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I have an IList of viewmodels which are bound to a TabControl . This IList will not change over the lifetime of the TabControl . <TabControl ItemsSource="{Binding Tabs}" SelectedIndex="0" > <TabControl.ItemContainerStyle> <Style TargetType="TabItem"> <Setter Property="Content" Value="{Binding}" /> </Style> </TabControl.ItemContainerStyle> </TabControl> Each viewmodel has a DataTemplate which is specified in a ResourceDictionary . <DataTemplate TargetType={x:Type vm:MyViewModel}> <v:MyView/> </DataTemplate> Each of the views specified in the DataTemplate are resource intensive enough to create

Is there a way to prevent the Tab Unload/Reload when a tab changes in a WPF tab control? Or if that is not possible, is there a recommended method for caching the tabs contents so they don't have to be regenerated with each tab change? For example, one tab's UI is completely customizable and stored in the database. When the user selects an object to work on, the items in the customized layout get populated with that object's data. Users expect a minor delay on initial load or when retrieving data, but not when changing back and forth between tabs, and the delay when changing tabs is very

This question already has an answer here: Hiding and Showing TabPages in tabControl 18 answers How to hide TabPage from TabControl in WinForms 2.0? No, this doesn't exist. You have to remove the tab and re-add it when you want it. Or use a different (3rd-party) tab control. moonshine Code Snippet for Hiding a TabPage private void HideTab1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { tabControl1.TabPages.Remove(tabPage1); } Code Snippet for Showing a TabPage private void ShowTab1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { tabControl1.TabPages.Add(tabPage1); } I realize the question is old, and the accepted

I am trying to show or hide tabpages as per user choice. If user selects gender male then form for male in a tabpage "male" should be displayed and if user selects female then similar next form should be displayed in next tab "female" I tried using tabControl1.TabPages.Remove(...) and tabControl1.TabPages.Add(...) It adds and removes the tabpages but doing so will loose my controls on tabpages too... i can't see them back. what's the problem here? You could remove the tab page from the TabControl.TabPages collection and store it in a list. For example: private List<TabPage> hiddenPages = new

I need to handle multiple panels, containing variuous data masks. Each panel shall be visible using a TreeView control. At this time, I handle the panels visibility manually, by making the selected one visible and bring it on top. Actually this is not much confortable, especially in the UI designer, since when I add a brand new panel I have to resize every panel and then design it... A good solution would be using a TabControl, and each panel is contained in a TabPage. But I cannot find any way to hide the TabControl buttons, since I already have a TreeView for selecting items. Another