windowsforms-devexpress-dot-xtrabars-dot-navigation-dot-accordioncontrolelementbase-d1d27793.md
Gets or sets an object that contains custom data for the current element.
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraBars.Navigation
Assembly : DevExpress.XtraBars.v25.2.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Win.Navigation
[DefaultValue(null)]
[DXCategory("Data")]
public object Tag { get; set; }
<DXCategory("Data")>
<DefaultValue(Nothing)>
Public Property Tag As Object
| Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Object | null |
Custom data assigned to the element.
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You can use the Tag property to associate custom data with the element and then subsequently use this data. For instance, you can assign unique values to the Tag properties to identify certain elements while handling element-specific events.
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void InitNavigationItems() {
employeeViewAccordionElement.Tag = employeeViewPage.Tag = typeof(Views.EmployeeView);
dataGridViewPage.Tag = dataGridViewAccordionElement.Tag = typeof(Views.DataGridView);
create-winforms-accordion-control-in-code/CS/AccordionControl-ex/Form1.cs#L113
if (e.Element.Style == DevExpress.XtraBars.Navigation.ElementStyle.Group) return;
if (e.Element.Tag == null) return;
string itemID = e.Element.Tag.ToString();
winforms-dashboard-custom-items-extension/CS/CustomItemTest/DesignerForm1.cs#L50
item.Text = dashboardFile.Replace("Dashboards\\","").Replace(".xml","");
item.Tag = dashboardFile;
}
create-winforms-accordion-control-in-code/VB/AccordionControl-ex/Form1.vb#L102
If e.Element.Style = ElementStyle.Group Then Return
If e.Element.Tag Is Nothing Then Return
Dim itemID As String = e.Element.Tag.ToString()
winforms-dashboard-custom-items-extension/VB/CustomItemTest/DesignerForm1.vb#L51
item.Text = dashboardFile.Replace("Dashboards\","").Replace(".xml","")
item.Tag = dashboardFile
Next dashboardFile
See Also
AccordionControlElementBase Class