SplashScreenManager.ShowForm(Form, Type, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, ParentFormState) Method

Creates and displays the specified SplashScreen or WaitForm descendant, centering it against another form.

The method’s parameter allows you to disable the parent form while the splash form is displayed.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraSplashScreen

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public static void ShowForm(
    Form parentForm,
    Type splashFormType,
    bool useFadeIn,
    bool useFadeOut,
    bool throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened,
    ParentFormState parentFormDesiredState
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Sub ShowForm(
    parentForm As Form,
    splashFormType As Type,
    useFadeIn As Boolean,
    useFadeOut As Boolean,
    throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened As Boolean,
    parentFormDesiredState As ParentFormState
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
parentForm	Form	A Form relative to which the displayed splash form is positioned. This parameter is in effect when displaying WaitForms.
splashFormType	Type	The type of splash form to be displayed.
useFadeIn	Boolean	true, to use the fade-in effect when opening the form; otherwise, false.
useFadeOut	Boolean	true, to use the fade-out effect when closing the form; otherwise, false.
throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened	Boolean	true to throw an exception if another splash form has already been opened; false to suppress this exception.
parentFormDesiredState	DevExpress.XtraSplashScreen.ParentFormState	A ParentFormState enumeration value that specifies whether the parent form is enabled while the splash form is displayed. This parameter is in effect when displaying WaitForms.

Remarks

To disable the parent form while the splash form is displayed, set the parentFormDesiredState parameter to ParentFormState.Locked.