XRControl.AnchorHorizontal Property
Specifies the horizontal anchoring type of a report control.
Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v18.2.dll
Declaration
[SRCategory(ReportStringId.CatBehavior)]
public virtual HorizontalAnchorStyles AnchorHorizontal { get; set; }Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| HorizontalAnchorStyles | The type of horizontal anchoring. |
Available values:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| None | Identical to the Left member. |
| Left | Anchors a control to the left edge of its container. |
| Right | Anchors a control to the right edge of its container. |
| Both | Anchores a control to the left and right edges of its container. |
Remarks
This property defines how to resize a report control to maintain the distance to the left and right edges of its container. You can set the value of this property to one of the HorizontalAnchorStyles enumeration values. The following examples demonstrate how different property values affect anchoring:
 control with the [](xref:DevExpress.XtraReports.UI.XRLabel) control inside it. Different values of the **AnchorHorizontal** property are set for the **XRLabel** control. See how these values affect the anchoring of this control when the width of the panel is changed.](/XtraReports/images/anchor-horizontal-initial-layout.png?v=18.2)
The control property value is Left (works the same as None). The right edge of the panel is moved to the right. The XRLabel control position is unchanged to preserve the distance to the left edge of the panel.
The control property value is Right. The right edge of the panel is moved to the right. The XRLabel control position is changed to preserve the distance to the right edge of the panel.
The control property value is Both. The right edge of the panel is moved to the right. The XRLabel control width is increased to preserve the distance to both edges of its container.
The property is hidden in the following descendants of the XRControl class: