UserLookAndFeel.ActiveLookAndFeel Property

Gets the actual UserLookAndFeel object currently applied.

Namespace: DevExpress.LookAndFeel

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[Browsable(false)]
public virtual UserLookAndFeel ActiveLookAndFeel { get; }

VB.NET

<Browsable(False)>
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property ActiveLookAndFeel As UserLookAndFeel

Property Value

Type	Description
UserLookAndFeel	A UserLookAndFeel object currently applied.

Remarks

The currently applied look and feel is determined according to the values of the UserLookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel and UserLookAndFeel.ParentLookAndFeel properties.

Property values	Description
UserLookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel is set to true UserLookAndFeel.ParentLookAndFeel specifies a non-null value	Look and feel settings are controlled by a parent LookAndFeel object assigned to the UserLookAndFeel.ParentLookAndFeel property. In turn, these settings are determined by the UserLookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel and UserLookAndFeel.ParentLookAndFeel properties of the parent LookAndFeel. ActiveLookAndFeel will return the parent LookAndFeel whose settings are currently applied. Specifying a parent LookAndFeel object can be useful to provide centralized management of controls’ appearance.
UserLookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel is set to true UserLookAndFeel.ParentLookAndFeel specifies a null value	The current look and feel settings are controlled by a static Default LookAndFeel object and the ActiveLookAndFeel property returns this object. You can access the Default LookAndFeel via the static UserLookAndFeel.Default property or by placing and customizing a DefaultLookAndFeel component. The UserLookAndFeel.Default property can only be accessed via code, while the DefaultLookAndFeel component can be customized at design and runtime.
UserLookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel is set to false	Look and feel settings are controlled by the current UserLookAndFeel object. ActiveLookAndFeel returns a reference to the current object. Changing properties of the Default LookAndFeel enables you to have all controls in your application looking alike. This is the case, if UserLookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel is set to true and control’s style properties are set to Default (see the UserLookAndFeel topic for more information).

The style applied by the active LookAndFeel object is defined by the UserLookAndFeel.ActiveStyle property.

Related GitHub Examples

The following code snippets (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contain references to the ActiveLookAndFeel property.

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C#

winforms-combobox-with-close-and-clear-buttons-in-dropdown/CS/WindowsApplication3/CustomPopupBaseSizeableFormPainter.cs#L32

{
    SkinElementInfo skin = new SkinElementInfo(CommonSkins.GetSkin(DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.Default.ActiveLookAndFeel)[CommonSkins.SkinHighlightedItem], rect);
    br = new SolidBrush(DevExpress.LookAndFeel.LookAndFeelHelper.GetSystemColor(

winforms-grid-custom-button-in-column-header/CS/WindowsApplication3/ColumnHeaderExtender.cs#L41

private void CreateButtonPainter() {
    customButtonPainter = new SkinEditorButtonPainter(DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.Default.ActiveLookAndFeel);
}

draw-form-title-manually/CS/WindowsApplication3/Main.cs#L25

{
    return new MyFormPainter(this, DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.Default.ActiveLookAndFeel);
}

gridview-how-to-add-a-custom-button-to-the-filterpanel-t375271/CS/CustomGrid.cs#L83

    View = provider as CustomGridView;
    customButtonPainter = new SkinEditorButtonPainter(DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.Default.ActiveLookAndFeel);
}

VB.NET

winforms-combobox-with-close-and-clear-buttons-in-dropdown/VB/WindowsApplication3/CustomPopupBaseSizeableFormPainter.vb#L28

If isHot Then
    Dim skin As SkinElementInfo = New SkinElementInfo(CommonSkins.GetSkin(DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.Default.ActiveLookAndFeel)(CommonSkins.SkinHighlightedItem), rect)
    br = New SolidBrush(DevExpress.LookAndFeel.LookAndFeelHelper.GetSystemColor(DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.Default.ActiveLookAndFeel, SystemColors.HotTrack))

winforms-grid-custom-button-in-column-header/VB/WindowsApplication3/ColumnHeaderExtender.vb#L41

Private Sub CreateButtonPainter()
    customButtonPainter = New SkinEditorButtonPainter(DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.Default.ActiveLookAndFeel)
End Sub

draw-form-title-manually/VB/WindowsApplication3/Main.vb#L23

Protected Overrides Function CreateFormBorderPainter() As FormPainter
    Return New MyFormPainter(Me, DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.Default.ActiveLookAndFeel)
End Function

gridview-how-to-add-a-custom-button-to-the-filterpanel-t375271/VB/CustomGrid.vb#L88

    View = TryCast(provider, CustomGridView)
    customButtonPainter = New SkinEditorButtonPainter(DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.Default.ActiveLookAndFeel)
End Sub