ApplicationThemeHelper.Preload<T>(Boolean) Method

Preloads theme resources for the view specified by the UserControl.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Core

Assembly: DevExpress.Data.Desktop.v23.2.dll

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

Declaration

C#

public static void Preload<T>(
    bool runTypeInitializers = false
)
    where T : UserControl, new()

VB.NET

Public Shared Sub Preload(Of T As {UserControl, New})(
    runTypeInitializers As Boolean = False
)

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
runTypeInitializers	Boolean	False	true to invoke static constructors; otherwise, false.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	A UserControl or its descendant.

Remarks

The following code sample preloads resources for the MyControl while the Splash Screen Manager is displayed:

App.xaml.cs

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

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

App.xaml.vb

Imports DevExpress.Xpf.Core
Imports System.Windows

Public Partial Class App
    Inherits Application

    Private Shared Sub New()
        SplashScreenManager.CreateThemed().ShowOnStartup()
        ApplicationThemeHelper.Preload(Of MyControl)()
    End Sub
End Class

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