How to set the RadPane Background Programmatically

[Scott]

Hello,

I think this is a simple one, but still having problems. I am creating the RadPane, and RadPaneGroup objects dynamically, and adding them to the XAML defined RadDocking and RadSplitter controls. My RadPane appears, but I can't seem to get the background to set.

I'm certainly missing something obvious but its is eluding me at present.

           var brush = new SolidColorBrush() { Color = Colors.Purple };

            RadPane pane = new RadPane();
            pane.CanFloat = true;
            pane.Header = "Software";
            pane.MakeFloatingDockable();
            pane.Background = brush;

            var DashboardPaneGroup= new RadPaneGroup();
            DashboardSplit.Items.Add(DashboardPaneGroup);
            DashboardPaneGroup.Items.Add(pane);

Also, how could I specify the starting position of the dynamically added panes? I was doing it like this:

DashboardPaneGroup.AddItem(pane1, DockPosition.Left);

But read a post indicating that was not correct.

Thanks for your help,

Scott

[Miroslav Nedyalkov]

Hello Scott,

 If you want to set the background of the content of the Pane you should set the background of its root element. The background of the Pane is used for the TabItem. You could use the following code:

<telerik:RadPane>
 <Grid Background="Red">
 ...
 </Grid>
</telerik:RadPane>

In the code-behind you could find the Content first and set its Background.

Panes are added in the Items collection of the groups and if you want to insert a Pane you just need to insert it in the Items collection of the group in the index you wish. The AddItem method is used by the Drag&drop of panes to position a pane relatively to a group.

All the best,
Miroslav Nedyalkov
the Telerik team