UserLookAndFeel.SkinName Property

Gets or sets the name of a skin style.

Namespace: DevExpress.LookAndFeel

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue("Basic")]
[DXCategory("Appearance")]
public virtual string SkinName { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue("Basic")>
<DXCategory("Appearance")>
Public Overridable Property SkinName As String

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
String	"Basic"	A string value specifying the skin style’s name.

Remarks

Use the SkinName property to specify which skin style should be used to paint the controls.

See galleries in the Skins article for skin names.

Related GitHub Examples

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Note

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C#

how-to-keep-a-look-and-feel-of-windows-forms-in-sync-e2243/CS/ThreadedSkinning/Form1.cs#L18

comboBoxEdit1.EditValue = DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.Default.SkinName;
foreach(DevExpress.Skins.SkinContainer cnt in DevExpress.Skins.SkinManager.Default.Skins) {

how-to-save-a-current-skin-name-and-restore-it-at-the-next-application-run-e2897/CS/WindowsApplication1/Form1.cs#L21

    SkinHelper.InitSkinGallery(galleryControl1);
    UserLookAndFeel.Default.SkinName = Settings.Default["ApplicationSkinName"].ToString();
}

winforms-filter-lookup-column-based-on-another-lookup-column/CS/DxSample/Program.cs#L20

SkinManager.EnableFormSkins();
UserLookAndFeel.Default.SkinName = "Seven Classic";
Application.Run(new MainForm());

winforms-grid-crud-operations-odata/CS/DxSample/Program.cs#L21

SkinManager.EnableFormSkins();
UserLookAndFeel.Default.SkinName = "Office 2010 Silver";
Application.Run(new MainForm());

winforms-docking-custom-draw-skinned-dock-panel-caption/CS/E2502/Form1.cs#L67

        i = 0;
    UserLookAndFeel.Default.SkinName = SkinManager.Default.Skins[i].SkinName;
}

VB.NET

how-to-keep-a-look-and-feel-of-windows-forms-in-sync-e2243/VB/ThreadedSkinning/Form1.vb#L15

InitializeComponent()
comboBoxEdit1.EditValue = UserLookAndFeel.Default.SkinName
For Each cnt As DevExpress.Skins.SkinContainer In DevExpress.Skins.SkinManager.Default.Skins

how-to-save-a-current-skin-name-and-restore-it-at-the-next-application-run-e2897/VB/WindowsApplication1/Form1.vb#L17

    Call SkinHelper.InitSkinGallery(galleryControl1)
    UserLookAndFeel.Default.SkinName = My.Settings.Default(CStr("ApplicationSkinName")).ToString()
End Sub

winforms-filter-lookup-column-based-on-another-lookup-column/VB/DxSample/Program.vb#L24

SkinManager.EnableFormSkins()
UserLookAndFeel.Default.SkinName = "Seven Classic"
Application.Run(New MainForm())

winforms-grid-crud-operations-odata/VB/DxSample/Program.vb#L25

SkinManager.EnableFormSkins()
UserLookAndFeel.Default.SkinName = "Office 2010 Silver"
Application.Run(New MainForm())

winforms-docking-custom-draw-skinned-dock-panel-caption/VB/E2502/Form1.vb#L55

    If i > SkinManager.Default.Skins.Count - 1 Then i = 0
    UserLookAndFeel.Default.SkinName = SkinManager.Default.Skins(i).SkinName
End Sub