Use a GroupBox control to create a container for a TabControl.
<Page x:Class="GroupBoxExample.Page1"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" Loaded="OnLoad" Name="GroupBoxPage">
<DockPanel>
<GroupBox Width="300" Height="410">
<GroupBox.Header>
<Label>Title of the GroupBox</Label>
</GroupBox.Header>
<StackPanel>
<TabControl Name="myTabControl" TabStripPlacement="Top" Margin="0, 0, 0, 10" Height="350">
<TabItem Name="PersonalInfo">
<TabItem.Header>_Personal</TabItem.Header>
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock>Employee</TextBlock>
<TextBlock>Select your name</TextBlock>
<ListBox Name="empName" SelectionChanged="updateSummary">
<ListBoxItem IsSelected="true">A</ListBoxItem>
<ListBoxItem>B</ListBoxItem>
<ListBoxItem>C</ListBoxItem>
<ListBoxItem>D</ListBoxItem>
</ListBox>
</StackPanel>
</TabItem>
<TabItem>
<TabItem.Header>_Job</TabItem.Header>
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock>Select a job</TextBlock>
<ListBox Name ="job" SelectionChanged="updateSummary">
<ListBoxItem IsSelected="true">A</ListBoxItem>
<ListBoxItem>B</ListBoxItem>
<ListBoxItem>C</ListBoxItem>
<ListBoxItem>D</ListBoxItem>
</ListBox>
</StackPanel>
</TabItem>
<TabItem Name="Summary" >
<TabItem.Header>Su_mmary</TabItem.Header>
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock Name="emp"/>
<TextBlock Name="ejob"/>
<TextBlock Name="eskill"/>
</StackPanel>
</TabItem>
</TabControl>
<Button Content="Show Summary" Click="goToSummaryTab"/>
</StackPanel>
</GroupBox>
</DockPanel>
</Page>
//File:Window.xaml.vb
Imports System
Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Controls
Imports System.Windows.Data
Imports System.Windows.Documents
Imports System.Windows.Media
Imports System.Windows.Navigation
Imports System.Windows.Shapes
Namespace GroupBoxExample
Public Partial Class Page1
Inherits Page
Private Sub displayData()
Dim lbi As ListBoxItem = TryCast(empName.SelectedItem, ListBoxItem)
emp.Text = "Name: " & lbi.Content.ToString()
lbi = TryCast(job.SelectedItem, ListBoxItem)
ejob.Text = "Job: " & lbi.Content.ToString()
eskill.Text = "Skill: " & lbi.Content.ToString()
End Sub
Private Sub OnLoad(sender As Object, e As RoutedEventArgs)
displayData()
End Sub
Private Sub updateSummary(sender As Object, e As RoutedEventArgs)
If GroupBoxPage.IsLoaded Then
displayData()
End If
End Sub
Private Sub goToSummaryTab(sender As Object, e As RoutedEventArgs)
displayData()
Summary.IsSelected = True
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
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