SplashScreenManager.ShowForm(Form, Type, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, Int32) Method

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

The method’s parameter allows you to suppress an exception that is thrown if another splash form has already been opened.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraSplashScreen

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v19.1.dll

Declaration

C#

public static void ShowForm(
    Form parentForm,
    Type splashFormType,
    bool useFadeIn,
    bool useFadeOut,
    bool throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened,
    int pendingTime
)

VB.NET

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

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.
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.

Remarks

Only one splash form can be opened at one time. If you call the ShowForm method while another splash form is being displayed, an exception will be thrown if the throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened parameter is set to true. To suppress this exception, set this parameter to false.