How to detect the docking style assigned to a control?

4 Feb 20251 minute to read

Docking style which is assigned to the control can be detect at run time, using GetDockingStyle method.

Method	Description
GetDockingStyle	Returns the current docking style of the control. The return value for this method would be docking style value, that specifies the dock type/position. The docked control for which the dock style is to be identified should be passed as a parameter to this method. The parameter is, Ctrl - Indicates the docked control for which the DockStyle needs to be retrieved.

C#

//Getting the docking style

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

this.dockingManager1.GetDockStyle(this.panel1);

Console.Write("Dock style :" + this.dockingManager1.GetDockStyle(this.panel1));

}

VB.NET

'Getting the docking style

Private Sub button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

Me.dockingManager1.GetDockStyle(this.panel1)

Console.Write("Dock style :" + this.dockingManager1.GetDockStyle(this.panel1))

End Sub