WPF - what is the best way to implement a panel that hides?

Question

I have a main application window that also implements a dock panel. At the bottom of one of the existing dock panels, I want to add a window that the user can hide or view at will. What's the best way to implement this? I can envision most of the code behind this, I just need to figure out the appropriate control for this window to appear when needed but still be discretely available.

Answer 1

An Expander control might be what you are looking for. This is a ContentControl so you can use whatever Panel you want as the content.