OptionsView.HighlightFocusedItem Property

Gets or sets whether focused layout items are highlighted according to the current skin.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraLayout

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraLayout.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(false)]
public bool HighlightFocusedItem { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(False)>
Public Property HighlightFocusedItem As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	**false**	true if focused layout items are highlighted; otherwise, false.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to HighlightFocusedItem
DataLayoutControl	.OptionsView.HighlightFocusedItem
LayoutControl	.OptionsView.HighlightFocusedItem

Remarks

This option is in effect when a skinning paint scheme is applied and the OptionsView.AllowItemSkinning property is set to true. If the HighlightFocusedItem option is set to true, the layout item that contains the focused control is specifically painted according to the current skin.

The image used to render focused layout items is retrieved from a skin, so you can use the Skin Editor utility to customize the image as required.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

XAF_how-to-highlight-the-focused-editor-in-detailview-e2106/CS/WinWebSolution.Module.Win/WinHighlightFocusedLayoutItemDetailViewController.cs#L13

layoutControl.BeginUpdate();
layoutControl.OptionsView.HighlightFocusedItem = true;
layoutControl.OptionsView.AllowItemSkinning = true;

VB.NET

XAF_how-to-highlight-the-focused-editor-in-detailview-e2106/VB/WinWebSolution.Module.Win/WinHighlightFocusedLayoutItemDetailViewController.vb#L15

layoutControl.BeginUpdate()
layoutControl.OptionsView.HighlightFocusedItem = True
layoutControl.OptionsView.AllowItemSkinning = True