TcxLookAndFeelController.NativeStyle Property

Specifies if all forms and DevExpress controls in an application use operating system-dependent draw routines to render all UI elements.

Declaration

property NativeStyle: Boolean read; write; default cxDefaultLookAndFeelNativeStyle;

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	cxDefaultLookAndFeelNativeStyle	True if application forms and DevExpress controls use operating system-dependent draw routines; otherwise, False.

Remarks

Set the NativeStyle property to True or False to enable or disable the operating system-dependent style for your application^[1]. The LookAndFeel.NativeStyle property of an individual control has priority over the NativeStyle property.

Important

A skin whose name is assigned to the SkinName property affects all application forms and DevExpress controls only if the NativeStyle property is set to False.

Code Examples: Apply a Skin and its Palette

The following code example applies the WXICompact skin and its Sharpness palette to an application:

Delphi

  dxSkinController1.BeginUpdate;
  try
    dxSkinController1.NativeStyle := False;
    dxSkinController1.SkinName := 'WXICompact';
    dxSkinController1.SkinPaletteName := 'Sharpness';
  finally
    dxSkinController1.EndUpdate;
  end;

C++

  dxSkinController1->BeginUpdate();
  try
  {
    dxSkinController1->NativeStyle = false;
    dxSkinController1->SkinName = "WXICompact";
    dxSkinController1->SkinPaletteName = "Sharpness";
  }
  __finally
  {
    dxSkinController1->EndUpdate();
  }

Alternatively, you can call the SetSkin procedure:

Delphi

  dxSkinController1.BeginUpdate;
  try
    dxSkinController1.NativeStyle := False;
    dxSkinController1.SetSkin('WXICompact', 'Sharpness');
  finally
    dxSkinController1.EndUpdate;
  end;

C++

  dxSkinController1->BeginUpdate();
  try
  {
    dxSkinController1->NativeStyle = false;
    dxSkinController1->SetSkin("WXICompact", "Sharpness");
  }
  __finally
  {
    dxSkinController1->EndUpdate();
  }

Default Value

The NativeStyle property’s default value is the cxDefaultLookAndFeelNativeStyle global constant.

Footnotes

1. The TdxRibbon control never uses the native style. If the application does not use DevExpress skins through the TdxSkinController component, the TdxRibbon control uses one of its built-in skins.