AppearanceObject.ControlAppearance Property

Gets the default appearance settings which are used to paint 3-D elements in Windows.

Namespace: DevExpress.Utils

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DXCategory("Appearance")]
public static AppearanceObject ControlAppearance { get; }

VB.NET

<DXCategory("Appearance")>
Public Shared ReadOnly Property ControlAppearance As AppearanceObject

Property Value

Type	Description
AppearanceObject	An AppearanceObject object which represents the default appearance settings used to paint 3-D elements in Windows.

Remarks

This property returns an AppearanceObject instance, whose AppearanceObject.BackColor and AppearanceObject.BorderColor properties are set to the Control value. The AppearanceObject.ForeColor property is set to the ControlText value.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-draw-devexpress-skinned-checkbox-manually-e2584/CS/WindowsFormsApplication1/Form1.cs#L25

SkinCheckObjectPainter p = new SkinCheckObjectPainter(UserLookAndFeel.Default);
CheckObjectInfoArgs args = new CheckObjectInfoArgs(DevExpress.Utils.AppearanceObject.ControlAppearance);
args.Graphics = e.Graphics;

VB.NET

how-to-draw-devexpress-skinned-checkbox-manually-e2584/VB/WindowsFormsApplication1/Form1.vb#L27

Dim p As New SkinCheckObjectPainter(UserLookAndFeel.Default)
Dim args As New CheckObjectInfoArgs(DevExpress.Utils.AppearanceObject.ControlAppearance)
args.Graphics = e.Graphics