NavElement.Tag Property

Gets or sets data associated with the element.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraNavBar

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraNavBar.v23.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Win, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(null)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public virtual object Tag { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(Nothing)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Overridable Property Tag As Object

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Object	null	A custom object associated with the element.

Remarks

This property can be used to store any object that you want to associate with the element. Any type derived from the Object class can be assigned to this property via code. At design time, a specially designed dialog is used to set this property value. The dialog enables you to choose the data type and enter the desired value.

Related GitHub Examples

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Note

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C#

winforms-mvvm-best-practices/CS/Form1.cs#L224

xtraUserControl1.Controls.Clear();
Control userControl = Activator.CreateInstance(e.Link.Item.Tag as Type) as Control;
userControl.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;

VB.NET

winforms-mvvm-best-practices/VB/Form1.vb#L228

xtraUserControl1.Controls.Clear()
Dim userControl As Control = TryCast(Activator.CreateInstance(TryCast(e.Link.Item.Tag, Type)), Control)
userControl.Dock = DockStyle.Fill