SplashScreenManager.Create(Func<Window>, DXSplashScreenViewModel) Method

Creates a custom splash screen.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Core

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Core.v20.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.Wpf.Core, DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

C#

public static SplashScreenManager Create(
    Func<Window> splashScreenWindowFactory,
    DXSplashScreenViewModel viewModel = null
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Function Create(
    splashScreenWindowFactory As Func(Of Window),
    viewModel As DXSplashScreenViewModel = Nothing
) As SplashScreenManager

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
splashScreenWindowFactory	Func<Window>	A function that creates the splash screen window.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
viewModel	DXSplashScreenViewModel	*null*	A view model that specifies options for the splash screen.

Returns

Type	Description
SplashScreenManager	A DevExpress.Xpf.Core.SplashScreenManager object that represents the created splash screen.

Remarks

The following example illustrates how to create a custom waiting indicator:

C#

 SplashScreenManager.Create(() => new SplashScreenWindow() {
    AllowTheming = true,
    Content = new WaitIndicator() { DeferedVisibility = true }
});

VB.NET

 SplashScreenManager.Create(Function() New SplashScreenWindow() With {
    .AllowTheming = True,
    .Content = New WaitIndicator() With {.DeferedVisibility = True}
})

Refer to the How to: Create a Custom Splash Screen tutorial for more information.

Use the Show method to display the splash screen.