IModelLayoutElementWithCaptionOptions.CaptionHorizontalAlignment Property

Specifies the horizontal alignment of a layout element’s caption.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Model

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

HorzAlignment CaptionHorizontalAlignment { get; set; }

VB.NET

Property CaptionHorizontalAlignment As HorzAlignment

Property Value

Type	Description
HorzAlignment	A DevExpress.Utils.HorzAlignment enumeration value specifying the horizontal alignment of a layout element’s caption.

Available values:

Name	Description
Default	Places an object or text at the default position, which is determined by a control.
Near	Places an object/text at a near position.
Center	Centers an object or text within a region.
Far	Places an object/text at a far position.

Remarks

This property is considered in XAF Windows Forms applications only.

The following values are available:

• Center - centers the caption.
• Default - places the caption on the left.
• Far - places the caption on the right.
• Near - places the caption on the left.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

XAF_how-to-customize-weblayoutmanager-to-avoid-large-gaps-between-the-editor-and-its-caption-t228434/CS/WebLayoutSolution.Module.Web/WebLayoutManagerEx.cs#L71

private DevExpress.Utils.HorzAlignment GetCaptionHorizontalAlignment(IModelLayoutViewItem layoutItemModel) {
    DevExpress.Utils.HorzAlignment captionHorizontalAlignment = layoutItemModel.CaptionHorizontalAlignment;
    return Equals(captionHorizontalAlignment, DevExpress.Utils.HorzAlignment.Default) ? DefaultLayoutItemCaptionHorizontalAlignment : captionHorizontalAlignment;

VB.NET

XAF_how-to-customize-weblayoutmanager-to-avoid-large-gaps-between-the-editor-and-its-caption-t228434/VB/WebLayoutSolution.Module.Web/WebLayoutManagerEx.vb#L75

Private Function GetCaptionHorizontalAlignment(ByVal layoutItemModel As IModelLayoutViewItem) As DevExpress.Utils.HorzAlignment
    Dim captionHorizontalAlignment As DevExpress.Utils.HorzAlignment = layoutItemModel.CaptionHorizontalAlignment
    Return If(Equals(captionHorizontalAlignment, DevExpress.Utils.HorzAlignment.Default), DefaultLayoutItemCaptionHorizontalAlignment, captionHorizontalAlignment)