SplitterItem.BeginInit() Method

Starts the item’s initialization.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraLayout

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraLayout.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public override void BeginInit()

VB.NET

Public Overrides Sub BeginInit

Remarks

Use the BeginInit and SplitterItem.EndInit methods, to prevent the splitter item from being used until it has been completely initialized.

Example

The following sample code demonstrates how to create a simple layout. The SplitterItem is used to separate Item1 and Group3.

The result is shown in the image below:

C#

using DevExpress.XtraLayout;

...

LayoutControl layoutControl = new LayoutControl();
layoutControl.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
layoutControl.Root.TextVisible = false;

LayoutControlGroup group1 = new LayoutControlGroup();
LayoutControlGroup group2 = new LayoutControlGroup();
LayoutControlGroup group3 = new LayoutControlGroup();

group1.Name = "Group1";
group2.Name = "Group2";
group3.Name = "Group3";

layoutControl.Root.Add(group1);
layoutControl.Root.Add(group2);

SplitterItem split = new SplitterItem();
// Starts the SplitterItem's initialization.
split.BeginInit();

LayoutControlItem item =new LayoutControlItem(); 
DevExpress.XtraEditors.ComboBoxEdit combo = new DevExpress.XtraEditors.ComboBoxEdit();
item.Control = combo;
item.Text = "Item1";

group2.AddItem(item);
group2.AddItem(split);
group2.AddItem(group3);
split.Move(item, DevExpress.XtraLayout.Utils.InsertType.Right);
group3.Move(split, DevExpress.XtraLayout.Utils.InsertType.Right);

// Ends the SplitterItem's initialization.
split.EndInit();

this.Controls.Add(layoutControl);

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraLayout;

...

Dim layoutControl As New LayoutControl()
layoutControl.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
layoutControl.Root.TextVisible = False

Dim group1 As New LayoutControlGroup()
Dim group2 As New LayoutControlGroup()
Dim group3 As New LayoutControlGroup()

group1.Name = "Group1"
group2.Name = "Group2"
group3.Name = "Group3"

layoutControl.Root.Add(group1)
layoutControl.Root.Add(group2)

Dim split As New SplitterItem()
' Starts the SplitterItem's initialization.
split.BeginInit()

Dim item As New LayoutControlItem()
Dim combo As New DevExpress.XtraEditors.ComboBoxEdit()
item.Control = combo
item.Text = "Item1"

group2.AddItem(item)
group2.AddItem(split)
group2.AddItem(group3)
split.Move(item, DevExpress.XtraLayout.Utils.InsertType.Right)
group3.Move(split, DevExpress.XtraLayout.Utils.InsertType.Right)

' Ends the SplitterItem's initialization.
split.EndInit()

Me.Controls.Add(layoutControl)