How can I set the background for the splitter in DockingManager?
You can set the background color for the splitter of WPF DockingManager by using the SplitterBackground property. The following code example demonstrates the same.
XAML
// This code demonstrates how to set the Splitter Background for the DockingManager: <Window x:Class="DockingManager_floatwindowsample.MainWindow" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:syncfusion="http://schemas.syncfusion.com/wpf" Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525"> <Grid x:Name="Grid1"> <syncfusion:DockingManager x:Name="Dock1" UseDocumentContainer="True" SplitterBackground="Brown" > <ContentControl syncfusion:DockingManager.Header="Dock1" syncfusion:DockingManager.State="Dock"> </ContentControl> <ContentControl syncfusion:DockingManager.Header="Dock2" syncfusion:DockingManager.State="Dock" </ContentControl> <ContentControl syncfusion:DockingManager.Header="Dock3" syncfusion:DockingManager.State="Dock"> </ContentControl> <ContentControl syncfusion:DockingManager.Header="Dock4" syncfusion:DockingManager.State="Document"> </ContentControl </syncfusion:DockingManager> </Grid> </Window>
C#
// This code demonstrates how to set the Splitter Background for the DockingManager: using Syncfusion.Windows.Tools.Controls; namespace DockingManager_floatwindowsample { /// <summary> /// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml /// </summary> public partial class MainWindow : Window { public MainWindow() { InitializeComponent(); DockingManager Docking = new DockingManager(); Docking.SplitterBackground = Brushes.Brown; Docking.UseDocumentContainer = true; ContentControl content1 = new ContentControl(); DockingManager.SetHeader(content1, "Dock1"); DockingManager.SetState(content1, DockState.Dock); ContentControl content2 = new ContentControl(); DockingManager.SetHeader(content2, "Dock2"); DockingManager.SetState(content2, DockState.Dock); ContentControl content3 = new ContentControl(); DockingManager.SetHeader(content3, "Dock3"); DockingManager.SetState(content3, DockState.Dock); ContentControl content4 = new ContentControl(); DockingManager.SetHeader(content4, "Dock4"); DockingManager.SetState(content4, DockState.Document); Docking.Children.Add(content1); Docking.Children.Add(content2); Docking.Children.Add(content3); Docking.Children.Add(content4); Grid1.Children.Add(Docking); } } }
Output
The following screenshot displays the background color for the splitter applied in the DockingManager.
Figure 1: Splitter with Background color in DockingManager
Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed learning about how I can set the background for the splitter in DockingManager.
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