LayoutControl.GetItemByControl(Control) Method

Returns the layout item contained within the root group which holds the specified control.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraLayout

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraLayout.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public LayoutControlItem GetItemByControl(
    Control control
)

VB.NET

Public Function GetItemByControl(
    control As Control
) As LayoutControlItem

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
control	Control	A Control object which represents the control whose parent layout item is to be returned.

Returns

Type	Description
LayoutControlItem	A LayoutControlItem object which contains the specified control. null (Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no layout item within the root group which holds the specified control.

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C#

how-to-save-a-layout-of-layoutcontrol-together-with-its-child-controls-t131174/CS/WindowsApplication3/Serializer.cs#L35

foreach (Control ctrl in layoutControl.Controls)
    if (layoutControl.GetItemByControl(ctrl) != null)
        objects.Collection.Add(new ObjectInfo(ctrl));

VB.NET

how-to-save-a-layout-of-layoutcontrol-together-with-its-child-controls-t131174/VB/WindowsApplication3/Serializer.vb#L32

For Each ctrl As Control In layoutControl.Controls
    If layoutControl.GetItemByControl(ctrl) IsNot Nothing Then
        objects.Collection.Add(New ObjectInfo(ctrl))