SplashScreenManager.ShowFluentSplashScreen(FluentSplashScreenOptions, EventHandler<FluentSplashScreenCustomDrawEventArgs>, Form, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, SplashFormStartPosition, Point) Method

Displays a Windows 10-inspired splash screen (features an Acrylic material effect - a partially transparent texture).

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraSplashScreen

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v21.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Win.Design, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public static void ShowFluentSplashScreen(
    FluentSplashScreenOptions fluentOptions,
    EventHandler<FluentSplashScreenCustomDrawEventArgs> customDrawEventHandler = null,
    Form parentForm = null,
    bool useFadeIn = false,
    bool useFadeOut = false,
    bool throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened = true,
    SplashFormStartPosition startPos = SplashFormStartPosition.Default,
    Point location = default(Point)
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Sub ShowFluentSplashScreen(
    fluentOptions As FluentSplashScreenOptions,
    customDrawEventHandler As EventHandler(Of FluentSplashScreenCustomDrawEventArgs) = Nothing,
    parentForm As Form = Nothing,
    useFadeIn As Boolean = False,
    useFadeOut As Boolean = False,
    throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened As Boolean = True,
    startPos As SplashFormStartPosition = SplashFormStartPosition.Default,
    location As Point = Nothing
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fluentOptions	FluentSplashScreenOptions	An object that contains the splash screen’s settings.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
customDrawEventHandler	EventHandler<DevExpress.XtraSplashScreen.FluentSplashScreenCustomDrawEventArgs>	null	The event handler to perform custom painting.
parentForm	Form	null	The splash screen’s owner.
useFadeIn	Boolean	False	A value that specifies whether to use the fade-in effect when the splash screen is being opened.
useFadeOut	Boolean	False	A value that specifies whether to use the fade-out effect when the splash screen is being closed.
throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened	Boolean	True	true to throw an exception if another splash form has already been opened; false to suppress this exception.
startPos	SplashFormStartPosition	0	A value that specifies how the form is positioned.
location	Point	null	Coordinates at which the splash form is shown (if the startPos parameter is set to Manual).

Remarks

C#

using DevExpress.XtraSplashScreen;

// Show a splashscreen.
FluentSplashScreenOptions op = new FluentSplashScreenOptions();
op.Title = "When Only The Best Will Do";
op.Subtitle = "DevExpress WinForms Controls";
op.RightFooter = "Starting...";
op.LeftFooter = "Copyright © 2000 - 2020 Developer Express Inc." + Environment.NewLine + "All Rights reserved.";
op.LoadingIndicatorType = FluentLoadingIndicatorType.Dots;
op.OpacityColor = Color.Gray;
op.Opacity = 130;
op.LogoImageOptions.SvgImage = Resources.Logo;

DevExpress.XtraSplashScreen.SplashScreenManager.ShowFluentSplashScreen(
    op,
    parentForm: this,
    useFadeIn: true,
    useFadeOut: true
);

//Do an operation
//...

//Close the splashscreen
DevExpress.XtraSplashScreen.SplashScreenManager.CloseForm();

VB.NET

' Show a splashscreen.
Dim op As FluentSplashScreenOptions = New FluentSplashScreenOptions()
op.Title = "When Only The Best Will Do"
op.Subtitle = "DevExpress WinForms Controls"
op.RightFooter = "Starting..."
op.LeftFooter = "Copyright © 2000 - 2020 Developer Express Inc." & Environment.NewLine & "All Rights reserved."
op.LoadingIndicatorType = FluentLoadingIndicatorType.Dots
op.OpacityColor = Color.Gray
op.Opacity = 130
op.LogoImageOptions.SvgImage = My.Resources.Logo
DevExpress.XtraSplashScreen.SplashScreenManager.ShowFluentSplashScreen(op, parentForm:=Me, useFadeIn:=True, useFadeOut:=True)

'Do an operation
'...

'Close the splashscreen
DevExpress.XtraSplashScreen.SplashScreenManager.CloseForm()

The following image demonstrates Fluent Splash Screen elements you can customize using method parameters.

The FluentSplashScreenOptions method parameter provides the AppearanceTitle, AppearanceSubtitle, AppearanceLeftFooter and AppearanceRightFooter properties to adjust the appearance settings of the splashscreen’s title, subtitle, left footer and right footer.