SplashScreenManager.ShowForm(Form, Type, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean) Method
Creates and displays the specified SplashScreen or WaitForm descendant, centering it against another form.
The method’s parameter allows you to specify whether the splash form is displayed using the glow effect.
Namespace: DevExpress.XtraSplashScreen
Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v19.1.dll
Declaration
public static void ShowForm(
Form parentForm,
Type splashFormType,
bool useFadeIn,
bool useFadeOut,
bool throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened,
bool allowGlowEffect
)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. |
| allowGlowEffect | Boolean | true, to use the glow effect when displaying the splash form; otherwise, false. |
Remarks
The ShowForm method creates a splash form whose type is passed as the splashFormType parameter, and then displays this splash form centered against the specified parent form. Splash forms are presented by SplashScreen and WaitForm class descendants.
The allowGlowEffect parameter allows you to specify whether to use the glow effect while displaying the splash form. The glow colors for the splash form in the active and inactive states can be specified by the SplashFormBase.ActiveGlowColor and SplashFormBase.InactiveGlowColor properties, respectively.
To close the opened splash form, use the SplashScreenManager.CloseForm method.