ArcGIS Pro 2.7 API Reference Guide
CreateGroupElement(ILayoutElementContainer,Element) Method
Example 

ArcGIS.Desktop.Layouts Namespace > IElementFactory Interface > CreateGroupElement Method : CreateGroupElement(ILayoutElementContainer,Element) Method
Layout or GroupElement
Element.
Creates a group element with a single element. This method must be called on the MCT. Use QueuedTask.Run.
Syntax

Parameters

elementContainer
Layout or GroupElement
element
Element.

Return Value

Returns a GroupElement.
Exceptions
ExceptionDescription
This method or property must be called within the lambda passed to QueuedTask.Run.
Remarks
If the element container is a Layout then the element gets added to the root level of the layout TOC at the top most position. If the element container is a GroupElement then it gets added to the group at the topmost position.
Example
//Create a group with a single element at the root level of the contents pane.

//Find an existing element
Element titleElm = layout.FindElement("Title") as Element;

//Construct on the worker thread
await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  GroupElement groupWithSingleElementAtRoot = LayoutElementFactory.Instance.CreateGroupElement(layout, titleElm);
  groupWithSingleElementAtRoot.SetName("Group with single element at root");
});
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1

See Also

Reference

IElementFactory Interface
IElementFactory Members
Overload List