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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.cs using System; using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Controls; using System.Windows.Data; using System.Windows.Documents; using System.Windows.Media; using System.Windows.Navigation; using System.Windows.Shapes; namespace GroupBoxExample {     public partial class Page1 : Page     {         private void displayData()         {             ListBoxItem lbi = empName.SelectedItem as ListBoxItem;             emp.Text = "Name: " + lbi.Content.ToString();             lbi = job.SelectedItem as ListBoxItem;             ejob.Text = "Job: " + lbi.Content.ToString();             eskill.Text = "Skill: " + lbi.Content.ToString();         }         private void OnLoad(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)         {             displayData();         }         private void updateSummary(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)         {             if (GroupBoxPage.IsLoaded)                 displayData();         }         private void goToSummaryTab(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)         {             displayData();             Summary.IsSelected = true;         }     } }