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V24.1

ApplicationThemeHelper.Preload<T>(Boolean) Method

Preloads theme resources for the view specified by the UserControl.

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<T>(
    bool runTypeInitializers = false
)
    where T : UserControl, new()

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:

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

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

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

See Also