SplashScreenManager.SetWaitFormCaption(String) Method
Sets the active WaitForm‘s caption to the specified value.
Namespace: DevExpress.XtraSplashScreen
Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v19.1.dll
Declaration
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
caption | String | A string that is the new value for the active WaitForm‘s caption. |
Remarks
A WaitForm is displayed by a SplashScreenManager in a separate thread. To safely set the active WaitForm’s caption and description, use the SplashScreenManager.SetWaitFormCaption
and SplashScreenManager.SetWaitFormDescription properties.
Example
A Wait Form is displayed by a Splash Screen Manager in a separate thread. To dynamically change labels within the Wait Form, while it is being displayed, use the SplashScreenManager.SetWaitFormCaption and SetWaitFormDescription methods.
Note
A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-dynamically-change-a-wait-forms-labels-e3575
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraSplashScreen;
using System.Threading;
namespace WaitForm_SetDescription {
public partial class Form1 : Form {
public Form1() {
InitializeComponent();
}
private void btnShowWaitForm_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
//Open Wait Form
SplashScreenManager.ShowForm(this, typeof(WaitForm1), true, true, false);
//The Wait Form is opened in a separate thread. To change its Description, use the SetWaitFormDescription method.
for (int i = 1; i <= 100; i++) {
SplashScreenManager.Default.SetWaitFormDescription(i.ToString() + "%");
Thread.Sleep(25);
}
//Close Wait Form
SplashScreenManager.CloseForm(false);
}
}
}