windowsforms-devexpress-dot-xtralayout-dot-layoutcontrol-dot-underscore-properties.md
Creates and maintains a consistent layout of controls. See Layout and Data Layout Controls.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| AccessibilityObject | Gets the AccessibleObject assigned to the control. Inherited from Control. |
| AccessibleDefaultActionDescription | Gets or sets the default action description of the control for use by accessibility client applications. Inherited from Control. |
| AccessibleDescription | Gets or sets the description of the control used by accessibility client applications. Inherited from Control. |
| AccessibleName | Gets or sets the name of the control used by accessibility client applications. Inherited from Control. |
| AccessibleRole | Gets or sets the accessible role of the control. Inherited from Control. |
| ActiveControl | Gets or sets the active control on the container control. Inherited from ContainerControl. |
| AllowCustomization | Gets or sets whether users can change the layout. |
| AllowCustomizationDefaultValue static | Gets or sets a default value for the AllowCustomization property. The default value is true. |
| AllowCustomizationMenu | Obsolete. Gets or sets whether the customization menu can be invoked by end-users. |
| AllowDrop | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can accept data that the user drags onto it. Inherited from Control. |
| AllowTouchGestures | Gets or sets whether the LayoutControl allows touch gestures. |
| Anchor | Gets or sets the edges of the container to which a control is bound and determines how a control is resized with its parent. Inherited from Control. |
| Appearance | Provides access to the properties that control the appearance of the controls located within the layout control. |
| AppearanceController | Gets an object that calculates appearances for layout items based on the appearance settings of items and their parent layout groups. |
| AutoScaleDimensions | Gets or sets the dimensions that the control was designed to. Inherited from ContainerControl. |
| AutoScaleFactor protected | Gets the scaling factor between the current and design-time automatic scaling dimensions. Inherited from ContainerControl. |
| AutoScaleMode | Gets or sets the automatic scaling mode of the control. Inherited from ContainerControl. |
| AutoScroll | Gets or sets whether the layout control will allow an end-user to scroll to any controls placed outside of its visible boundaries. |
| AutoScrollMargin | Not supported. |
| AutoScrollMinSize | Not supported. |
| AutoScrollOffset | Gets or sets where this control is scrolled to in ScrollControlIntoView(Control). Inherited from Control. |
| AutoScrollPosition | This property is not supported by the LayoutControl class. |
| AutoSize | Gets or sets whether the control’s size is automatically calculated based on its content. |
| AutoSizeMode | Gets or sets how the control is resized when automatic resizing is enabled. |
| AutoValidate | Gets or sets a value that indicates whether controls in this container will be automatically validated when the focus changes. Inherited from ContainerControl. |
| BackColor | Gets or sets the control’s background color. |
| BackgroundImage | Gets or sets the layout control’s background image. This property is obsolete. |
| BackgroundImageLayout | Gets or sets the background image layout. This property is obsolete. Use the BackgroundImageOptions property instead. |
| BindingContext | Gets or sets the BindingContext for the control. |
| Bottom | Gets the distance, in pixels, between the bottom edge of the control and the top edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control. |
| Bounds | Gets or sets the size and location of the control including its nonclient elements, in pixels, relative to the parent control. Inherited from Control. |
| CanEnableIme protected | Gets a value indicating whether the ImeMode property can be set to an active value, to enable IME support. Inherited from ContainerControl. |
| CanFocus | Gets a value indicating whether the control can receive focus. Inherited from Control. |
| CanRaiseEvents protected | Determines if events can be raised on the control. Inherited from Control. |
| CanSelect | Gets a value indicating whether the control can be selected. Inherited from Control. |
| CaptionImages | Obsolete. Gets or sets a collection of images that can be displayed within layout group captions. |
| Capture | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control has captured the mouse. Inherited from Control. |
| CausesValidation | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control causes validation to be performed on any controls that require validation when it receives focus. Inherited from Control. |
| CheckForIllegalCrossThreadCalls static | Gets or sets a value indicating whether to catch calls on the wrong thread that access a control’s Handle property when an application is being debugged. Inherited from Control. |
| ClientHeight | Gets the layout control’s client height. |
| ClientRectangle | Gets the rectangle that represents the client area of the control. Inherited from Control. |
| ClientSize | Gets or sets the height and width of the client area of the control. Inherited from Control. |
| ClientWidth | Gets the layout control’s client width. |
| CompanyName | Gets the name of the company or creator of the application containing the control. Inherited from Control. |
| ConstraintsManager | Gets the constraints manager. |
| Container | Gets the IContainer that contains the Component. Inherited from Component. |
| ContainsFocus | Gets a value indicating whether the control, or one of its child controls, currently has the input focus. Inherited from Control. |
| ContextMenu | Gets or sets the shortcut menu associated with the control. Inherited from Control. |
| Controls | Gets the collection of controls contained within the control. Inherited from Control. |
| Created | Gets a value indicating whether the control has been created. Inherited from Control. |
| CreateParams protected | Gets the required creation parameters when the control handle is created. Inherited from ContainerControl. |
| CurrentAutoScaleDimensions | Gets the current run-time dimensions of the screen. Inherited from ContainerControl. |
| Cursor | Gets or sets the cursor that is displayed when the mouse pointer is over the control. |
| CustomizationForm | Provides access to the Customization Form. |
| CustomizationFormBounds | Gets or sets the boundaries of the Customization Form. |
| CustomizationMenuManager | An object which provides the Context Menu. |
| CustomizationMode | Gets or sets whether users customize the layout in default mode via context menus or in quick mode via the customization form. |
| DataBindings | Gets the data bindings for the control. Inherited from Control. |
| DefaultBackColor static | Gets the default background color of the control. Inherited from Control. |
| DefaultCursor protected | Gets or sets the default cursor for the control. Inherited from Control. |
| DefaultFont static | Gets the default font of the control. Inherited from Control. |
| DefaultForeColor static | Gets the default foreground color of the control. Inherited from Control. |
| DefaultImeMode protected | Gets the default Input Method Editor (IME) mode supported by the control. Inherited from Control. |
| DefaultMargin protected | Gets the space, in pixels, that is specified by default between controls. Inherited from Control. |
| DefaultMaximumSize protected | Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default maximum size of a control. Inherited from Control. |
| DefaultMinimumSize protected | Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default minimum size of a control. Inherited from Control. |
| DefaultPadding protected | Gets the internal spacing, in pixels, of the contents of a control. Inherited from Control. |
| DesignMode protected | Gets a value that indicates whether the Component is currently in design mode. Inherited from Component. |
| DisplayRectangle | Gets the rectangle that represents the virtual display area of the control. Inherited from ScrollableControl. |
| Disposing | Gets a value indicating whether the base Control class is in the process of disposing. Inherited from Control. |
| Dock | Gets or sets which control borders are docked to its parent control and determines how a control is resized with its parent. Inherited from Control. |
| DockPadding | Gets the dock padding settings for all edges of the control. Inherited from ScrollableControl. |
| DoubleBuffered protected | Gets or sets a value indicating whether this control should redraw its surface using a secondary buffer to reduce or prevent flicker. Inherited from Control. |
| Enabled | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can respond to user interaction. Inherited from Control. |
| EnabledStateController | Gets an object that calculates the enabled states for layout items based on the enabled states of layout groups and controls. |
| Events protected | Gets the list of event handlers that are attached to this Component. Inherited from Component. |
| Focused | Gets a value indicating whether the control has input focus. Inherited from Control. |
| FocusHelper | For internal use. |
| Font | Gets or sets the font of the text displayed by the control. Inherited from Control. |
| FontHeight protected | Gets or sets the height of the font of the control. Inherited from Control. |
| ForeColor | Gets or sets the foreground color of the control. Inherited from Control. |
| Handle | Gets the window handle that the control is bound to. Inherited from Control. |
| HasChildren | Gets a value indicating whether the control contains one or more child controls. Inherited from Control. |
| Height | Gets or sets the height of the control. Inherited from Control. |
| HiddenItems | Provides access to a collection of hidden layout items. |
| HiddenItemsSortComparer | Allows you to specify a comparer object for sorting hidden items within the Customization Form. |
| HorizontalScroll | Gets the characteristics associated with the horizontal scroll bar. Inherited from ScrollableControl. |
| HScroll protected | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the horizontal scroll bar is visible. Inherited from ScrollableControl. |
| HtmlImages | Gets or sets a collection of images that you can embed into captions/messages/tooltips in the control using the image HTML-inspired tag. |
| Images | Gets or sets a collection of icons that can be displayed in a layout item, group, or tab’s label. |
| ImeMode | Gets or sets the Input Method Editor (IME) mode of the control. Inherited from Control. |
| ImeModeBase protected | Gets or sets the IME mode of a control. Inherited from Control. |
| InvokeRequired | Gets a value indicating whether the caller must call an invoke method when making method calls to the control because the caller is on a different thread than the one the control was created on. Inherited from Control. |
| IsAccessible | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control is visible to accessibility applications. Inherited from Control. |
| IsDisposed | Gets a value indicating whether the control has been disposed of. Inherited from Control. |
| IsHandleCreated | Gets a value indicating whether the control has a handle associated with it. Inherited from Control. |
| IsInitialized | Indicates whether the LayoutControl has been initialized. |
| IsLayoutModified | Gets whether the layout has been modified. This member supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. |
| IsMirrored | Gets a value indicating whether the control is mirrored. Inherited from Control. |
| IsModified | Gets whether the layout has been changed. |
| IsPrintingAvailable | Indicates whether the LayoutControl can be printed. |
| IsUpdateLocked | Gets whether the layout control has been locked for updating. |
| Items | Provides access to all the layout items owned by the LayoutControl. |
| LayoutEngine | Gets a cached instance of the control’s layout engine. Inherited from Control. |
| LayoutVersion | Gets or sets the version of the layout. |
| Left | Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the left edge of the control and the left edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control. |
| Location | Gets or sets the coordinates of the upper-left corner of the control relative to the upper-left corner of its container. Inherited from Control. |
| LookAndFeel | Provides access to the settings that control the layout control’s look and feel. |
| Margin | Gets or sets the space between controls. Inherited from Control. |
| MaximumSize | Gets or sets the size that is the upper limit that GetPreferredSize(Size) can specify. Inherited from Control. |
| MenuManager | Gets or sets an object that controls the look and feel of the popup menus. |
| MinimumSize | Gets or sets the size that is the lower limit that GetPreferredSize(Size) can specify. Inherited from Control. |
| ModifierKeys static | Gets a value indicating which of the modifier keys (SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT) is in a pressed state. Inherited from Control. |
| MouseButtons static | Gets a value indicating which of the mouse buttons is in a pressed state. Inherited from Control. |
| MousePosition static | Gets the position of the mouse cursor in screen coordinates. Inherited from Control. |
| Name | Gets or sets the name of the control. Inherited from Control. |
| OptionsCustomizationForm | Provides access to the options which control the appearance and behavior of the Customization Form. |
| OptionsFocus | Provides access to the layout control’s focus options. |
| OptionsItemText | Provides access to the default alignment settings of the controls displayed in the LayoutControl. |
| OptionsPrint | The Layout Control’s print/export options. This object’s settings affect all layout items and groups. |
| OptionsSerialization | Contains options that specify how the LayoutControl’s layout is saved to and restored from a data store (an XML file, a stream or the system registry). |
| OptionsView | Provides access to the display options of the LayoutControl. |
| Padding | Gets or sets padding within the control. Inherited from Control. |
| PaintStyles | Provides access to the paint style collection. |
| Parent | Gets or sets the parent container of the control. Inherited from Control. |
| ParentForm | Gets the form that the container control is assigned to. Inherited from ContainerControl. |
| PreferredSize | Gets the size of a rectangular area into which the control can fit. Inherited from Control. |
| ProductName | Gets the product name of the assembly containing the control. Inherited from Control. |
| ProductVersion | Gets the version of the assembly containing the control. Inherited from Control. |
| PropagatingImeMode protected static | Gets an object that represents a propagating IME mode. Inherited from Control. |
| RecreatingHandle | Gets a value indicating whether the control is currently re-creating its handle. Inherited from Control. |
| Region | Gets or sets the window region associated with the control. Inherited from Control. |
| RenderRightToLeft protected | This property is now obsolete. Inherited from Control. |
| RepositoryItems | |
| ResizeRedraw protected | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control redraws itself when resized. Inherited from Control. |
| Right | Gets the distance, in pixels, between the right edge of the control and the left edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control. |
| RightToLeft | Gets or sets a value indicating whether control’s elements are aligned to support locales using right-to-left fonts. Inherited from Control. |
| Root | Gets or sets the LayoutControl’s root group. |
| ShowFocusCues protected | Gets a value indicating whether the control should display focus rectangles. Inherited from Control. |
| ShowKeyboardCues protected | Gets a value indicating whether the user interface is in the appropriate state to show or hide keyboard accelerators. Inherited from Control. |
| Site | Gets or sets the site of the control. Inherited from Control. |
| Size | Gets or sets the height and width of the control. Inherited from Control. |
| StyleController | Gets or sets the style controller component that provides appearance settings for the control. |
| TabIndex | Gets or sets the tab order of the control within its container. Inherited from Control. |
| TabStop | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the user can give the focus to this control using the TAB key. Inherited from Control. |
| Tag | Gets or sets the object that contains data about the control. Inherited from Control. |
| Text | Gets or sets the text associated with this control. Inherited from Control. |
| ToolTipController | Gets or sets the tooltip controller component that controls the appearance, position and content of hints displayed for layout items. |
| Top | Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the top edge of the control and the top edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control. |
| TopLevelControl | Gets the parent control that is not parented by another Windows Forms control. Typically, this is the outermost Form that the control is contained in. Inherited from Control. |
| UndoManager | Gets the manager that handles undo/redo operations via the Customization Form. |
| UseLocalBindingContext | Gets or sets whether controls within the current LayoutControl use the local BindingContext, or the form’s BindingContext. |
| UseWaitCursor | Gets or sets a value indicating whether to use the wait cursor for the current control and all child controls. Inherited from Control. |
| VerticalScroll | Gets the characteristics associated with the vertical scroll bar. Inherited from ScrollableControl. |
| Visible | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control and all its child controls are displayed. Inherited from Control. |
| VScroll protected | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the vertical scroll bar is visible. Inherited from ScrollableControl. |
| Width | Gets or sets the width of the control. Inherited from Control. |
| WindowTarget | This property is not relevant for this class. Inherited from Control. |
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