UserLookAndFeel.SkinName Property

Gets or sets the name of a skin style.

Namespace: DevExpress.LookAndFeel

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v19.1.dll

Declaration

C#

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

VB.NET

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

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
String	"DevExpress Style"	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.

Controls are painted using a skin if the UserLookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel and UserLookAndFeel.UseWindowsXPTheme properties are set to false and the UserLookAndFeel.Style property is set to LookAndFeelStyle.Skin.

Related GitHub Examples

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

Note

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C#

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();
}

how-to-create-a-component-which-automatically-create-a-menu-for-all-registered-skins-e2058/CS/WindowsApplication1/MySkinsBarMenuHelper.cs#L175

    if(aItem != null)
        aItem.Checked = AvailableStyle(LookAndFeelStyle.Skin) && LookAndFeel.LookAndFeel.SkinName == item.Caption;
}

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-and-restore-application-lookandfeel-settings-e3823/CS/WindowsApplication1/Component/LookAndFeelSettingsHelper.cs#L58

settings = new LookAndFeelSettings();
settings.SkinName = UserLookAndFeel.Default.SkinName;
settings.Style = UserLookAndFeel.Default.Style;

how-to-load-skin-images-at-runtime-e623/CS/SkinImages/Form1.cs#L19

{
    comboBoxEdit1.EditValue = defaultLookAndFeel1.LookAndFeel.SkinName;
    foreach (DevExpress.Skins.SkinContainer cnt in DevExpress.Skins.SkinManager.Default.Skins)

VB.NET

how-to-save-a-current-skin-name-and-restore-it-at-the-next-application-run-e2897/VB/WindowsApplication1/Form1.vb#L19

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

how-to-create-a-component-which-automatically-create-a-menu-for-all-registered-skins-e2058/VB/WindowsApplication1/MySkinsBarMenuHelper.vb#L189

If aItem IsNot Nothing Then
    aItem.Checked = AvailableStyle(LookAndFeelStyle.Skin) AndAlso LookAndFeel.LookAndFeel.SkinName = item.Caption
End If

how-to-keep-a-look-and-feel-of-windows-forms-in-sync-e2243/VB/ThreadedSkinning/Form1.vb#L20

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

how-to-save-and-restore-application-lookandfeel-settings-e3823/VB/WindowsApplication1/Component/LookAndFeelSettingsHelper.vb#L56

settings = New LookAndFeelSettings()
settings.SkinName = UserLookAndFeel.Default.SkinName
settings.Style = UserLookAndFeel.Default.Style

how-to-load-skin-images-at-runtime-e623/VB/SkinImages/Form1.vb#L17

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
    comboBoxEdit1.EditValue = defaultLookAndFeel1.LookAndFeel.SkinName
    For Each cnt As DevExpress.Skins.SkinContainer In DevExpress.Skins.SkinManager.Default.Skins