Themed Window

• Mar 13, 2021

The ThemedWindow is a Window class descendant.

This window type supports the following features:

• DevExpress WPF themes;

• Ribbon/Tab control integration. Add the RibbonControl or TabControl to your application and specify the ThemedWindow.WindowKind property to integrate the control into the application’s window:

  XAML

  <dx:ThemedWindow 
          ...
          xmlns:dx="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/core"
          xmlns:dxr="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/ribbon"
          WindowKind="Auto">
      <Grid>
          <dxr:RibbonControl RibbonStyle="Office2010">
              <!-- RibbonControl content -->
          </dxr:RibbonControl>
      </Grid>
  </dx:ThemedWindow>
  

How to Enable ThemedWindow in Code

Follow the steps below to replace the standard Window class with the ThemedWindow:

1. Change this:

   C#

   public partial class MainWindow : Window {
        //...
   }
   

   VB.NET

   Public Partial Class MainWindow
       Inherits Window
   End Class
   

   to this:

   C#

   using DevExpress.Xpf.Core;
   public partial class MainWindow : ThemedWindow {
        //...
   }
   

   VB.NET

   Imports DevExpress.Xpf.Core
   
   Public Partial Class MainWindow
       Inherits ThemedWindow
   End Class
   

2. Change this:

   XAML

   <Window x:Class="Example.MainWindow"
   

   to this:

   XAML

   <dx:ThemedWindow x:Class="Example.MainWindow"
   

3. Add the missing reference:

   XAML

   xmlns:dx="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/core"
   

How to Enable ThemedWindow with Smart Tag

Click the Convert to ThemedWindow Smart Tag element to convert the current Window to ThemedWindow:

Note

Convert to ThemedWindow element is available only when a window is selected.

The Smart Tag automatically updates XAML and CS code files.