How to add zone to layout programmatically?

[Karen]

Hello I am trying to add DockZone to DockLayout diagrammatically but it doesn't in online example it doesn't show how to do that,

I am trying to do the following

Layout.Controls.Add(zone);

but after that it still have RegisteredZones.Count =0

any help is very appreciated.

[Obi-Wan Kenobi]

What you mean by "diagrammatically "?
 
If you want to add them programmatically you should do it in the pageInit, e.g.

 

protected override void OnInit(EventArgs e)
{
base.OnInit(e);
RadDockZone zone = new RadDockZone();
zone.ID = "RadDockZone1";
RadDockLayout1.Controls.Add(zone);
}