Feature: Parition binding (change to DependencyObject)

Dragablz/Dockablz/Layout.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System;
-using System.CodeDom;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -193,12 +192,26 @@ public static BranchResult Branch(TabablzControl tabablzControl, TabablzControl
             return branchResult;
         }        
 
+        // Add parition as dependency property
+        public static readonly DependencyProperty PartitionProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
+            "Partition", typeof (object), typeof (Layout), new PropertyMetadata(default(object)));
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Use in conjuction with the <see cref="InterTabController.Partition"/> on a <see cref="TabablzControl"/>
         /// to isolate drag and drop spaces/control instances.
         /// </summary>
-        public string Partition { get; set; }
+        public object Partition
+        {
+            get { return (object) GetValue(PartitionProperty); }
+            set { SetValue(PartitionProperty, value); }
+        }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Use in conjuction with the <see cref="InterTabController.Partition"/> on a <see cref="TabablzControl"/>
+        /// to isolate drag and drop spaces/control instances.
+        /// </summary>
+        //public string Partition { get; set; }
+
         public static readonly DependencyProperty InterLayoutClientProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
             "InterLayoutClient", typeof (IInterLayoutClient), typeof (Layout), new PropertyMetadata(new DefaultInterLayoutClient()));
 
@@ -450,7 +463,7 @@ private static void SetupParticipatingLayouts(DragablzItem dragablzItem)
             if (draggingWindow == null) return;
 
             foreach (var loadedLayout in LoadedLayouts.Where(l =>
-                l.Partition == dragablzItem.PartitionAtDragStart &&
+                l.Partition?.ToString() == dragablzItem.PartitionAtDragStart &&
                 !Equals(Window.GetWindow(l), draggingWindow)))
 
             {

Dragablz/InterTabController.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using System.Dynamic;
-using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows;
 
 namespace Dragablz
 {
@@ -48,8 +47,7 @@ public IInterTabClient InterTabClient
             get { return (IInterTabClient) GetValue(InterTabClientProperty); }
             set { SetValue(InterTabClientProperty, value); }
         }
-
-        /*
+
         public static readonly DependencyProperty PartitionProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
             "Partition", typeof (object), typeof (InterTabController), new PropertyMetadata(default(object)));
 
@@ -62,12 +60,13 @@ public object Partition
             get { return (object) GetValue(PartitionProperty); }
             set { SetValue(PartitionProperty, value); }
         }
-         */
 
+        /*
         /// <summary>
         /// The partition allows on or more tab environments in a single application.  Only tabs which have a tab controller
         /// with a common partition will be allowed to have tabs dragged between them.  <c>null</c> is a valid partition (i.e global).
         /// </summary>
         public string Partition { get; set; }
+        */
     }
 }

Dragablz/TabablzControl.cs

@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ private void ItemDragStarted(object sender, DragablzDragStartedEventArgs e)
             foreach (var otherItem in _dragablzItemsControl.Containers<DragablzItem>().Except(e.DragablzItem))                
                 otherItem.IsSelected = false;                
             e.DragablzItem.IsSelected = true;
-            e.DragablzItem.PartitionAtDragStart = InterTabController?.Partition;
+            e.DragablzItem.PartitionAtDragStart = InterTabController?.Partition.ToString();
             var item = _dragablzItemsControl.ItemContainerGenerator.ItemFromContainer(e.DragablzItem);
             var tabItem = item as TabItem;
             if (tabItem != null)