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// Remove DockContainerItem from its current parent
 
Bar previousParent = dockContainerItem1.ContainerControl as Bar;
 
previousParent.Items.Remove(dockContainerItem1);
 
// Create new Bar to hold the DockContainerItem that is torn off
 
Bar bar = new Bar(dockContainerItem1.Text);
 
bar.LayoutType = eLayoutType.DockContainer;
bar.GrabHandleStyle = eGrabHandleStyle.Caption;
bar.Stretch = true;
bar.Name = "float" + dockContainerItem1.Name;
 
// Add it to DotNetBarManager
 
dotNetBarManager1.Bars.Add(bar);
 
// Add DockContainerItem to the newly created bar
 
bar.Items.Add(dockContainerItem1);
 
// Specify inital floating location
 
bar.InitalFloatLocation = new Point(100, 100);
 
// If not already set, specify default floating size
 
dockContainerItem1.DefaultFloatingSize = new Size(200, 300);
 
// Float the bar
 
bar.DockSide = eDockSide.None;

' Remove DockContainerItem from its current parent

previousParent.Items.Remove(DockContainerItem1)
 
' Create new Bar to hold the DockContainerItem that is torn off

Dim bar As Bar = New Bar(DockContainerItem1.Text)
 
bar.LayoutType = eLayoutType.DockContainer
bar.GrabHandleStyle = eGrabHandleStyle.Caption
bar.Stretch = True
bar.Name = "float" + DockContainerItem1.Name
 
' Add it to DotNetBarManager

DotNetBarManager1.Bars.Add(bar)
 
' Add DockContainerItem to the newly created bar

bar.Items.Add(DockContainerItem1)
 
' Specify inital floating location

bar.InitalFloatLocation = New Point(100, 100)
 
' If not already set, specify default floating size

DockContainerItem1.DefaultFloatingSize = New Size(200, 300)
 
' Float the bar

bar.DockSide = eDockSide.None