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TabGroupPane Class

A custom group pane used in a XamDockManager that can display one or more ContentPane instances as tab items.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Class TabGroupPane 
   Inherits System.Windows.Controls.TabControl
public class TabGroupPane : System.Windows.Controls.TabControl 
Example
This sample demonstates how to create a TabGroupPane within a docked SplitPane to create a docked tab group and another within the DocumentContentHost to create a tabbed document group.

Imports Infragistics.Windows.DockManager

Private Sub CreateTabGroupPane(ByVal dockManager As XamDockManager)
    Dim dockedSplit As New SplitPane()
    dockedSplit.SplitterOrientation = Orientation.Horizontal
    XamDockManager.SetInitialLocation(dockedSplit, InitialPaneLocation.DockedRight)

    ' A TabGroupPane can be hosted within a SplitPane 
    Dim tgpDocked As New TabGroupPane()

    Dim cpDockedTab1 As New ContentPane()
    cpDockedTab1.Header = "Solution Explorer"
    cpDockedTab1.Content = New TreeView()
    tgpDocked.Items.Add(cpDockedTab1)

    Dim cpDockedTab2 As New ContentPane()
    cpDockedTab2.Header = "Class View"
    cpDockedTab2.Content = New TreeView()
    tgpDocked.Items.Add(cpDockedTab2)
    dockedSplit.Panes.Add(tgpDocked)

    Dim cpRightBottom As New ContentPane()
    cpRightBottom.Header = "Properties"
    cpRightBottom.Content = New ListView()
    dockedSplit.Panes.Add(cpRightBottom)

    dockManager.Panes.Add(dockedSplit)

    Dim dch As New DocumentContentHost()
    Dim dchSplit As New SplitPane()

    ' TabGroupPane and SplitPane are the only element 
    ' types allowed within a SplitPane in the 
    ' DocumentContentHost 
    Dim tgpDch1 As New TabGroupPane()
    Dim tgpDchTab1 As New ContentPane()
    tgpDchTab1.Header = "File 1"
    tgpDchTab1.Content = New RichTextBox()
    tgpDch1.Items.Add(tgpDchTab1)
    dchSplit.Panes.Add(tgpDch1)

    Dim tgpDch2 As New TabGroupPane()
    Dim tgpDchTab2 As New ContentPane()
    tgpDchTab2.Header = "File 2"
    tgpDchTab2.Content = New RichTextBox()
    tgpDch2.Items.Add(tgpDchTab2)
    dchSplit.Panes.Add(tgpDch2)

    dch.Panes.Add(dchSplit)

    dockManager.Content = dch
End Sub
using Infragistics.Windows.DockManager;

private void CreateTabGroupPane(XamDockManager dockManager)
{
	SplitPane dockedSplit = new SplitPane();
	dockedSplit.SplitterOrientation = Orientation.Horizontal;
	XamDockManager.SetInitialLocation(dockedSplit, InitialPaneLocation.DockedRight);

	// A TabGroupPane can be hosted within a SplitPane
	TabGroupPane tgpDocked = new TabGroupPane();

	ContentPane cpDockedTab1 = new ContentPane();
	cpDockedTab1.Header = "Solution Explorer";
	cpDockedTab1.Content = new TreeView();
	tgpDocked.Items.Add(cpDockedTab1);
	
	ContentPane cpDockedTab2 = new ContentPane();
	cpDockedTab2.Header = "Class View";
	cpDockedTab2.Content = new TreeView();
	tgpDocked.Items.Add(cpDockedTab2);
	dockedSplit.Panes.Add(tgpDocked);

	ContentPane cpRightBottom = new ContentPane();
	cpRightBottom.Header = "Properties";
	cpRightBottom.Content = new ListView();
	dockedSplit.Panes.Add(cpRightBottom);

	dockManager.Panes.Add(dockedSplit);

	DocumentContentHost dch = new DocumentContentHost();
	SplitPane dchSplit = new SplitPane();

	// TabGroupPane and SplitPane are the only element 
	// types allowed within a SplitPane in the 
	// DocumentContentHost
	TabGroupPane tgpDch1 = new TabGroupPane();
	ContentPane tgpDchTab1 = new ContentPane();
	tgpDchTab1.Header = "File 1";
	tgpDchTab1.Content = new RichTextBox();
	tgpDch1.Items.Add(tgpDchTab1);
	dchSplit.Panes.Add(tgpDch1);

	TabGroupPane tgpDch2 = new TabGroupPane();
	ContentPane tgpDchTab2 = new ContentPane();
	tgpDchTab2.Header = "File 2";
	tgpDchTab2.Content = new RichTextBox();
	tgpDch2.Items.Add(tgpDchTab2);
	dchSplit.Panes.Add(tgpDch2);

	dch.Panes.Add(dchSplit);

	dockManager.Content = dch;
}
<igDock:XamDockManager>
    
<igDock:XamDockManager.Panes>
        
<igDock:SplitPane igDock:XamDockManager.InitialLocation="DockedRight"
                          
SplitterOrientation="Horizontal">
            
<!-- A TabGroupPane can be hosted within a SplitPane -->
            
<igDock:TabGroupPane SelectedIndex="1">
                
<igDock:ContentPane Header="Solution Explorer">
                    
<TreeView />
                
</igDock:ContentPane>
                
<igDock:ContentPane Header="Class View">
                    
<TreeView />
                
</igDock:ContentPane>
            
</igDock:TabGroupPane>
            
<igDock:ContentPane Header="Properties">
                
<ListView />
            
</igDock:ContentPane>
        
</igDock:SplitPane>
    
</igDock:XamDockManager.Panes>
    
<igDock:DocumentContentHost>
        
<igDock:SplitPane SplitterOrientation="Vertical">
            
<!-- TabGroupPane and SplitPane are the only element 
                 types allowed within a SplitPane in the 
                 DocumentContentHost
-->
            
<igDock:TabGroupPane>
                
<igDock:ContentPane Header="File 1">
                    
<RichTextBox />
                
</igDock:ContentPane>
            
</igDock:TabGroupPane>
            
<igDock:TabGroupPane>
                
<igDock:ContentPane Header="File 2">
                    
<RichTextBox />
                
</igDock:ContentPane>
            
</igDock:TabGroupPane>
        
</igDock:SplitPane>
    
</igDock:DocumentContentHost>
</igDock:XamDockManager>
Requirements

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