UserLookAndFeel.Default Property

Gets the Default LookAndFeel object to use for controls when the UserLookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel property is set to true.

Namespace: DevExpress.LookAndFeel

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v24.1.dll

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

Declaration

C#

public static UserLookAndFeel Default { get; }

VB.NET

Public Shared ReadOnly Property [Default] As UserLookAndFeel

Property Value

Type	Description
UserLookAndFeel	The Default LookAndFeel object.

Remarks

A Default LookAndFeel object applies when the UserLookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel property is set to true and the UserLookAndFeel.ParentLookAndFeel property is set to null.

We do not recommend that you manually change controls’ LookAndFeel settings. To select an active skin, use the Project Settings Page instead.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

rich-text-editor-highlight-syntax/CS/SyntaxHighlightApp/Form1.cs#L42

    this.syntaxEditor = syntaxEditor;
    syntaxColors = new SyntaxColors(UserLookAndFeel.Default);
}

how-to-keep-a-look-and-feel-of-windows-forms-in-sync-e2243/CS/ThreadedSkinning/Form1.cs#L37

ShowFormThreadData data = new ShowFormThreadData();
data.mainLookAndFeel = DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.Default;
thread.Start(data);

winforms-grid-add-check-box-to-column-header/CS/GridViewColumnHeaderExtender.cs#L240

{
    Skin skin = EditorsSkins.GetSkin(DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.Default);
    SkinElement skinElement = skin["CheckBox"];

winforms-overlay-form-display-custom-button/CS/ImageHelper.cs#L17

    SvgBitmap svgBitmap = new SvgBitmap(data);
    return svgBitmap.Render(SvgPaletteHelper.GetSvgPalette(skinProvider ?? UserLookAndFeel.Default, ObjectState.Normal), ScaleUtils.GetScaleFactor().Height);
}

winforms-tokenedit-checked-tokens/CS/TokenEdit_Glyph_InEndOfToken/CustomTokenEdit/RepositoryItemCustomTokenEdit.cs#L28

protected virtual SkinElement GetCheckBoxImages() {
    Skin skin = EditorsSkins.GetSkin(DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.Default);
    SkinElement skinElement = skin["CheckBox"];

VB.NET

rich-text-editor-highlight-syntax/VB/SyntaxHighlightApp/Form1.vb#L49

    Me.syntaxEditor = syntaxEditor
    syntaxColors = New SyntaxColors(UserLookAndFeel.Default)
End Sub

how-to-keep-a-look-and-feel-of-windows-forms-in-sync-e2243/VB/ThreadedSkinning/Form1.vb#L36

Dim data As ShowFormThreadData = New ShowFormThreadData()
data.mainLookAndFeel = UserLookAndFeel.Default
thread.Start(data)

winforms-grid-add-check-box-to-column-header/VB/GridViewColumnHeaderExtender.vb#L220

Private Shared Function GetSkinElement() As SkinElement
    Dim skin As Skin = EditorsSkins.GetSkin(DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.[Default])
    Dim skinElement As SkinElement = skin("CheckBox")

winforms-overlay-form-display-custom-button/VB/ImageHelper.vb#L14

    Dim svgBitmap As SvgBitmap = New SvgBitmap(data)
    Return svgBitmap.Render(SvgPaletteHelper.GetSvgPalette(If(skinProvider, UserLookAndFeel.Default), ObjectState.Normal), ScaleUtils.GetScaleFactor().Height)
End Function

winforms-tokenedit-checked-tokens/VB/CustomTokenEdit/RepositoryItemCustomTokenEdit.vb#L44

Protected Overridable Function GetCheckBoxImages() As ImageCollection
    Dim skin As Skin = EditorsSkins.GetSkin(DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.Default)
    Dim skinElement As SkinElement = skin("CheckBox")