OverlayWindow Class

Represents the window that appears on top of anchorables and documents when an item is being dragged.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
<LocalizabilityAttribute(LocalizationCategory.Ignore)>
<DefaultPropertyAttribute("Content")>
<ContentPropertyAttribute("Content")>
<StyleTypedPropertyAttribute(Property="FocusVisualStyle", StyleTargetType=System.Windows.Controls.Control)>
<XmlLangPropertyAttribute("Language")>
<UsableDuringInitializationAttribute(True)>
<RuntimeNamePropertyAttribute("Name")>
<UidPropertyAttribute("Uid")>
<TypeDescriptionProviderAttribute(MS.Internal.ComponentModel.DependencyObjectProvider)>
<NameScopePropertyAttribute("NameScope", System.Windows.NameScope)>
Public Class OverlayWindow 
   Inherits System.Windows.Window

'Usage
 
Dim instance As OverlayWindow

[Localizability(LocalizationCategory.Ignore)]
[DefaultProperty("Content")]
[ContentProperty("Content")]
[StyleTypedProperty(Property="FocusVisualStyle", StyleTargetType=System.Windows.Controls.Control)]
[XmlLangProperty("Language")]
[UsableDuringInitialization(true)]
[RuntimeNameProperty("Name")]
[UidProperty("Uid")]
[TypeDescriptionProvider(MS.Internal.ComponentModel.DependencyObjectProvider)]
[NameScopeProperty("NameScope", System.Windows.NameScope)]
public class OverlayWindow : System.Windows.Window

Remarks

The OverlayWindow includes glyphs for anchorable/document pane and docking manager drop targets and a preview box (a temporary colored border that serves to indicate the size and location of the element if it is dropped there).

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherObject
      System.Windows.DependencyObject
         System.Windows.Media.Visual
            System.Windows.UIElement
               System.Windows.FrameworkElement
                  System.Windows.Controls.Control
                     System.Windows.Controls.ContentControl
                        System.Windows.Window
                           Xceed.Wpf.AvalonDock.Controls.OverlayWindow

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

OverlayWindow Members
Xceed.Wpf.AvalonDock.Controls Namespace