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LayoutControl.AppearanceController Property

Gets an object that calculates appearances for layout items based on the appearance settings of items and their parent layout groups.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraLayout

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraLayout.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

#Declaration

[Browsable(false)]
public AppearanceController AppearanceController { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Description
DevExpress.XtraLayout.Helpers.AppearanceController

An DevExpress.XtraLayout.Helpers.AppearanceController object.

#Remarks

The AppearanceController property supports the Appearances mechanism. The AppearanceController property returns an object that calculates actual appearances for layout items and groups. Typically there is no need to use this property directly from your code.

To get the actual appearance settings that are currently used for layout items, use the BaseLayoutItem.PaintAppearanceItemCaption, LayoutItemContainer.PaintAppearanceGroup property.

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