LayoutController.CreateCommand<T>(BaseLayoutItem[]) Method

Creates the specified layout command for the specified items.

Assembly : DevExpress.Xpf.Docking.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Wpf.Docking

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

csharp

public T CreateCommand<T>(
    BaseLayoutItem[] items
)
    where T : LayoutControllerCommand, new()

Public Function CreateCommand(Of T As {LayoutControllerCommand, New})(
    items As BaseLayoutItem()
) As T

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
items	BaseLayoutItem[]

An array of BaseLayoutItem objects with which the created command is associated.

Type Parameters

Name
T

Returns

Type	Description
T

The created command.

Remarks

There exist several commands provided by the DXDocking library supporting the layout functionality. You can bind commands to buttons. As a result, clicking the button will invoke the corresponding layout functionality. The following are the available layout commands, declared in the DevExpress.Xpf.Docking namespace.

Note

All these commands are enabled only in Customization Mode.

ShowCaptionCommand - Displays (hides) a LayoutControlItem’s caption. This command toggles the item’s BaseLayoutItem.ShowCaption property.
ShowControlCommand - Displays (hides) a LayoutControlItem’s control. This command toggles the LayoutControlItem.ShowControl property.
CaptionImageBeforeTextCommand - Displays an image before the caption. This command sets the BaseLayoutItem.CaptionImageLocation property to ImageLocation.BeforeText.
CaptionImageAfterTextCommand - Displays an image before the caption. This command sets the BaseLayoutItem.CaptionImageLocation property to ImageLocation.AfterText.
CaptionLocationLeftCommand - Displays the caption to the left of the item. This command sets the BaseLayoutItem.CaptionLocation property to Left.
CaptionLocationRightCommand - Displays the caption to the right of the item. This command sets the BaseLayoutItem.CaptionLocation property to Right.
CaptionLocationTopCommand - Displays the caption at the top of the item. This command sets the BaseLayoutItem.CaptionLocation property to Top.
HideItemCommand - Hides the item. This command calls the LayoutController.Hide method.
RestoreItemCommand - Restores the item from the hidden state, adding it to the layout. This command calls the LayoutController.Restore method.

For more information on commands, see the Commanding Overview topic in MSDN.