Run Time Support by Dock Control in C# Windows Forms

• WinForms Dock UI Control
• Dock - Getting Started
• Create Window
• Remove Window
• Advanced Layout of Dock Control
• Add Tab & Caption
• Allowed Dock States
• User Control and Forms
• Load and Save Layout
• Dock Localization Customizing

How to Create Dock at Runtime

Dock dock1 = new Dock();
dock1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
this.Controls.Add(dock1);
ToolWindow toolWindow1 = new ToolWindow();
toolWindow1.Text = "Tool Window";
dock1.DockWindow(toolWindow1, DockPosition.Left);

How to Access Dock Windows

• ToolWindows , the property is used for returning an array of ToolWindows.
• DocumentWindows , this property is able to return an array of DocumentWindows.
• GetWindows (DockState state) , this is a method used for returning an array of DockWindows that are put in a specific DockState. Developers can use the C# code snippet to return an array of DockWindows which may be hidden,

DockWindow[] hiddenWindows = dock1.DockWindows.GetWindows(DockState.Hidden);

DockWindow window1 = this.dock1.DockWindows["Form1"];
// the easier alternative
DockWindow window2 = this.dock1["Form1"];