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Panel
=====

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

Provides an opaque background for :ref:`Control<class_Control>` children.

Description
-----------

Panel is a :ref:`Control<class_Control>` that displays an opaque background. It's commonly used as a parent and container for other types of :ref:`Control<class_Control>` nodes.

Theme Properties
----------------

+---------------------------------+-------+
| :ref:`StyleBox<class_StyleBox>` | panel |
+---------------------------------+-------+

.. |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.)`