---
id: "P:cAlgo.API.TabControl.TabStripPlacement"
kind: "property"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.TabControl"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Controls/TabControl/TabStripPlacement/"
---

> Documentation index for agents: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/llms.txt · machine index: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/api.json

# TabControl.TabStripPlacement

Member of [TabControl](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Controls/TabControl/index.md).

## TabStripPlacement

Gets or sets the TabStripPlacement (Default: Top).

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI not supported · Cloud not supported.

- CLI: Accepted without error but never displayed, so control events such as Click are never raised.
- Cloud: Accepted without error but never displayed, so control events such as Click are never raised.

C#:

```csharp
public Dock TabStripPlacement {get; set;}
```

Python:

```python
tabControl.TabStripPlacement: Dock
```

### Returns

`Dock` — 

Available since cAlgo.API 5.2.

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var tabControl = new TabControl { TabStripPlacement = Dock.Left, Width = 300, Height = 150 };
tabControl.AddTab(new TabItem { Header = new TextBlock { Text = "Summary" }, Content = new TextBlock { Text = "Balance: " + Account.Balance } });
Chart.AddControl(tabControl);
```

Python:

```python
tabControl = TabControl()
tabControl.TabStripPlacement = Dock.Left
tabControl.Width = 300
tabControl.Height = 150
header = TextBlock()
header.Text = "Summary"
tab = TabItem()
tab.Header = header
tabControl.AddTab(tab)
api.Chart.AddControl(tabControl)
```