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MoveFocusDirection Enum

Specifies the direction in which focus is moved when the TAB key is pressed.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraLayout

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraLayout.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

#Declaration

public enum MoveFocusDirection

#Members

Name Description
AcrossThenDown

Focus moves from one ‘row’ to another selecting each control in a row.

DownThenAcross

Focus moves from one ‘column’ to another selecting each control in a column

#Related API Members

The following properties accept/return MoveFocusDirection values:

#Remarks

If the OptionsFocus.EnableAutoTabOrder property is set to true the Layout Control enables the Automatic Tab Order feature. In this mode the layout control tracks the TAB key being pressed and moves focus according to the OptionsFocus.MoveFocusDirection property. This property is of the MoveFocusDirection type. See the Focus Management topic for more details.

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