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RadDock Properties, Methods and Events
Updated on Sep 30, 2025
RadDock controls the overall behavior of ToolWindows and DocumentWindows that it manages. This includes enabling basic capabilities of docking, floating and hiding, handling tabbed document behavior, serialization of layout and providing access to collections of managed dockable objects.
Properties
| Properties | Description |
|---|---|
| ActiveWindow | Sets or gets the currently active DockWindow (ToolWindow or DocumentWindow) |
| AutoDetectMdiChildren | Allows RadDock to automatically control MDI child windows of a parent form. |
| DockWindows | A collection of IDockWindow objects being managed by RadDock. |
| DockWindows.ToolWindows | A collection of the ToolWindows being managed by RadDock. |
| DockWindows.DocumentWindows | Gets a collection of the DocumentWindows being managed by RadDock. |
| ActiveFloatingWindows | Gets a collections of the floating windows. |
| MdiChildren | An array of MDI forms parented in the RadDock. This array is accessible at runtime. |
| MainDocumentContainerVisible | Indicates whether main document container will be initially visible. |
| QuickNavigatorSettings | This property give you an object of type QuickNavigatorSettings. This object gives you a full control over the Quick Navigator features. |
| AutoHideAnimation | Determines what animation will be used when displaying/hiding auto-hidden windows. |
| SplitterWidth | Gets or sets the width of all splitters. |
The tabs and captions properties are listed in the following article: Tabs and Captions
Methods
| Methods | Description |
|---|---|
| ActivateWindow(DockWindow window) | Activates a DockWindow. |
| AddDocument(DockWindow window) | Adds a DockWindow as a DocumentWindow. |
| AutoHideWindow(DockWindow window) | Makes the specified DockWindow auto-hidden. |
| AutoHideWindows(IEnumerable<DockWindow> windows, AutoHidePosition position) | Makes the specified DockWindow collection auto-hidden. |
| CloseAllWindows() | Closes all DockWindows. The CloseAction property specifies whether a ToolWindow/DocumentWindow will be Closed, ClosedAndDisposed or just Hidden. |
| CloseWindow(DockWindow window) | Closes a specified ToolWindow or DocumentWindow. |
| DockWindow(DockWindow window, DockPosition position) | Docks a DockWindow (ToolWindow/DocumentWindow) at the specified position. |
| DockWindow(DockWindow window, DockWindow target, DockPosition position) | Docks a DockWindow at a position relative to the specified target DockWindow. |
| FloatToolTabStrip(ToolTabStrip strip, Rectangle bounds) | Floats a ToolTabStrip with ToolWindows in a new form. The form has bounds specified by the bounds parameter. |
| FloatWindow(DockWindow window) | Floats the specified DockWindow in a new form. |
| RemoveWindow(DockWindow window) | Removes a ToolWindow or DocumentWindow from the list of managed windows. |
| RemoveAllDocumentWindows | Removes all DocumentWindows, without disposing it. |
| RemoveAllWindows | Removes all DockWindows, without disposing them. |
| __RemoveAllToolWindows(DockWindowCloseAction.Close, AllowedDockState.Docked | AllowedDockState.Hidden)__ |
Events
| Events | Description |
|---|---|
| DockTabStripNeeded | Raised whenever a new DockTabStrip instance is needed internally by the framework. |
| PageViewInstanceCreated | Fires after RadPageViewElement is created. |
| DockWindowAdded | Notifies for a new DockWindow registered with this RadDock instance. |
| DockWindowRemoved | Notifies for a DockWindow removed from this RadDock instance. This event will not be raised for hidden windows. |
| DockWindowClosing | Allows you to cancel a close operation. |
| DockWindowClosed | Raised after a DockWindow has been closed. |
| DockStateChanging | Notifies for an upcoming change in the DockState of the associated window. Cancelable. |
| DockStateChanged | Notifies for a change in the DockState of the associated window. |
| ActiveWindowChanging | Notifies for an upcoming change of the ActiveWindow property. Cancelable. |
| ActiveWindowChanged | Notifies for an actual change of the ActiveWindow property. |
| SelectedTabChanged | Occurs when selected tab is changed in the currently manipulated DockTabStrip. |
| SelectedTabChanging | Occurs before the selected tab is changed. |
| FloatingWindowCreated | Notifies that a FloatingWindow instance is internally created by the framework. Allows listeners to examine and optionally change the window itself. |
See Also
- AllowedDockStates
- Creating a RadDock at Runtime
- Creating ToolWindow and DocumentWindow at Runtime
- Customizing Floating Windows
- Customizing TabStrip Items
- Building an Advanced Layout at Runtime
- Accessing DockWindows
- Removing ToolWindow and DocumentWindow at Runtime
- Tabs and Captions
- ToolWindow and DocumentWindow Properties and Methods
- Tracking the ActiveWindow