LayoutControl.AddGroup(String, BaseLayoutItem, InsertType) Method

Creates a new layout group with the specified caption at a position relative to an item within the root group.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraLayout

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraLayout.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public LayoutControlGroup AddGroup(
    string text,
    BaseLayoutItem baseItem,
    InsertType insertType
)

VB.NET

Public Function AddGroup(
    text As String,
    baseItem As BaseLayoutItem,
    insertType As InsertType
) As LayoutControlGroup

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
text	String	A String value that specifies the group’s caption. This value is assigned to the BaseLayoutItem.Text property.
baseItem	BaseLayoutItem	A BaseLayoutItem descendant (owned by the root group) next to which a new group is inserted.
insertType	InsertType	The position of the new group relative to the baseItem.

Returns

Type	Description
LayoutControlGroup	The newly created group.

Remarks

This method calls the root group’s LayoutControlGroup.AddGroup method. For more information, refer to the description of the corresponding LayoutGroup.AddGroup method overload.