XtraForm Properties

A form that supports title bar and border skinning. The appearance settings of the XtraForm affect the look and feel settings of the DevExpress UI controls placed within it.

Name	Description
AcceptButton	Gets or sets the button on the form that is clicked when the user presses the ENTER key. Inherited from Form.
AccessibilityObject	Gets the AccessibleObject assigned to the control. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleDefaultActionDescription	Gets or sets the default action description of the control for use by accessibility client applications. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleDescription	Gets or sets the description of the control used by accessibility client applications. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleName	Gets or sets the name of the control used by accessibility client applications. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleRole	Gets or sets the accessible role of the control. Inherited from Control.
AcrylicAccentTintOpacity	Gets or sets the acrylic material’s opacity. The Acrylic effect is applied to an area occupied by the AccordionControl.
ActiveControl	Gets or sets the active control on the container control. Inherited from ContainerControl.
ActiveForm static	Gets the currently active form for this application. Inherited from Form.
ActiveGlowColor	Gets or sets the color of the glow adorning effect applied to the form’s borders when the form is active.
ActiveMdiChild	Gets the currently active multiple-document interface (MDI) child window. Inherited from Form.
AllowDrop	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can accept data that the user drags onto it. Inherited from Control.
AllowFormSkin	Gets or sets whether the form’s title bar and borders are painted using the current skin. This member supports the internal infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
AllowMdiBar	Gets or sets whether an MDI bar is allowed for this form. This property is in effect for a parent MDI form, when the title bar skinning feature is enabled.
AllowTransparency	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the opacity of the form can be adjusted. Inherited from Form.
Anchor	Gets or sets the edges of the container to which a control is bound and determines how a control is resized with its parent. Inherited from Control.
Appearance	Gets the appearance settings used to paint the form.
AutoScale	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the form adjusts its size to fit the height of the font used on the form and scales its controls. Inherited from Form.
AutoScaleBaseSize	Gets or sets the base size used for autoscaling of the form. Inherited from Form.
AutoScaleDimensions	Gets or sets the dimensions that the control was designed to. Inherited from ContainerControl.
AutoScaleFactor protected	Gets the scaling factor between the current and design-time automatic scaling dimensions. Inherited from ContainerControl.
AutoScaleMode	Gets or sets the automatic scaling mode of the control. Inherited from ContainerControl.
AutoScroll	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the form enables autoscrolling. Inherited from Form.
AutoScrollMargin	Gets or sets the size of the auto-scroll margin. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
AutoScrollMinSize	Gets or sets the minimum size of the auto-scroll. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
AutoScrollOffset	Gets or sets where this control is scrolled to in ScrollControlIntoView(Control). Inherited from Control.
AutoScrollPosition	Gets or sets the location of the auto-scroll position. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
AutoSize	Resize the form according to the setting of AutoSizeMode. Inherited from Form.
AutoSizeMode	Gets or sets the mode by which the form automatically resizes itself. Inherited from Form.
AutoValidate	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether controls in this container will be automatically validated when the focus changes. Inherited from Form.
BackColor	Gets or sets the background color of the form’s client region.
BackgroundImage	Specifies the background image for the form.
BackgroundImageLayout	Gets or sets the background image layout as defined in the ImageLayout enumeration.
BackgroundImageLayoutStore	This member supports the internal infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
BackgroundImageStore	This member supports the internal infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
BindingContext	Gets or sets the BindingContext for the control. Inherited from ContainerControl.
Bottom	Gets the distance, in pixels, between the bottom edge of the control and the top edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
Bounds	Gets or sets the size and location of the control including its nonclient elements, in pixels, relative to the parent control. Inherited from Control.
CancelButton	Gets or sets the button control that is clicked when the user presses the ESC key. Inherited from Form.
CanEnableIme protected	Gets a value indicating whether the ImeMode property can be set to an active value, to enable IME support. Inherited from ContainerControl.
CanFocus	Gets a value indicating whether the control can receive focus. Inherited from Control.
CanRaiseEvents protected	Determines if events can be raised on the control. Inherited from Control.
CanSelect	Gets a value indicating whether the control can be selected. Inherited from Control.
Capture	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control has captured the mouse. Inherited from Control.
CausesValidation	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control causes validation to be performed on any controls that require validation when it receives focus. Inherited from Control.
CheckForIllegalCrossThreadCalls static	Gets or sets a value indicating whether to catch calls on the wrong thread that access a control’s Handle property when an application is being debugged. Inherited from Control.
ClientRectangle	Gets the rectangle that represents the client area of the control. Inherited from Control.
ClientSize	Gets or sets the size of the client area of the form. Inherited from Form.
CloseBox	Gets or sets whether the form’s Close button (x) is visible. This property is in effect when the Form Title Bar Skinning feature is enabled.
ColorizeInactiveFormIcon static	Gets or sets whether the XtraForm icon appears grayed out when the form is inactive.
CompanyName	Gets the name of the company or creator of the application containing the control. Inherited from Control.
Container	Gets the IContainer that contains the Component. Inherited from Component.
ContainsFocus	Gets a value indicating whether the control, or one of its child controls, currently has the input focus. Inherited from Control.
ContextMenu	Gets or sets the shortcut menu associated with the control. Inherited from Control.
ContextMenuStrip	Gets or sets the ContextMenuStrip associated with this control. Inherited from Control.
ControlBox	Gets or sets a value indicating whether a control box is displayed in the caption bar of the form. Inherited from Form.
Controls	Gets the collection of controls contained within the control. Inherited from Control.
Created	Gets a value indicating whether the control has been created. Inherited from Control.
CurrentAutoScaleDimensions	Gets the current run-time dimensions of the screen. Inherited from ContainerControl.
Cursor	Gets or sets the cursor that is displayed when the mouse pointer is over the control. Inherited from Control.
DataBindings	Gets the data bindings for the control. Inherited from Control.
DeactivatedForm static	This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
DefaultBackColor static	Gets the default background color of the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultCursor protected	Gets or sets the default cursor for the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultFont static	Gets the default font of the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultForeColor static	Gets the default foreground color of the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultFormShowMode static	Gets or sets how to display application forms.
DefaultImeMode protected	Gets the default Input Method Editor (IME) mode supported by the control. Inherited from Form.
DefaultMargin protected	Gets the space, in pixels, that is specified by default between controls. Inherited from Control.
DefaultMaximumSize protected	Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default maximum size of a control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultMinimumSize protected	Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default minimum size of a control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultPadding protected	Gets the internal spacing, in pixels, of the contents of a control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultSize protected	Gets the default size of the control. Inherited from Form.
DesignMode protected	Gets a value that indicates whether the Component is currently in design mode. Inherited from Component.
DesktopBounds	Gets or sets the size and location of the form on the Windows desktop. Inherited from Form.
DesktopLocation	Gets or sets the location of the form on the Windows desktop. Inherited from Form.
DialogResult	Gets or sets the dialog result for the form. Inherited from Form.
DisableFormShowHelper static	For internal use.
DisplayRectangle	Gets the rectangle that represents the virtual display area of the control. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
Disposing	Gets a value indicating whether the base Control class is in the process of disposing. Inherited from Control.
Dock	Gets or sets which control borders are docked to its parent control and determines how a control is resized with its parent. Inherited from Control.
DockPadding	Gets the dock padding settings for all edges of the control. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
DoubleBuffered protected	Gets or sets a value indicating whether this control should redraw its surface using a secondary buffer to reduce or prevent flicker. Inherited from Control.
EnableAcrylicAccent	Gets or sets whether the Acrylic accent is enabled for the Accordion Control, Layout Control and Calendar Control when they reside within the current form. The property also enables the Reveal Highlight effect for the Accordion Control and Calendar Control.
Enabled	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can respond to user interaction. Inherited from Control.
Events protected	Gets the list of event handlers that are attached to this Component. Inherited from Component.
Focused	Gets a value indicating whether the control has input focus. Inherited from Control.
Font	Gets or sets the form’s font.
FontHeight protected	Gets or sets the height of the font of the control. Inherited from Control.
ForeColor	Gets or sets the foreground color of the form’s client region.
FormBorderEffect	Gets or sets the form’s border effect.
FormBorderStyle	Gets or sets the border style of the form. Inherited from Form.
Handle	Gets the window handle that the control is bound to. Inherited from Control.
HasChildren	Gets a value indicating whether the control contains one or more child controls. Inherited from Control.
Height	Gets or sets the height of the control. Inherited from Control.
HelpButton	Gets or sets a value indicating whether a Help button should be displayed in the caption box of the form. Inherited from Form.
HorizontalScroll	Gets the characteristics associated with the horizontal scroll bar. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
HScroll protected	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the horizontal scroll bar is visible. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
HtmlImages	Gets or sets a collection of images that can be inserted into the form’s caption using the image tag. This property is in effect when the Form Title Bar Skinning feature is enabled.
HtmlText	Allows you to specify the form’s caption and format it using HTML tags. The property is in effect when the Form Title Bar Skinning feature is applied.
Icon	For internal use. To specify the XtraForm icon, use IconOptions.
IconOptions	Provides access to image settings that allow you to assign raster and vector images to XtraForms (instead of traditional .ico images).
ImeMode	Gets or sets the Input Method Editor (IME) mode of the control. Inherited from Control.
ImeModeBase protected	Gets or sets the IME mode of a control. Inherited from Control.
InactiveGlowColor	Gets or sets the color of the glow adorning effect applied to the form’s borders when the form is not active.
InvokeRequired	Gets a value indicating whether the caller must call an invoke method when making method calls to the control because the caller is on a different thread than the one the control was created on. Inherited from Control.
IsAccessible	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control is visible to accessibility applications. Inherited from Control.
IsDisposed	Gets a value indicating whether the control has been disposed of. Inherited from Control.
IsHandleCreated	Gets a value indicating whether the control has a handle associated with it. Inherited from Control.
IsMdiChild	Gets a value indicating whether the form is a multiple-document interface (MDI) child form. Inherited from Form.
IsMdiContainer	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the form is a container for multiple-document interface (MDI) child forms. Inherited from Form.
IsMirrored	Gets a value indicating whether the control is mirrored. Inherited from Control.
IsRestrictedWindow	Gets a value indicating whether the form can use all windows and user input events without restriction. Inherited from Form.
IsSuspendRedraw	This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
KeyPreview	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the form will receive key events before the event is passed to the control that has focus. Inherited from Form.
LayoutEngine	Gets a cached instance of the control’s layout engine. Inherited from Control.
Left	Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the left edge of the control and the left edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
Location	Gets or sets the Point that represents the upper-left corner of the Form in screen coordinates. Inherited from Form.
LookAndFeel	Contains settings that specify the look and feel of the current form and all DevExpress controls placed on the form.
MainMenuStrip	Gets or sets the primary menu container for the form. Inherited from Form.
Margin	Gets or sets the space between controls. Inherited from Form.
MaximizeBox	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the Maximize button is displayed in the caption bar of the form. Inherited from Form.
MaximizedBounds protected	Gets or sets the size of the form when it is maximized. Inherited from Form.
MaximumClientSize	Gets or sets the maximum allowed client size for a form.
MaximumSize	Gets or sets the form’s maximum size.
MdiChildCaptionFormatString	Gets or sets the composite format string used to format the merged MDI parent and child captions.
MdiChildren	Gets an array of forms that represent the multiple-document interface (MDI) child forms that are parented to this form. Inherited from Form.
MdiParent	Gets or sets the current multiple-document interface (MDI) parent form of this form. Inherited from Form.
Menu	Gets or sets the MainMenu that is displayed in the form. Inherited from Form.
MergedMenu	Gets the merged menu for the form. Inherited from Form.
MinimizeBox	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the Minimize button is displayed in the caption bar of the form. Inherited from Form.
MinimumClientSize	Gets or sets the minimum allowed client size for a form.
MinimumSize	Gets or sets the form’s minimum size.
Modal	Gets a value indicating whether this form is displayed modally. Inherited from Form.
ModifierKeys static	Gets a value indicating which of the modifier keys (SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT) is in a pressed state. Inherited from Control.
MouseButtons static	Gets a value indicating which of the mouse buttons is in a pressed state. Inherited from Control.
MousePosition static	Gets the position of the mouse cursor in screen coordinates. Inherited from Control.
Name	Gets or sets the name of the control. Inherited from Control.
Opacity	Gets or sets the opacity level of the form. Inherited from Form.
OwnedForms	Gets an array of Form objects that represent all forms that are owned by this form. Inherited from Form.
Owner	Gets or sets the form that owns this form. Inherited from Form.
Padding	Gets or sets padding within the control. Inherited from Control.
Parent	Gets or sets the parent container of the control. Inherited from Control.
ParentForm	Gets the form that the container control is assigned to. Inherited from ContainerControl.
PreferredSize	Gets the size of a rectangular area into which the control can fit. Inherited from Control.
ProductName	Gets the product name of the assembly containing the control. Inherited from Control.
ProductVersion	Gets the version of the assembly containing the control. Inherited from Control.
PropagatingImeMode protected static	Gets an object that represents a propagating IME mode. Inherited from Control.
RecreatingHandle	Gets a value indicating whether the control is currently re-creating its handle. Inherited from Control.
Region	Gets or sets the window region associated with the control. Inherited from Control.
RenderRightToLeft protected	This property is now obsolete. Inherited from Control.
ResizeRedraw protected	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control redraws itself when resized. Inherited from Control.
RestoreBounds	Gets the location and size of the form in its normal window state. Inherited from Form.
Right	Gets the distance, in pixels, between the right edge of the control and the left edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
RightToLeft	Gets or sets a value indicating whether control’s elements are aligned to support locales using right-to-left fonts. Inherited from Control.
RightToLeftLayout	Gets or sets a value indicating whether right-to-left mirror placement is turned on. Inherited from Form.
ScaleChildren protected	Gets a value that determines the scaling of child controls. Inherited from Control.
ShowFocusCues protected	Gets a value indicating whether the control should display focus rectangles. Inherited from Control.
ShowIcon	Gets or sets whether the XtraForm shows its icon.
ShowInTaskbar	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the form is displayed in the Windows taskbar. Inherited from Form.
ShowKeyboardCues protected	Gets a value indicating whether the user interface is in the appropriate state to show or hide keyboard accelerators. Inherited from Control.
ShowMdiChildCaptionInParentTitle	Gets or sets whether the caption of the currently active multiple-document interface (MDI) child is merged with the MDI parent caption, and shown in the form’s title bar.
ShowWithoutActivation protected	Gets a value indicating whether the window will be activated when it is shown. Inherited from Form.
Site	Gets or sets the site of the XtraForm.
Size	Gets or sets the size of the form. Inherited from Form.
SizeGripStyle	Gets or sets the style of the size grip to display in the lower-right corner of the form. Inherited from Form.
StartPosition	Gets or sets the starting position of the form at run time. Inherited from Form.
SuppressDeactivation static	This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
SurfaceMaterial
TabIndex	Gets or sets the tab order of the control within its container. Inherited from Form.
TabStop	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the user can give the focus to this control using the TAB key. Inherited from Form.
Tag	Gets or sets the object that contains data about the control. Inherited from Control.
Text	Gets or sets the form’s caption.
TextMdiTab	Gets or sets the text displayed within a tab corresponding to the current form. This property is in effect when the current form represents an MDI child within an XtraTabbedMdiManager container.
Top	Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the top edge of the control and the top edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
TopLevel	Gets or sets a value indicating whether to display the form as a top-level window. Inherited from Form.
TopLevelControl	Gets the parent control that is not parented by another Windows Forms control. Typically, this is the outermost Form that the control is contained in. Inherited from Control.
TopMost	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the form should be displayed as a topmost form. Inherited from Form.
TransparencyKey	Gets or sets the color that will represent transparent areas of the form. Inherited from Form.
UseWaitCursor	Gets or sets a value indicating whether to use the wait cursor for the current control and all child controls. Inherited from Control.
VerticalScroll	Gets the characteristics associated with the vertical scroll bar. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
Visible	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control and all its child controls are displayed. Inherited from Control.
VScroll protected	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the vertical scroll bar is visible. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
Width	Gets or sets the width of the control. Inherited from Control.
WindowState	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether form is minimized, maximized, or normal. Inherited from Form.
WindowTarget	This property is not relevant for this class. Inherited from Control.