LayoutControl.AddItem(String, Control, BaseLayoutItem, InsertType) Method

Creates a new layout item with the specified text and control, and adds it at a position relative to another item within the root group.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraLayout

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraLayout.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public LayoutControlItem AddItem(
    string text,
    Control control,
    BaseLayoutItem baseItem,
    InsertType insertType
)

VB.NET

Public Function AddItem(
    text As String,
    control As Control,
    baseItem As BaseLayoutItem,
    insertType As InsertType
) As LayoutControlItem

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
text	String	A String value that specifies the layout item’s text.
control	Control	The control to display in the new layout item. This value is used to initialize the LayoutControlItem.Control property.
baseItem	BaseLayoutItem	A BaseLayoutItem descendant (owned by the root group) next to which a new item is inserted.
insertType	InsertType	The position of the new item relative to the baseItem.

Returns

Type	Description
LayoutControlItem	The newly created layout item.

Remarks

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