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HeaderExpandedAppearance Property

Gets/sets the Infragistics.Win.Appearance object used by the header when the UltraExpandableGroupBox is expanded.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Property HeaderExpandedAppearance As Infragistics.Win.AppearanceBase
public Infragistics.Win.AppearanceBase HeaderExpandedAppearance {get; set;}
Remarks

The settings made on this Infragistics.Win.Appearance object affect the rendering of the control's header when the Expanded property is true.

Example
The following snippet shows how to use many of the different properties provided by the UltraExpandableGroupBox to customize it's appearance.

Imports Infragistics.Win

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

    ' Make sure that the UltraExpandableGroupBox is expanded.
    Me.UltraExpandableGroupBox1.Expanded = True

    ' Set custom images for the expansion indicator when the control is collapsed and expanded.
    Me.UltraExpandableGroupBox1.ExpansionIndicatorCollapsed = Bitmap.FromFile("myCollapsedImage.bmp")
    Me.UltraExpandableGroupBox1.ExpansionIndicatorExpanded = Bitmap.FromFile("myExpandedImage.bmp")

    ' Prevent the expansion indicator from drawing a focus rectangle when the control has focus.
    Me.UltraExpandableGroupBox1.ShowFocus = False

    ' Allow the elements in the header to hottrack.
    Me.UltraExpandableGroupBox1.HotTracking = True

    ' Make the caption red when the header is being hottracked.
    Me.UltraExpandableGroupBox1.HeaderHotTrackingAppearance.ForeColor = Color.Red

    ' Ensure that the caption is not bold when the control is collapsed.
    Me.UltraExpandableGroupBox1.HeaderCollapsedAppearance.FontData.Bold = DefaultableBoolean.False

    ' Make the caption bold when the control is expanded.
    Me.UltraExpandableGroupBox1.HeaderExpandedAppearance.FontData.Bold = DefaultableBoolean.True

End Sub
using Infragistics.Win;

private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
	// Make sure that the UltraExpandableGroupBox is expanded.
	this.ultraExpandableGroupBox1.Expanded = true;

	// Set custom images for the expansion indicator when the control is collapsed and expanded.
	this.ultraExpandableGroupBox1.ExpansionIndicatorCollapsed = Bitmap.FromFile( "myCollapsedImage.bmp" );
	this.ultraExpandableGroupBox1.ExpansionIndicatorExpanded  = Bitmap.FromFile( "myExpandedImage.bmp" );

	// Prevent the expansion indicator from drawing a focus rectangle when the control has focus.
	this.ultraExpandableGroupBox1.ShowFocus = false;

	// Allow the elements in the header to hottrack.
	this.ultraExpandableGroupBox1.HotTracking = true;

	// Make the caption red when the header is being hottracked.
	this.ultraExpandableGroupBox1.HeaderHotTrackingAppearance.ForeColor = Color.Red;

	// Ensure that the caption is not bold when the control is collapsed.
    this.ultraExpandableGroupBox1.HeaderCollapsedAppearance.FontData.Bold = DefaultableBoolean.False;

	// Make the caption bold when the control is expanded.
	this.ultraExpandableGroupBox1.HeaderExpandedAppearance.FontData.Bold = DefaultableBoolean.True;
}
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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