DockPanel Class

Exactly like WPF's native DockPanel panel, except this panel can animate its children and be used inside a SwitchPanel.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
<LocalizabilityAttribute(LocalizationCategory.Ignore)>
<ContentPropertyAttribute("Children")>
<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 DockPanel 
   Inherits AnimationPanel

'Usage
 
Dim instance As DockPanel

[Localizability(LocalizationCategory.Ignore)]
[ContentProperty("Children")]
[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 DockPanel : AnimationPanel

Example

XAML

<Window x:Class="DockPanelSample.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:xctk="http://schemas.xceed.com/wpf/xaml/toolkit"
        Title="DockPanelSample">
  <Grid>
    <xctk:DockPanel>
      <Rectangle x:Name="_TopRect"
                Height="50"
                DockPanel.Dock="Top" />
      <Rectangle x:Name="_BottomRect"
                Height="20"
                DockPanel.Dock="Bottom" />
      <Grid x:Name="_CenterGrid"
            Background="Red">
      </Grid>
    </xctk:DockPanel>
  </Grid>
</Window>

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherObject
      System.Windows.DependencyObject
         System.Windows.Media.Visual
            System.Windows.UIElement
               System.Windows.FrameworkElement
                  System.Windows.Controls.Panel
                     Xceed.Wpf.Toolkit.Panels.PanelBase
                        Xceed.Wpf.Toolkit.Panels.AnimationPanel
                           Xceed.Wpf.Toolkit.Panels.DockPanel

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

DockPanel Members
Xceed.Wpf.Toolkit.Panels Namespace