Separator
The Separator class provides an implementation of a separator when used in a menu, popup or as a large item in a group.
It can display text when a label is specified in menus and also renders as a normal label when used as a medium/small item in a group.
Note
See the Control Basics topic for many implementation details that are common to the built-in controls such as this one.
Variants
This control supports numerous UI styles (called variants) based on its Context and VariantSize property settings.
| Context | Variant Size | Sample UI |
|---|---|---|
| MenuItem | Large |  |
| MenuItem | Medium, Small |  (no label) |
| MenuItem | Medium, Small |  (with label) |
| BackstageItem | (any) |  |
| None | Large |  |
| None | Medium, Small |  |
| (any other) | Large |  |
| (any other) | Medium, Small |  (with label) |
Capabilities
The following table gives an overview of the capabilities of the control.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Supports tall size (fills height of Group) | Yes. |
| Supports normal size | Yes. |
| Supports use in a Menu | Yes. |
| Base class | ControlBase. |
| Child items | None. |
| Has popup | No. |
| Key tip access | No. |
| Is key tip scope | No. |
| Click event trigger | None. |
| Supports use outside of Ribbon | Yes. |
| Supports commands | Yes, but for populating the user interface only. |
| Supports ICheckableCommandParameter | No. |
| Supports IValueCommandParameter | No. |
| Default CommandParameter | None. |
Sample XAML
This code shows how to prototype this control in XAML-only:
<ribbon:Separator />
This code shows how to prototype this control with a label in XAML-only:
<ribbon:Separator Label="Options" />