SplashScreenManager.ShowForm(UserControl, Type, Boolean, Boolean, ParentFormState) Method

Creates and displays the specified WaitForm, centering it against the form containing the specified UserControl.

The method’s parameter allows you to disable this form while the splash form is displayed.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraSplashScreen

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v19.1.dll

Declaration

C#

public static void ShowForm(
    UserControl parentControl,
    Type splashFormType,
    bool useFadeIn,
    bool useFadeOut,
    ParentFormState parentFormDesiredState
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Sub ShowForm(
    parentControl As UserControl,
    splashFormType As Type,
    useFadeIn As Boolean,
    useFadeOut As Boolean,
    parentFormDesiredState As ParentFormState
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
parentControl	UserControl	A UserControl. The splash form is centered against the form where the UserControl resides.
splashFormType	Type	The type of WaitForm 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.
parentFormDesiredState	DevExpress.XtraSplashScreen.ParentFormState	A ParentFormState enumeration value that specifies whether the parent form is enabled while the splash form is displayed.

Remarks

This method overload is only supported for displaying WaitForms.