LayoutItemDragController.DragWildItem() Method

Inserts the orphan LayoutItemDragController.DragItem to a position specified by the settings of the current LayoutItemDragController object. This method cannot be used to move items that belong to a LayoutControl.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraLayout.Customization

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraLayout.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public virtual bool DragWildItem()

VB.NET

Public Overridable Function DragWildItem As Boolean

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the item has been successfully inserted; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Use this method to move layout items that do not belong to a LayoutControl.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-create-and-place-the-emptyspaceitem-at-runtime-e1514/CS/WindowsApplication1/Form1.cs#L29

EmptySpaceItem emptySpace = new EmptySpaceItem();
new DevExpress.XtraLayout.Customization.LayoutItemDragController(emptySpace, labelItem1, DevExpress.XtraLayout.Utils.InsertLocation.After, DevExpress.XtraLayout.Utils.LayoutType.Vertical).DragWildItem();

VB.NET

how-to-create-and-place-the-emptyspaceitem-at-runtime-e1514/VB/WindowsApplication1/Form1.vb#L31

Dim emptySpace As New EmptySpaceItem()
CType(New DevExpress.XtraLayout.Customization.LayoutItemDragController(emptySpace, labelItem1, DevExpress.XtraLayout.Utils.InsertLocation.After, DevExpress.XtraLayout.Utils.LayoutType.Vertical), DevExpress.XtraLayout.Customization.LayoutItemDragController).DragWildItem()