BarItemCustomDrawEventArgs.State Property

Gets the current bar item link state (normal, selected, pressed, checked, disabled etc.).

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraBars

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public BarLinkState State { get; }

VB.NET

Public ReadOnly Property State As BarLinkState

Property Value

Type	Description
DevExpress.XtraBars.ViewInfo.BarLinkState	A BarLinkState enumerator value that is the current state for this bar item link.

Remarks

See the BarManager.CustomDrawItem event to learn more.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-ribbon-paint-bar-items/CS/WindowsApplication3/Form1.cs#L17

if(link.Item.Name == "barButtonItem1") {
    if(e.State == DevExpress.XtraBars.ViewInfo.BarLinkState.Highlighted) {
        using(var backBrush = new LinearGradientBrush(e.Bounds, Color.DarkGreen, Color.LightGreen,

VB.NET

winforms-ribbon-paint-bar-items/VB/WindowsApplication3/Form1.vb#L20

If Equals(link.Item.Name, "barButtonItem1") Then
    If e.State = ViewInfo.BarLinkState.Highlighted Then
        Using backBrush = New LinearGradientBrush(e.Bounds, Color.DarkGreen, Color.LightGreen, LinearGradientMode.BackwardDiagonal)