# Group

This type represents a groupbox control.

{% hint style="info" %}
This type inherits [`ControlContainer`](/api/instances/gui/container/controlcontainer.md) type. All of its base methods and fields are also available in this type.
{% endhint %}

These are the group boxes you see all over the menu. You may add them to the empty space in the Lua tab (`lua>groups`), to a custom tab/subtab or other containers. Adding them anywhere else will result in unexpected behavior.

## \_\_call <a href="#call" id="call"></a>

[<kbd><mark style="background-color:purple;">**Constructor**<mark style="background-color:purple;"></kbd>](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]

Constructs the layout.

{% hint style="info" %}
Use `gui.MakeStackedGroups` to create a vertical group box stack.
{% endhint %}

**Arguments**

| Name        | Type                                                                                      | Description.         |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- |
| `id`        | [`ControlID`](/api/instances/gui/types/controlid.md)`\|string`                            | ID.                  |
| `title`     | `string`                                                                                  | Title                |
| `height`    | `number`                                                                                  | Height               |
| `widthMode` | [`GroupWidthMode`](/api/instances/gui/container/controlcontainer/group/groupwidthmode.md) | Desired width preset |

**Returns**

| Type    | Description     |
| ------- | --------------- |
| `Group` | Group instance. |

**Example**

```lua
local parent = gui.ctx:Find('lua>groups')
local group = gui.Group('my_group', 'My group', 120, gui.GroupWidthMode.FULL)

local cb, ctrl = gui.MakeControlEasy('my_cb', 'Checkbox', 'checkbox')

parent:Add(group)
group:Add(ctrl)
```

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[^1]: This is a constructor definition for this type.


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