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V24.1

ApplicationThemeHelper.Preload(PreloadCategories[]) Method

Preloads theme resources for the specified controls.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Core

Assembly: DevExpress.Data.Desktop.v24.1.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Data.Desktop, DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.Design

Declaration

public static void Preload(
    params PreloadCategories[] preloadCategories
)

Parameters

Name Type Description
preloadCategories PreloadCategories[]

A collection of DevExpress WPF controls.

Remarks

The following code sample preloads Data Grid and Layout Control resources while the Splash Screen Manager is displayed:

using DevExpress.Xpf.Core;
using System.Windows;

public partial class App : Application {
    static App() {
        SplashScreenManager.CreateThemed().ShowOnStartup();
        ApplicationThemeHelper.Preload(() => new MyControl().Populate());
    }
}

Refer to the following help topic for more information: Preload Theme Resources.

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