CollapsingGroupPanel is a general purpose container control. It has a header, body and footer. CollapsingGroupPanel can be expanded or collapsed. When collapsed only the header, and optionally footer, are displayed. All the child controls are also hidden. CollapsingGroupPanel can collapse vertically or horizontally. CollapsingGroupPanel can be collapsed and expanded manually, automatically or the expand/collapse functionality can be disabled. CollapsingGroupPanel is an IExtenderProvider. It provides a label for each child control and highlights the child control with the input focus.

The image below shows a CollapsingGroupPanel with all major visual items identified.

Property	Description
BodyBorderPen	A collection of properties that define the pen used to draw a border around the body of the CollapsingGroupPanel.
BodyBrush	A collection of properties that define the brush used to fill the body of the CollapsingGroupPanel.
CollapseMode	This property specifies if the CollapsingGroupPanel expands or collapses manually, automatically or not at all.
FooterBorderPen	A collection of properties that define the pen used to draw a border around the footer of the CollapsingGroupPanel.
FooterBrush	A collection of properties that define the brush used to fill the body of the CollapsingGroupPanel.
FooterImage	The image drawn on the footer of the CollapsingGroupPanel.
FooterLineBrush	A collection of properties that define the brush used to fill a line above the CollapsingGroupPanel footer.
FooterText	The text displayed on the footer of the CollapsingGroupPanel.
HeaderBorderPen	A collection of properties that define the pen used to draw a border around the CollapsingGroupPanel header.
HeaderBrush	A collection of properties that define the brush used to fill the header of the CollapsingGroupPanel.
HeaderImage	The image drawn on the header of the CollapsingGroupPanel.
HeaderLineBrush	A collection of properties that define the brush used to fill a line below the CollapsingGroupPanel header.
HeaderText	The text displayed on the header of the CollapsingGroupPanel.
HighlightStyle	The style of the highlight used to indicate which child control has the input focus.
Watermark	The watermark displayed on the CollapsingGroupPanel. The WatermarkBounds Rectangle specifies the position and size of the Watermark.

 

 

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