The Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) TabControl class contains multiple tab items that share the same space on the screen. You can add tab items to a TabControl in the WPF Designer. This topic discusses three ways that you can add tab items to a TabControl.

1.       XAML editor.

2.       Designer editor.

3.       Collection editor.

XAML Editor

You can add manually tab items in a TabControl by tying in the XAML editor.

Steps for adding tab items to a TabControl by using the XAML editor

1.   In the XAML editor, locate a TabControl element.

2.   Add a TabItem element as a child of the TabControl element. The code should resemble the following:

<TabControl Name="tabControl1">
    <TabItem Header="tabItem1" />
</TabControl>

Designer editor.

You can add a tab item to a TabControl by right-clicking the design surface.

Steps for adding tab items to a TabControl by using the designer

1.       In the WPF Designer, select a TabControl.

2.       In the upper part of the TabControl, right-click a TabItem.

3.       Select Add Tab from the context menu.

4.       A new TabItem is added to the TabControl.

Collection Editor

You can also add tab items to a TabControl by using the collection editor. When you use the collection editor to configure tab items, Design view and XAML view are updated automatically.

Steps for adding tab items to a TabControl by using the collection editor

1.       In the WPF Designer, select a TabControl.

2.       In the Properties window, locate the Items property, and click the ellipsis button in the property value column.

3.       The Collection Editor Dialog box appears.

4.       Click Add to add a new tab item.

5.       (Optional) Set the properties of the tab item.

6.       (Optional) Repeat steps 3 and 4 to add more tab items.

7.       Click OK to close the Collection Editor and return to the WPF Designer.