WinForms Tab Control - Display custom buttons in tab headers

This example creates a custom tab control that can display buttons in tab headers.

Use the XtraTabPageDescendant.CustomButtons property to access tab header buttons:

xtraTabPageDescendant1.CustomButtons.Add(new CustomHeaderButton() { Kind = ButtonPredefines.Plus });

The XtraTabPageDescendant.CustomPageButtonClick event allows you to handle button clicks:

private void xtraTabControlDescendant1_CustomHeaderButtonClick(object sender, CustomHeaderButtonEventArgs e) {
    XtraTabControlDescendant xtraTab = sender as XtraTabControlDescendant;
    MessageBox.Show(string.Format("TabName {0}, click on button {1} kind {2}", xtraTab.Name, e.Button.Index, e.Button.Kind));
}

Files to Review

• BaseTabHandlerDescendant.cs (VB: BaseTabHandlerDescendant.vb)
• Form1.cs (VB: Form1.vb)
• SkinTabPainterDescendant.cs (VB: SkinTabPainterDescendant.vb)
• XtraTabPageCollectionDescendant.cs (VB: XtraTabPageCollectionDescendant.vb)
• XtraTabPageDescendant.cs (VB: XtraTabPageDescendant.vb)
• XtraTabControlDescendant.cs (VB: XtraTabControlDescendant.vb)
• BaseTabPageViewInfoDescendant.cs (VB: BaseTabPageViewInfoDescendant.vb)
• SkinViewInfoRegistratorDescendant.cs (VB: SkinViewInfoRegistratorDescendant.vb)
• SkinTabHeaderViewInfoDescendant.cs (VB: SkinTabHeaderViewInfoDescendant.vb)
• TabButtonsPanelDescendant.cs (VB: TabButtonsPanelDescendant.vb)

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