDocumentsHostWindow(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking2010.DocumentsHostWindowEventArgs) Handles tabbedView1.RegisterDocumentsHostWindow
    hostsMap.Add(e.HostWindow.DocumentManager.View, e.HostWindow)
End Sub

how-to-enable-native-mdi-in-document-manager-e3246/VB/DocumentManager_NativeMDI/Form1.vb#L29

    dm.MdiParent = Me
    dm.View = New NativeMdiView()
End Sub

how-to-enable-tabbed-ui-in-document-manager-e3245/VB/DocumentManager_TabbedUI/Form1.vb#L23

    manager.MdiParent = Me
    manager.View = New TabbedView()
End Sub

how-to-create-widgetview-at-runtime-e5003/VB/Form1.vb#L36

view = New WidgetView()
dM.View = view
view.AllowDocumentStateChangeAnimation = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True