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AccordionControl Properties

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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.
ActiveGroup Gets or sets the currently selected element.
AllowDrop Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can accept data that the user drags onto it. Inherited from Control.
AllowElementDragging Gets or sets whether or not end-users should be able to drag this AccordionControl‘s elements at runtime.
AllowGlyphSkinning Gets or sets whether or not the Glyph Skinning feature is enabled for this AccordionControl.
AllowHorizontalResizing Gets or sets whether or not end-users can drag AccordionControl borders to resize this control horizontally.
AllowHtmlText Gets or sets whether HTML tags can be used to format element header text (AccordionControlElementBase.Text).
AllowHtmlTextInToolTip Gets or sets whether HTML formatting is allowed in the control’s regular tooltips. Inherited from BaseControl.
AllowItemSelection Gets or sets whether or not this AccordionControl supports the selected state for its Items.
AllowMultipleItemExpansion Obsolete. Gets or sets whether or not multiple AccordionControlElements can be expanded simultaneously.
AllowSmoothScrolling Gets or sets whether AccordionControl items are scrolled using smoothing animation.
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.
AnimationType Gets or sets the animation effect that follows expanding\collapsing elements within this AccordionControl.
Appearance Provides access to the appearance groups that store appearance settings for all accordion UI elements (in every visual state).
AutoScrollOffset Gets or sets where this control is scrolled to in ScrollControlIntoView(Control). Inherited from Control.
AutoSize This property is not relevant for this class. Inherited from Control.
AutoSizeInLayoutControl

When a control is added to a LayoutControl, this property specifies whether the control’s width is changed to display its content in its entirety. This member is supported by individual descendant of the BaseControl class.

Inherited from BaseControl.
BackColor Gets or sets the background color of this Accordion and all of its elements (items and groups).
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 or sets the BindingContext for the control. Inherited from Control.
BorderStyle This member is not supported by the AccordionControl class.
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 size and location of the control including its nonclient elements, in pixels, relative to the parent control. Inherited from Control.
CanEnableIme protected Gets a value indicating whether the ImeMode property can be set to an active value, to enable IME support. Inherited from Control.
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.
ChildIndentStartLevel Gets or sets the hierarchy level that starts the indentation of child elements.
ChildLevelIndent Gets or sets the horizontal indent of child elements from their parents.
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.
ContextButtonsOptions Provides access to properties that affect all context buttons within this AccordionControl‘s elements.
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.
Controls Gets the collection of controls contained within the control. Inherited from Control.
Created Gets a value indicating whether the control has been created. Inherited from Control.
Cursor Gets or sets the cursor that is displayed when the mouse pointer is over the ControlBase control. Inherited from ControlBase.
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.
DesignManager This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
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 display area of the control. Inherited from Control.
Disposing Gets a value indicating whether the base Control class is in the process of disposing. Inherited from Control.
DistanceBetweenRootGroups Gets or sets the distance between top-level elements.
Dock Gets or sets which control borders are docked to its parent control and determines how a control is resized with its parent. Inherited from 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.
ElementPositionOnExpanding Gets or sets whether expandable groups and elements are scrolled (if required) to make their contents visible when they are expanded.
Elements Provides access to AccordionControlElements that serve as root elements for this AccordionControl.
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.
ExpandElementMode Gets or sets whether a single element or multiple elements can be expanded simultaneously.
ExpandGroupOnHeaderClick Gets or sets whether or not this AccordionControl‘s groups can be expanded/collapsed by clicking their captions at runtime.
ExpandItemOnHeaderClick Gets or sets whether end-users can click item elements’ headers to expand these elements.
FilterControl Gets or sets an object that provides the filter functionality.
FilterText Gets or sets the active Filter Control text.
FlyoutForm Gets the control representing the accordion control’s flyout form.
Focused Gets a value indicating whether the control has input focus. Inherited from Control.
Font Gets or sets the font used to display the control’s content. Inherited from BaseStyleControl.
FontHeight protected Gets or sets the height of the font of the control. Inherited from Control.
Footer Gets the control representing the accordion control footer.
ForeColor This property is not in effect. To modify the foreground color of an accordion group or item, use the AccordionControlElement.Appearance.Normal.ForeColor property instead.
GroupContextButtons Stores context buttons, shared among all AccordionControl groups.
GroupHeight Gets or sets the minimum header height for all groups (elements whose Style is set to Group) in the 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 the control representing the accordion header that contains the hamburger button.
Height Gets or sets the height of the control. Inherited from Control.
HtmlImages Gets or sets a collection of images that you can embed into captions/messages/tooltips in the control using the image HTML-inspired tag.
HtmlTemplates Contains HTML-CSS templates used to render the control’s UI elements.
ImageOptions Provides access to properties that allow you to set up raster and vector images for this AccordionControl.
Images Gets or sets the source of images that can be displayed within element headers.
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.
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.
IsDesignMode Gets a value indicating whether the control is currently in design mode. Inherited from BaseControl.
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.
IsLoading Gets whether the control is being initialized. Inherited from BaseControl.
IsMirrored Gets a value indicating whether the control is mirrored. Inherited from Control.
IsPopupFormShown Gets or sets whether the pop-up form is shown.
ItemContextButtons Stores context buttons, shared among all AccordionControl items.
ItemHeight Gets or sets the minimum header height for all items (elements whose Style is set to Item) in the control.
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 coordinates of the upper-left corner of the control relative to the upper-left corner of its container. Inherited from Control.
LookAndFeel Provides access to the object containing the control’s look and feel settings. Inherited from BaseControl.
Margin Gets or sets the space between controls. Inherited from Control.
MaximumSize Gets or sets the size that is the upper limit that GetPreferredSize(Size) can specify. Inherited from Control.
MinimumSize Gets or sets the size that is the lower limit that GetPreferredSize(Size) can specify. Inherited from Control.
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.
OptionsFooter Provides access to options specific to the control footer. To enable the control footer, set the AccordionControl.RootDisplayMode property to Footer.
OptionsHamburgerMenu Provides access to options specific to the hamburger menu view. To enable the hamburger menu view, set the AccordionControl.ViewType property to HamburgerMenu.
OptionsMinimizing Provides access to options related to the minimized (collapsed) state.
Padding Gets or sets padding within the control. Inherited from Control.
Parent Gets or sets the parent container of the control. Inherited from Control.
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.
ResizeMode Gets or sets whether end-users can drag the control’s edge to resize the control horizontally. The property allows you to choose the position of the resize zone.
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.
RootDisplayMode Gets or sets whether root groups and items are displayed in the main menu (the default) or in the control footer.
ScaleChildren protected Gets a value that determines the scaling of child controls. Inherited from Control.
ScaleFactor Returns scale multipliers that are currently applied to a control’s original width and height. Inherited from BaseControl.
ScaleImages Gets or sets whether icons are automatically stretched to match the current DPI settings of the user’s monitor.
ScrollBarMode Gets or sets the vertical scroll bar’s visibility and style.
ScrollContentUpdateMode Gets or sets how AccordionControl updates its content when scrolled vertically. Immediate - instant update, Delayed - update after a short delay, Default - depends on the number of child controls.
SelectedElement Gets or sets the currently selected item. This property is in effect if item selection is enabled with the AccordionControl.AllowItemSelection property.
SelectElementMode Gets or sets whether an element is selected when the mouse button is pressed or released.
ShouldOptimizeAnimation This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
ShowFilterControl Gets or sets the built-in filter control’s visibility.
ShowFocusCues protected Gets a value indicating whether the control should display focus rectangles. Inherited from Control.
ShowGroupExpandButtons Gets or sets whether or not AccordionControl groups should display their expand/collapse buttons.
ShowItemExpandButtons Gets or sets whether item elements should display their expand/collapse buttons.
ShowKeyboardCues protected Gets a value indicating whether the user interface is in the appropriate state to show or hide keyboard accelerators. Inherited from Control.
ShowToolTips Gets or sets whether a tooltip should be displayed when the mouse pointer is over the control. Inherited from BaseControl.
Site Gets or sets the site of the control. Inherited from Control.
Size Gets or sets the height and width of the control. Inherited from Control.
StyleController Gets or sets the style controller component that provides style settings for this control. Inherited from BaseControl.
SuperTip This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
TabIndex Gets or sets the tab order of the control within its container. Inherited from Control.
TabStop Gets or sets a value indicating whether the user can give the focus to this control using the TAB key. Inherited from Control.
Tag Gets or sets the object that contains data about the control. Inherited from Control.
Text This is an internal property that should not be used.
ToolTip This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
ToolTipAnchor This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Inherited from BaseControl.
ToolTipController Gets or sets the tooltip controller component that controls the appearance, position and content of hints displayed for this control. Inherited from BaseControl.
ToolTipIconType This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
ToolTipTitle This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
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.
UseDirectXPaint Gets or sets whether to use the DirectX rendering.
UseWaitCursor Gets or sets a value indicating whether to use the wait cursor for the current control and all child controls. Inherited from Control.
ViewType Gets or sets whether the control’s view type is a classic accordion control or a hamburger menu. To specify hamburger menu specific options, use the AccordionControl.OptionsHamburgerMenu property.
Visible Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control and all its child controls are displayed. Inherited from Control.
Width Gets or sets the width of the control. Inherited from Control.
WindowTarget This property is not relevant for this class. Inherited from Control.
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