SkinManager.RegisterSkinPatch(Assembly, String, Boolean) Method

Loads a skin patch embedded as a resource in a custom assembly.

Namespace: DevExpress.Skins

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v25.1.dll

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

Declaration

C#

public void RegisterSkinPatch(
    Assembly assembly,
    string assemblyResourcePath,
    bool registerSkinPatchPalettes = false
)

VB.NET

Public Sub RegisterSkinPatch(
    assembly As Assembly,
    assemblyResourcePath As String,
    registerSkinPatchPalettes As Boolean = False
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
assembly	Assembly	The custom assembly that stores a patch to load.
assemblyResourcePath	String	The assembly resource path.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
registerSkinPatchPalettes	Boolean	False	true to register palettes from the patch, false to leave palettes of the default skin.

Remarks

Call the RegisterSkinPatch method on application startup.

C#

namespace SkinPatch {
    static class Program {
        /// <summary>
        /// The main entry point for the application.
        /// </summary>
        [STAThread]
        static void Main() {
            Application.EnableVisualStyles();
            Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
            SkinManager.Default.RegisterSkinPatch(customSkinAssembly, Application.StartupPath + "\\GroupControlWhiteBackground.dll");
            Application.Run(new Form1());
        }
    }
}

VB.NET

Namespace SkinPatch
    Friend Module Program
        ''' <summary>
        ''' The main entry point for the application.
        ''' </summary>
        <STAThread>
        Sub Main()
            Application.EnableVisualStyles()
            Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(False)
            SkinManager.Default.RegisterSkinPatch(customSkinAssembly, Application.StartupPath & "\GroupControlWhiteBackground.dll")
            Application.Run(New Form1())
        End Sub
    End Module
End Namespace

See this article for more information: Skin Patches.