RibbonFormNavigationControlLayoutMode Enum

Lists values that specify the alignment of the side navigation relative to the Ribbon Form’s title.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraBars.Ribbon

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v25.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public enum RibbonFormNavigationControlLayoutMode

VB.NET

Public Enum RibbonFormNavigationControlLayoutMode

Members

Name	Description
Default	The navigation control stretches from the top to the bottom of the form (full height).
StretchToTop	The navigation control stretches from the top to the bottom of the form (full height).
StretchToFormTitle	The navigation control starts below the form’s title and extends to the bottom of the form.

Related API Members

The following properties accept/return RibbonFormNavigationControlLayoutMode values:

• RibbonForm.NavigationControlLayoutMode

Remarks

Use the NavigationControlLayoutMode property to align the side navigation relative to the Ribbon Form’s title.

The following code snippet creates a side navigation inspired by the new Microsoft Outlook:

C#

using DevExpress.XtraBars.Navigation;
using DevExpress.XtraBars.Ribbon;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace DXApplication {
    public partial class Form1 : RibbonForm {
        AccordionControl accordion;
        public Form1() {
            InitializeComponent();
            accordion = new AccordionControl() { Dock = DockStyle.Left };
            this.Controls.Add(accordion);
            this.NavigationControl = accordion;
            this.NavigationControlLayoutMode = RibbonFormNavigationControlLayoutMode.StretchToFormTitle;
            CreateAccordionItems();
        }
        void CreateAccordionItems() {
            AccordionControlElement group1 = new AccordionControlElement(ElementStyle.Group) {
                Name = "group1",
                Text = "Contacts",
                Expanded = true
            };
            AccordionControlElement item1 = new AccordionControlElement(ElementStyle.Item) {
                Name = "itemCustomers",
                Text = "Customers",
            };
            AccordionControlElement item2 = new AccordionControlElement(ElementStyle.Item) {
                Name = "itemEmployees",
                Text = "Employees"
            };

            group1.Elements.AddRange(new AccordionControlElement[] { item1, item2 });
            accordion.Elements.Add(group1);
        }
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraBars.Navigation
Imports DevExpress.XtraBars.Ribbon
Imports System.Windows.Forms

Namespace DXApplication
    Public Partial Class Form1
        Inherits RibbonForm

        Private accordion As AccordionControl

        Public Sub New()
            InitializeComponent()
            accordion = New AccordionControl() With {.Dock = DockStyle.Left}
            Me.Controls.Add(accordion)
            Me.NavigationControl = accordion
            Me.NavigationControlLayoutMode = RibbonFormNavigationControlLayoutMode.StretchToFormTitle
            CreateAccordionItems()
        End Sub

        Private Sub CreateAccordionItems()
            Dim group1 As New AccordionControlElement(ElementStyle.Group) With {
                .Name = "group1",
                .Text = "Contacts",
                .Expanded = True
            }
            Dim item1 As New AccordionControlElement(ElementStyle.Item) With {
                .Name = "itemCustomers",
                .Text = "Customers"
            }
            Dim item2 As New AccordionControlElement(ElementStyle.Item) With {
                .Name = "itemEmployees",
                .Text = "Employees"
            }

            group1.Elements.AddRange(New AccordionControlElement() {item1, item2})
            accordion.Elements.Add(group1)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace