WindowsFormsSettings.UseDXDialogs Property

Gets or sets whether DevExpress controls and components that display Open File, Save File and Folder Browser dialogs should display standard WinForms dialogs or their DevExpress counterparts (XtraOpenFileDialog, XtraSaveFileDialog, and XtraFolderBrowserDialog).

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public static DefaultBoolean UseDXDialogs { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Shared Property UseDXDialogs As DefaultBoolean

Property Value

Type	Description
DefaultBoolean	A DefaultBoolean enumeration value that specifies whether DevExpress controls and components should replace standard Open File, Save File and Folder Browser dialogs with skinnable DX Dialogs.

Available values:

Name	Description	Return Value
True	The value is true.	0
False	The value is false.	1
Default	The value is specified by a global option or a higher-level object.	2

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-richedit-link-hyphenation-dictionaries/CS/XtraRichEdit/Program.cs#L18

{
    DevExpress.XtraEditors.WindowsFormsSettings.UseDXDialogs = DefaultBoolean.True;
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();

how-to-custom-draw-in-pdf-viewer/CS/PDF_Viewer/Program.cs#L22

DevExpress.UserSkins.BonusSkins.Register();
DevExpress.XtraEditors.WindowsFormsSettings.UseDXDialogs = DefaultBoolean.True;

VB.NET

winforms-richedit-link-hyphenation-dictionaries/VB/XtraRichEdit/Program.vb#L19

Shared Sub Main()
    DevExpress.XtraEditors.WindowsFormsSettings.UseDXDialogs = DefaultBoolean.True
    Application.EnableVisualStyles()

how-to-custom-draw-in-pdf-viewer/VB/PDF_Viewer/Program.vb#L18

DevExpress.UserSkins.BonusSkins.Register()
DevExpress.XtraEditors.WindowsFormsSettings.UseDXDialogs = DefaultBoolean.True
Call Application.Run(New Form1())