SplashScreenManager.ShowForm(Form, Type, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, SplashFormStartPosition, Point, Int32, Boolean, ParentFormState) Method

Creates and displays a splash form (wait form or splash screen) of the specified type. For internal use.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraSplashScreen

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
public static void ShowForm(
    Form parentForm,
    Type splashFormType,
    bool useFadeIn,
    bool useFadeOut,
    bool throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened,
    SplashFormStartPosition startPos,
    Point location,
    int pendingTime,
    bool allowUseInDT,
    ParentFormState parentFormDesiredState
)

VB.NET

<EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)>
Public Shared Sub ShowForm(
    parentForm As Form,
    splashFormType As Type,
    useFadeIn As Boolean,
    useFadeOut As Boolean,
    throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened As Boolean,
    startPos As SplashFormStartPosition,
    location As Point,
    pendingTime As Integer,
    allowUseInDT As Boolean,
    parentFormDesiredState As ParentFormState
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
parentForm	Form	The splash form’s parent form. The wait form is centered relative to the parent. The parent form is activated when the splash form is closed. If the parent form is not specified, the manager shows the wait form over the active (top-level) form or activates the main application form.
splashFormType	Type	The type of the object that specifies the splash form to be displayed. You can pass the type of a WaitForm or SplashScreen descendant.
useFadeIn	Boolean	true if the manager uses a fade-in effect when it shows the splash form; otherwise, false.
useFadeOut	Boolean	true if the manager uses a fade-out effect when it closes the splash form; otherwise, false.
throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened	Boolean	true to throw InvalidOperationException if another splash form is already displayed; false to suppress the exception.
startPos	SplashFormStartPosition	The position where the splash form is displayed. Default to display the wait form over the parent form (the splash screen - over the active form) or in the center of the screen if the main application form is not yet displayed. Manual to specify the splash form’s upper-left corner coordinates in the location parameter.
location	Point	The screen coordinates of the splash form’s upper-left corner (if the startPos parameter is set to Manual).
pendingTime	Int32	The time delay (in milliseconds) before the splash form is displayed. If the CloseForm() method is called at this time, the splash form is not displayed.
allowUseInDT	Boolean	For internal use.
parentFormDesiredState	ParentFormState	Locked if the parent form is disabled while the wait form is displayed; otherwise, Unlocked. This parameter is only in effect when a wait form is displayed.

Remarks

This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.