UserLookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel Property

Gets or sets whether the current object’s settings are in effect.

Namespace: DevExpress.LookAndFeel

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v19.1.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(true)]
[DXCategory("Appearance")]
public virtual bool UseDefaultLookAndFeel { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(True)>
<DXCategory("Appearance")>
Public Overridable Property UseDefaultLookAndFeel As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	**true**	true to use look and feel settings provided by the parent object or default look and feel object; false to enable this object’s settings.

Remarks

If the UseDefaultLookAndFeel property is set to true and the UserLookAndFeel.ParentLookAndFeel property specifies a non-null value, look and feel settings are specified by the object assigned to the UserLookAndFeel.ParentLookAndFeel property.

If the UseDefaultLookAndFeel property value is true, but the UserLookAndFeel.ParentLookAndFeel property value is null (Nothing in Visual Basic), look and feel settings are controlled by an object available via the static UserLookAndFeel.Default property. This default look and feel can be customized at design time using the DefaultLookAndFeel component.

If the UseDefaultLookAndFeel property value is false, the UserLookAndFeel.UseWindowsXPTheme and UserLookAndFeel.Style properties specify the actual look and feel applied.

Related GitHub Examples

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

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C#

how-to-color-specific-buttonedits-buttons-by-taking-into-account-the-current-skin-t522495/CS/dxCustomButtonEdit/Form1.cs#L28

look.SkinName = look.ActiveSkinName;
look.UseDefaultLookAndFeel = false;
look.SkinMaskColor = color;

winforms-schedulercontrol-api-t224044/CS/SchedulerAPISample/CodeExamples/Time Cell Examples.cs#L23

scheduler.DateNavigationBar.Visible = false;
scheduler.LookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel = false;
scheduler.LookAndFeel.Style = DevExpress.LookAndFeel.LookAndFeelStyle.Skin;

how-to-create-a-component-which-automatically-create-a-menu-for-all-registered-skins-e2058/CS/WindowsApplication1/MySkinsBarMenuHelper.cs#L201

    bool wxp = item.Style == ActiveLookAndFeelStyle.WindowsXP;
    LookAndFeel.LookAndFeel.SetStyle((LookAndFeelStyle)item.Style, wxp, LookAndFeel.LookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel, LookAndFeel.LookAndFeel.SkinName);
}

custom-editor-timeedit-with-a-popup-window-e4060/CS/TimeEditControl/Form1.cs#L25

    //popupTimeEdit1
    popupTimeEdit1.Properties.LookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel = true;
}

how-to-customize-trackbarcontrol-e4217/CS/SliderApp/Slider.cs#L35

{
    LookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel = false;
    LookAndFeel.Style = DevExpress.LookAndFeel.LookAndFeelStyle.Flat;

VB.NET

how-to-color-specific-buttonedits-buttons-by-taking-into-account-the-current-skin-t522495/VB/dxCustomButtonEdit/Form1.vb#L26

look.SkinName = look.ActiveSkinName
look.UseDefaultLookAndFeel = False
look.SkinMaskColor = color

winforms-schedulercontrol-api-t224044/VB/SchedulerAPISample/CodeExamples/TimeCellExamples.vb#L23

scheduler.DateNavigationBar.Visible = False
scheduler.LookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel = False
scheduler.LookAndFeel.Style = DevExpress.LookAndFeel.LookAndFeelStyle.Skin

how-to-create-a-component-which-automatically-create-a-menu-for-all-registered-skins-e2058/VB/WindowsApplication1/MySkinsBarMenuHelper.vb#L219

    Dim wxp As Boolean = item.Style = ActiveLookAndFeelStyle.WindowsXP
    LookAndFeel.LookAndFeel.SetStyle(CType(item.Style, LookAndFeelStyle), wxp, LookAndFeel.LookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel, LookAndFeel.LookAndFeel.SkinName)
End Sub

custom-editor-timeedit-with-a-popup-window-e4060/VB/TimeEditControl/Form1.vb#L24

    'popupTimeEdit1
    popupTimeEdit1.Properties.LookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel = True
End Sub

how-to-customize-trackbarcontrol-e4217/VB/SliderApp/Slider.vb#L36

Public Sub New()
    LookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel = False
    LookAndFeel.Style = DevExpress.LookAndFeel.LookAndFeelStyle.Flat