RibbonControl.Manager Property
Gets the Ribbon BarManager.
Namespace: DevExpress.XtraBars.Ribbon
Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v23.2.dll
NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation
Declaration
Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| DevExpress.XtraBars.Ribbon.RibbonBarManager | A DevExpress.XtraBars.Ribbon.RibbonBarManager object that represents the Ribbon BarManager. |
Remarks
Generally you will need this property when creating bar items using their constructors that have a manager parameter. Pass the object specified by the Manager property as the manager parameter. In this instance, the created bar item will be automatically added to the RibbonControl.Items collection. See the RibbonControl.Items topic for more information.
Example
This example demonstrates how to create a RibbonControl and RibbonStatusBar in code.
The RibbonControl contains one page (“Home”), two page groups (“File” and “File 2”) and three commands (bar items). The RibbonStatusBar contains two commands aligned to the left and right respectively.
When you create a Ribbon UI in code, ensure the following:
- All bar items are added to the RibbonControl.Items collection.
- All bar items have their BarItem.Id properties initialized to unique values.
using DevExpress.XtraBars.Ribbon;
using DevExpress.XtraBars;
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
// Create a RibbonControl
RibbonControl ribbon = new RibbonControl();
this.Controls.Add(ribbon);
// Assign the image collection that will provide images for bar items.
ribbon.Images = imageCollection1;
// Create a Ribbon page.
RibbonPage page1 = new RibbonPage("Home");
// Create a Ribbon page group.
RibbonPageGroup group1 = new RibbonPageGroup("File");
// Create another Ribbon page group.
RibbonPageGroup group2 = new RibbonPageGroup("File 2");
// Create a button item using the CreateButton method.
// The created item is automatically added to the item collection of the RibbonControl.
BarButtonItem itemOpen = ribbon.Items.CreateButton("Open...");
itemOpen.ImageIndex = 0;
itemOpen.Id = ribbon.Manager.GetNewItemId(); //Ensures correct runtime layout (de)serialization.
itemOpen.ItemClick += new ItemClickEventHandler(itemOpen_ItemClick);
// Create a button item using its constructor.
// The constructor automatically adds the created item to the RibbonControl's item collection.
BarButtonItem itemClose = new BarButtonItem(ribbon.Manager, "Close");
itemClose.ImageIndex = 1;
itemClose.Id = ribbon.Manager.GetNewItemId(); //Ensures correct runtime layout (de)serialization.
itemClose.ItemClick += new ItemClickEventHandler(itemClose_ItemClick);
// Create a button item using the default constructor.
BarButtonItem itemPrint = new BarButtonItem();
// Manually add the created item to the item collection of the RibbonControl.
ribbon.Items.Add(itemPrint);
itemPrint.Caption = "Print";
itemPrint.ImageIndex = 2;
itemPrint.Id = ribbon.Manager.GetNewItemId(); //Ensures correct runtime layout (de)serialization.
itemPrint.ItemClick += new ItemClickEventHandler(itemPrint_ItemClick);
// Add the created items to the group using the AddRange method.
// This method will create bar item links for the items and then add the links to the group.
group1.ItemLinks.AddRange(new BarItem[] { itemOpen, itemClose, itemPrint });
// Add the Open bar item to the second group.
group2.ItemLinks.Add(itemOpen);
// Add the created groups to the page.
page1.Groups.Add(group1);
page1.Groups.Add(group2);
// Add the page to the RibbonControl.
ribbon.Pages.Add(page1);
//...
// Create a status bar with two commands.
RibbonStatusBar ribbonStatusBar = new RibbonStatusBar();
ribbonStatusBar.Ribbon = ribbon;
BarItemLink linkClose = ribbonStatusBar.ItemLinks.Add(itemClose);
linkClose.UserRibbonStyle = RibbonItemStyles.SmallWithoutText;
linkClose.UserAlignment = BarItemLinkAlignment.Right;
BarItemLink linkPrint = ribbonStatusBar.ItemLinks.Add(itemPrint);
linkPrint.UserRibbonStyle = RibbonItemStyles.SmallWithoutText;
ribbonStatusBar.Parent = this;
}
void itemPrint_ItemClick(object sender, ItemClickEventArgs e) {
//...
}
void itemClose_ItemClick(object sender, ItemClickEventArgs e) {
//...
}
void itemOpen_ItemClick(object sender, ItemClickEventArgs e) {
//...
}
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