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SplashScreenManager.ShowForm Method

Name Parameters Description
ShowForm(Type, Boolean, Boolean) static splashFormType, useFadeIn, useFadeOut Creates and displays the specified SplashScreen or WaitForm descendant, centering against your application’s main form.
ShowForm(Type) static splashFormType Creates and displays the specified SplashScreen or WaitForm descendant, centering it against your application’s main form.
ShowForm(Form, Type, Boolean, Boolean, ParentFormState) static parentForm, splashFormType, useFadeIn, useFadeOut, parentFormDesiredState

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

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

ShowForm(Form, Type, Boolean, Boolean, SplashFormStartPosition, Point, ParentFormState) static parentForm, splashFormType, useFadeIn, useFadeOut, startPos, location, parentFormDesiredState

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.

ShowForm(Form, Type, Boolean, Boolean, SplashFormStartPosition, Point) static parentForm, splashFormType, useFadeIn, useFadeOut, startPos, location Creates and displays the specified SplashScreen or WaitForm descendant, allowing you to manually position it.
ShowForm(Form, Type, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, ParentFormState) static parentForm, splashFormType, useFadeIn, useFadeOut, throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened, parentFormDesiredState

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

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

ShowForm(Form, Type, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, SplashFormStartPosition, Point, ParentFormState) static parentForm, splashFormType, useFadeIn, useFadeOut, throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened, startPos, location, parentFormDesiredState

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.

ShowForm(Form, Type, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, SplashFormStartPosition, Point, Boolean) static parentForm, splashFormType, useFadeIn, useFadeOut, throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened, startPos, location, allowGlowEffect

Creates and displays the specified SplashScreen or WaitForm descendant, allowing you to manually position it.

The method’s parameter allows you to specify whether the splash form is displayed using the glow effect.

ShowForm(Form, Type, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, SplashFormStartPosition, Point, Int32, ParentFormState) static parentForm, splashFormType, useFadeIn, useFadeOut, throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened, startPos, location, pendingTime, parentFormDesiredState

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.

ShowForm(Form, Type, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, SplashFormStartPosition, Point, Int32, Boolean, ParentFormState, Boolean) static parentForm, splashFormType, useFadeIn, useFadeOut, throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened, startPos, location, pendingTime, allowUseInDT, parentFormDesiredState, allowGlowEffect Creates and displays the specified SplashScreen or WaitForm descendant.
ShowForm(Form, Type, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, SplashFormStartPosition, Point, Int32, Boolean, ParentFormState) static parentForm, splashFormType, useFadeIn, useFadeOut, throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened, startPos, location, pendingTime, allowUseInDT, parentFormDesiredState Creates and displays the specified SplashScreen or WaitForm descendant.
ShowForm(Form, Type, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, SplashFormStartPosition, Point, Int32, Boolean) static parentForm, splashFormType, useFadeIn, useFadeOut, throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened, startPos, location, pendingTime, allowUseInDT Creates and displays the specified SplashScreen or WaitForm descendant.
ShowForm(Form, Type, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, SplashFormStartPosition, Point, Int32) static parentForm, splashFormType, useFadeIn, useFadeOut, throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened, startPos, location, pendingTime Creates the specified SplashScreen or WaitForm descendant and displays it after a delay. Allows you to manually position the splash form, and suppress an exception that is thrown if another splash form has already been opened.
ShowForm(Form, Type, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, SplashFormStartPosition, Point) static parentForm, splashFormType, useFadeIn, useFadeOut, throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened, startPos, location Creates and displays the specified SplashScreen or WaitForm descendant, allowing you to manually position it. The method’s parameter allows you to suppress an exception that is thrown if another splash form has already been opened.
ShowForm(Form, Type, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean) static parentForm, splashFormType, useFadeIn, useFadeOut, throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened, allowGlowEffect

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.

ShowForm(Form, Type, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, Int32) static parentForm, splashFormType, useFadeIn, useFadeOut, throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened, pendingTime

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.

ShowForm(Form, Type, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean) static parentForm, splashFormType, useFadeIn, useFadeOut, throwExceptionIfAlreadyOpened

Creates and displays the specified SplashScreen or WaitForm descendant, 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.

ShowForm(Form, Type, Boolean, Boolean) static parentForm, splashFormType, useFadeIn, useFadeOut Creates and displays the specified SplashScreen or WaitForm descendant, centering it against another form.
ShowForm(Form, Type) static parentForm, splashFormType Creates and displays the specified SplashScreen or WaitForm descendant, centering it against another form.
ShowForm(UserControl, Type, Boolean, Boolean, ParentFormState) static parentControl, splashFormType, useFadeIn, useFadeOut, parentFormDesiredState

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.

ShowForm(UserControl, Type, Boolean, Boolean, SplashFormStartPosition, Point, ParentFormState) static parentControl, splashFormType, useFadeIn, useFadeOut, startPos, location, parentFormDesiredState

Creates and displays the specified WaitForm, allowing you to manually position it. The method’s parameter allows you to disable the parent form while the splash form is displayed.

ShowForm(UserControl, Type, Boolean, Boolean, SplashFormStartPosition, Point) static parentControl, splashFormType, useFadeIn, useFadeOut, startPos, location Creates and displays the specified WaitForm, allowing you to manually position it.
ShowForm(UserControl, Type, Boolean, Boolean) static parentControl, splashFormType, useFadeIn, useFadeOut Creates and displays the specified WaitForm, centering it against the form containing the specified UserControl.