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

Creates and displays the specified SplashScreen or WaitForm descendant.

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,
    SplashFormStartPosition startPos,
    Point location,
    int pendingTime,
    bool allowUseInDT,
    ParentFormState parentFormDesiredState,
    bool allowGlowEffect
)

VB.NET

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,
    allowGlowEffect As Boolean
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
parentForm	Form	A Form relative to which the displayed splash form is positioned. This parameter is in effect when a WaitForm is displayed.
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.
startPos	SplashFormStartPosition	The splash form’s arrangement.
location	Point	Coordinates at which the splash form is shown (if the startPos parameter is set to Manual).
pendingTime	Int32	The time in milliseconds that should elapse before the splash form is actually displayed onscreen. If a close command is sent to the splash form during this time, the splash form will not be displayed.
allowUseInDT	Boolean	This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
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 a WaitForm is displayed.
allowGlowEffect	Boolean	true, to use the glow effect when displaying the splash form; otherwise, false.

Remarks

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