wpf-devexpress-dot-xpf-dot-bars-fac4ff2a.md
A control that displays an image gallery and is capable of categorizing items into groups.
Namespace : DevExpress.Xpf.Bars
Assembly : DevExpress.Xpf.Core.v25.2.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Wpf.Core
[DXLicenseWpf]
public class GalleryControl :
ContentControl,
INavigationOwner,
IBarsNavigationSupport,
IManipulationClient
<DXLicenseWpf>
Public Class GalleryControl
Inherits ContentControl
Implements INavigationOwner,
IBarsNavigationSupport,
IManipulationClient
The following members return GalleryControl objects:
Use the GalleryControl.Gallery property to specify a gallery displayed by the GalleryControl. Visual settings, such as the number of visible columns, the visibility of the filter panel, etc., are controlled by the assigned Gallery object.
This example demonstrates how to create a GalleryControl containing two gallery item groups.
The following image shows the result:
<Window x:Class="MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525"
xmlns:dxb="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/bars">
<Window.Resources>
<DataTemplate x:Key="myItemDescriptionTemplate">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding}" Foreground="Gray"></TextBlock>
</DataTemplate>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
<dxb:GalleryControl>
<dxb:GalleryControl.Gallery>
<dxb:Gallery ColCount="2"
ItemCheckMode="None"
IsGroupCaptionVisible="True"
IsItemCaptionVisible="True"
IsItemDescriptionVisible="True"
ItemClick="Gallery_ItemClick"
FilterCaption="(click to filter groups)"
ItemDescriptionTemplate="{StaticResource ResourceKey=myItemDescriptionTemplate}"
ItemContentHorizontalAlignment="Left">
<dxb:Gallery.Groups>
<dxb:GalleryItemGroup Name="myGalleryGroup1" Caption="Misc Group">
<dxb:GalleryItemGroup.Items>
<dxb:GalleryItem Caption="Schedule" Description="Show schedule" Glyph="pack://application:,,,/Images/address-16x16.png"/>
<dxb:GalleryItem Caption="Roles" Description="Assign roles" Glyph="pack://application:,,,/Images/role-16x16.png"/>
</dxb:GalleryItemGroup.Items>
</dxb:GalleryItemGroup>
<dxb:GalleryItemGroup Name="myGalleryGroup2" Caption="Persons">
<dxb:GalleryItemGroup.Items>
<dxb:GalleryItem Caption="Employees" Glyph="pack://application:,,,/Images/employee-16x16.png"/>
<dxb:GalleryItem Caption="Persons" Glyph="pack://application:,,,/Images/person-16x16.png"/>
<dxb:GalleryItem Caption="Users" Glyph="pack://application:,,,/Images/user-16x16.png"/>
</dxb:GalleryItemGroup.Items>
</dxb:GalleryItemGroup>
</dxb:Gallery.Groups>
</dxb:Gallery>
</dxb:GalleryControl.Gallery>
</dxb:GalleryControl>
</Grid>
</Window>
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Windows.Navigation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
namespace GalleryControl_Ex {
/// <summary>
/// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml
/// </summary>
public partial class MainWindow : Window {
public MainWindow() {
InitializeComponent();
}
private void Gallery_ItemClick(object sender, DevExpress.Xpf.Bars.GalleryItemEventArgs e) {
MessageBox.Show("The " + e.Item.Caption + " item has been clicked");
}
}
}
Class MainWindow
Private Sub Gallery_ItemClick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As DevExpress.Xpf.Bars.GalleryItemEventArgs)
MessageBox.Show("The " + e.Item.Caption + " item has been clicked")
End Sub
End Class
The following code snippets (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contain references to the GalleryControl class.
Note
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wpf-mvvm-behaviors-gallery-based-theme-selector/CS/GalleryThemeSelectorBehavior/MainWindow.xaml#L12
<Grid>
<dxb:GalleryControl>
<dxb:GalleryControl.Gallery>
create-wpf-gallery-control/CS/GalleryControl_Ex/MainWindow.xaml#L14
<Grid>
<dxb:GalleryControl>
<dxb:GalleryControl.Gallery>
Object DispatcherObject DependencyObject Visual UIElement FrameworkElement Control ContentControl GalleryControl
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