wpf-devexpress-dot-xpf-dot-docking-753df083.md
Adds whitespace to a UI. The whitespace is a rectangle object with invisible bounds that has its own height and width.
Namespace : DevExpress.Xpf.Docking
Assembly : DevExpress.Xpf.Docking.v25.2.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Wpf.Docking
public class EmptySpaceItem :
FixedItem
Public Class EmptySpaceItem
Inherits FixedItem
Unlike the Margin property, an EmptySpaceItem object is not bound to a specific UI element.
The following code sample adds EmptySpaceItem to the application’s layout:
<Window ...
xmlns:dxdo="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/docking">
<Grid>
<dxdo:DockLayoutManager>
<dxdo:LayoutGroup>
<dxdo:LayoutGroup Orientation="Vertical">
<dxdo:LayoutGroup>
<dxdo:LabelItem Caption="First Name"/>
<dxdo:LayoutControlItem>
<TextBox Text="Arnold"/>
</dxdo:LayoutControlItem>
</dxdo:LayoutGroup>
<dxdo:LayoutGroup>
<dxdo:LabelItem Caption="Last Name"/>
<dxdo:LayoutControlItem>
<TextBox Text="Schwartz"/>
</dxdo:LayoutControlItem>
</dxdo:LayoutGroup>
<dxdo:EmptySpaceItem ItemHeight="20"/>
<dxdo:LayoutGroup>
<dxdo:LabelItem Caption="Department"/>
<dxdo:LayoutControlItem>
<TextBox Text="Engineering"/>
</dxdo:LayoutControlItem>
</dxdo:LayoutGroup>
<!-- ... -->
</dxdo:LayoutGroup>
</dxdo:LayoutGroup>
</dxdo:DockLayoutManager>
</Grid>
<Window>
The image below demonstrates a selected EmptySpaceItem when Customization Mode is enabled.
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</dxd:LayoutControlItem>
<dxd:EmptySpaceItem></dxd:EmptySpaceItem>
</dxd:LayoutGroup>
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Object DispatcherObject DependencyObject Visual UIElement FrameworkElement Control DevExpress.Xpf.Docking.psvFrameworkElement BaseLayoutItem FixedItem EmptySpaceItem
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