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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.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