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.. _class_PanelContainer:

PanelContainer
==============

**Inherits:** :ref:`Container<class_Container>` **<** :ref:`Control<class_Control>` **<** :ref:`CanvasItem<class_CanvasItem>` **<** :ref:`Node<class_Node>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

**Inherited By:** :ref:`ScriptEditor<class_ScriptEditor>`

Panel container type.

Description
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Panel container type. This container fits controls inside of the delimited area of a stylebox. It's useful for giving controls an outline.

Tutorials
---------

- :doc:`GUI containers <../tutorials/ui/gui_containers>`

- `2D Role Playing Game Demo <https://godotengine.org/asset-library/asset/520>`__

Theme Properties
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+---------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`StyleBox<class_StyleBox>` | :ref:`panel<class_PanelContainer_theme_style_panel>` |
+---------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+

Theme Property Descriptions
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.. _class_PanelContainer_theme_style_panel:

- :ref:`StyleBox<class_StyleBox>` **panel**

The style of ``PanelContainer``'s background.

.. |virtual| replace:: :abbr:`virtual (This method should typically be overridden by the user to have any effect.)`
.. |const| replace:: :abbr:`const (This method has no side effects. It doesn't modify any of the instance's member variables.)`
.. |vararg| replace:: :abbr:`vararg (This method accepts any number of arguments after the ones described here.)`