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How to change the color of splitter in the WinForms Docking Manager control?

Splitter color

The color of the splitter in the docking control can be changed using DragSplitter class and DragSplitterController class.

C#

private void dockingManager1_NewDockStateEndLoad(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   this.dockingManager1.VisualStyle = VisualStyle.Default;
   foreach (DockControllerBase dcb in dockingManager1.DockAreaControllers)
   {
      if (dcb is DragSplitterController)
      {
          DragSplitterController dsc = (dcb as DragSplitterController);
          DragSplitter ds = (DragSplitter)dcb.HostControl;
          //We could change properties of ds as per the requirement
          ds.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Green;
      }
   }
}

 

VB

Private Sub dockingManager1_NewDockStateEndLoad(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles dockingManager1.NewDockStateEndLoad
   Me.dockingManager1.VisualStyle = VisualStyle.Default
   For Each dcb As DockControllerBase In dockingManager1.DockAreaControllers
      If TypeOf dcb Is DragSplitterController Then
          Dim dsc As DragSplitterController = (TryCast(dcb, DragSplitterController))
          Dim ds As DragSplitter = CType(dcb.HostControl, DragSplitter)
         ''We could change properties of ds as per the requirement
         ds.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Green
      End If
   Next dcb
End Sub

 

UG document links:

  1. https://help.syncfusion.com/windowsforms/dockingmanager/dock-window#customize-resize-splitter
  2. https://help.syncfusion.com/windowsforms/dockingmanager/appearance#visual-styles
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