Dock

Floating Windows

Dock can detach dockables into separate floating windows. These windows are represented by the IDockWindow interface and hosted using IHostWindow implementations.

Creating windows

FactoryBase exposes a CreateWindowFrom method which returns an IHostWindow. Override this method on your factory to customize the platform window used for floating docks:

public override IHostWindow CreateWindowFrom(IDockWindow source)
{
    var window = base.CreateWindowFrom(source);
    window.Title = $"Dock - {source.Id}";
    return window;
}

Calling FloatDockable on the factory opens a dockable in a new window. The returned IDockWindow stores its bounds and title and can be serialized together with the layout.

Presenting and closing

IDockWindow exposes Present(bool isDialog) to show the window and Exit() to close it programmatically. The default implementation uses HostAdapter to bridge between the interface and the underlying Avalonia Window.

Use the WindowOpened and WindowClosed events on the factory to track when floating windows appear or disappear.

factory.WindowClosed += (_, e) =>
    Console.WriteLine($"Closed {e.Window?.Title}");

For more advanced scenarios see Adapter Classes and the Advanced Guide.

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