XtraForm.DefaultFormShowMode Property

Gets or sets how to display application forms.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[Browsable(false)]
[EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)]
public static FormShowMode DefaultFormShowMode { get; set; }

VB.NET

<Browsable(False)>
<EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)>
Public Shared Property DefaultFormShowMode As FormShowMode

Property Value

Type	Description
FormShowMode	Specifies how to display application forms.

Available values:

Name	Description
Default	Displays application forms immediately.
AfterInitialization	Displays application forms only after their initialization.

Remarks

The DefaultFormShowMode property allows you to visually hide the form initialization process (in some cases, drawing controls may cause flickering). Set this property to AfterInitialization to initially display application forms with 0 opacity and return the opacity to 1 only after the form is completely initialized.

C#

internal static class Program {
    [STAThread]
    static void Main() {
        // ...
        XtraForm.DefaultFormShowMode = FormShowMode.AfterInitialization;
    }
}

VB.NET

Friend Module Program
    <STAThread>
    Private Sub Main()
        ' ...
        XtraForm.DefaultFormShowMode = FormShowMode.AfterInitialization
    End Sub
End Module

Alternatively, you can override the ShowMode property for a specific form:

C#

public partial class Form1 : DevExpress.XtraEditors.XtraForm {
    protected override FormShowMode ShowMode => FormShowMode.AfterInitialization;
    // ...
}

VB.NET

Public Partial Class Form1
    Inherits DevExpress.XtraEditors.XtraForm

    Protected Overrides ReadOnly Property ShowMode As FormShowMode
        Get
            Return FormShowMode.AfterInitialization
        End Get
    End Property
    ' ...
End Class