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IModelRootNavigationItems.DefaultChildItemsDisplayStyle Property

Specifies the default navbar group style when the IModelRootNavigationItems.NavigationStyle property is set to NavigationStyle.NavBar.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.SystemModule

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp

#Declaration

[DefaultValue(ItemsDisplayStyle.LargeIcons)]
[ModelBrowsable(typeof(ChildItemsDisplayStyleOptionModelVisibilityCalculator))]
ItemsDisplayStyle DefaultChildItemsDisplayStyle { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Default Description
ItemsDisplayStyle LargeIcons

An ItemsDisplayStyle enumeration value that specifies the default navbar group style.

Available values:

Name Description
List

Specifies that a navbar group is displayed as a treelist. This treelist’s structure is identical to the structure of the IModelRootNavigationItems node’s child node represented by the navbar group.

LargeIcons

Specifies that a navbar group is displayed as a set of icons specified by the IModelBaseChoiceActionItem.ImageName properties of the corresponding IModelNavigationItem nodes. Only the second-level child nodes of the IModelRootNavigationItems node are displayed. Available in Windows Forms applications only.

#Remarks

This setting has no effect in XAF Blazor applications. For more information, refer to the following help topic: Navigation System.

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