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Parent Property (DockablePaneBase)

Returns the parent of the current pane.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public ReadOnly Property Parent As DockableGroupPane
public DockableGroupPane Parent {get;}
Remarks

This property returns null if the pane does not have a parent.

Example
The following code demonstrates how to selectively control which panes may be toggled between their docked and floating states. This can also be accomplished using the PaneSettings's PaneDoubleClickAction property.

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Imports Infragistics.Shared
Imports Infragistics.Win
Imports Infragistics.Win.UltraWinDock

Private Sub ultraDockManager1_BeforeToggleDockState(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As Infragistics.Win.UltraWinDock.CancelablePaneEventArgs) Handles ultraDockManager1.BeforeToggleDockState

    ' The BeforeToggleDockState is invoked when the user
    ' double clicks on the caption or tab item for a pane
    ' but before the window has changed position from
    ' floating to docked (or vice versa).
    ' The Cancel parameter can be set to true to cancel
    ' the change.

    ' Assuming a structure of:
    ' DockArea1
    '		Child1
    '		Child2
    ' DockArea2
    '		Child3
    ' With the following code, the user could double click
    ' on the caption of DockArea1, DockArea2, or Child3
    ' to change they're state from floating to docked.
    '

    ' Do not allow the members of a group to have their 
    ' state toggled from docked to floating or floating 
    ' to docked if the pane has siblings
    '
    If (Not e.Pane.Parent Is Nothing AndAlso e.Pane.Parent.Panes.Count > 1) Then
        e.Cancel = True
    End If

End Sub
using Infragistics.Shared;
using Infragistics.Win;
using Infragistics.Win.UltraWinDock;
using System.Diagnostics;

private void ultraDockManager1_BeforeToggleDockState(object sender, Infragistics.Win.UltraWinDock.CancelablePaneEventArgs e)
{

	// The BeforeToggleDockState is invoked when the user
	// double clicks on the caption or tab item for a pane
	// but before the window has changed position from
	// floating to docked (or vice versa).
	// The Cancel parameter can be set to true to cancel
	// the change.

	// Assuming a structure of:
	// DockArea1
	//		Child1
	//		Child2
	// DockArea2
	//		Child3
	// With the following code, the user could double click
	// on the caption of DockArea1, DockArea2, or Child3
	// to change they're state from floating to docked.
	//

	// Do not allow the members of a group to have their 
	// state toggled from docked to floating or floating 
	// to docked if the pane has siblings
	//
	if (e.Pane.Parent != null && e.Pane.Parent.Panes.Count > 1)
		e.Cancel = true;

}
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, 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

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