XtraTabbedMdiManager.MdiParent Property

Gets or sets a container for multiple document interface (MDI) child forms.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraTabbedMdi

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v19.1.dll

Declaration

C#

[DXCategory("Behavior")]
public Form MdiParent { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DXCategory("Behavior")>
Public Property MdiParent As Form

Property Value

Type	Description
Form	A Form object which represents a container for multiple document interface (MDI) child forms.

Remarks

Use the MdiParent property to associate a tabbed MDI manager with a form.

C#

mdiManager.MdiParent = this;

VB.NET

mdiManager.MdiParent = Me

Once this property is specified, MDI child forms are displayed as tab pages.

If you set the MdiParent property to null, the MinimumSize, MaximumSize, WindowState and FormBorderStyle properties of child forms are reset to their default values.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-add-a-button-showing-mdi-child-windows-list-to-the-xtratabbedmdimanagers-header-e2797/CS/WindowsFormsApplication32/MyTabbedMdiManager/MyTabbedMdiManager.cs#L69

{
    Form parentForm = this.MdiParent;
    if ( parentForm == null )

how-to-enable-xtratabbedmdimanager-to-change-a-selected-page-by-dragdrop-e2600/CS/WindowsFormsApplication1/DragHelper.cs#L34

{
    return MdiClientSubclasser.GetMdiClient(manager.MdiParent);
}

VB.NET

how-to-add-a-button-showing-mdi-child-windows-list-to-the-xtratabbedmdimanagers-header-e2797/VB/WindowsFormsApplication32/MyTabbedMdiManager/MyTabbedMdiManager.vb#L64

Protected Overridable Sub OnActiveFilesButtonClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ActiveFilesButtonClickEventArgs)
    Dim parentForm As Form = Me.MdiParent
    If parentForm Is Nothing Then

how-to-enable-xtratabbedmdimanager-to-change-a-selected-page-by-dragdrop-e2600/VB/WindowsFormsApplication1/DragHelper.vb#L29

Get
    Return MdiClientSubclasser.GetMdiClient(manager.MdiParent)
End Get