Hi, this code snippet should help
EmptySpaceItem esi = new EmptySpaceItem();
new DevExpress.XtraLayout.Customization.LayoutItemDragController(esi, layoutControlItem1).DragWildItem();
Thanks, Roman
R&D, .NET Team
Developer Express Inc.
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