SplashScreenManager.ShowForm(Form, Type, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, SplashFormStartPosition, Point, Int32, ParentFormState) Method
Creates and displays the specified SplashScreen or WaitForm descendant, allowing you to manually position it.
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
public static void ShowForm(
Form parentForm,
Type splashFormType,
bool useFadeIn,
bool useFadeOut,
bool throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened,
SplashFormStartPosition startPos,
Point location,
int pendingTime,
ParentFormState parentFormDesiredState
)
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. |
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. |
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.