SplashScreenManager.ShowWaitForm() Method

Creates and displays a WaitForm, whose type is specified by the SplashScreenManager.ActiveSplashFormTypeInfo property.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraSplashScreen

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public void ShowWaitForm()

VB.NET

Public Sub ShowWaitForm

Remarks

To close the displayed Wait Form, use the SplashScreenManager.CloseWaitForm method.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

report-server-how-to-manage-scheduled-jobs-from-a-windows-forms-application/CS/ScheduledTasksAPIClientDemo/MainForm.cs#L27

void MainForm_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    splashScreenManager1.ShowWaitForm();

winforms-scheduler-synchronize-appointments-with-outlook-365/CS/DXOutlook365Sync/Form1.cs#L103

// Displays the wait form.
splashScreenManager1.ShowWaitForm();
splashScreenManager1.SetWaitFormDescription("Importing Outlook365 events...");

winforms-wait-form-cancel-operation/CS/WaitFormCanceling/Form1.cs#L77

splashScreenManager1.ShowWaitForm();
splashScreenManager1.SendCommand(WaitForm1.WaitFormCommand.SendObject, locker1);

winforms-spreadsheet-create-custom-progress-indicator/CS/SpreadsheetProgressSample/Form1.cs#L27

savedCancellationTokenProvider = spreadsheetControl1.ReplaceService<ICancellationTokenProvider>(new CancellationTokenProvider(cancellationTokenSource.Token));
splashScreenManager1.ShowWaitForm();
// Display the name of the running operation in the Wait Form.

VB.NET

report-server-how-to-manage-scheduled-jobs-from-a-windows-forms-application/VB/ScheduledTasksAPIClientDemo/MainForm.vb#L29

Private Sub MainForm_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
    splashScreenManager1.ShowWaitForm()

winforms-scheduler-synchronize-appointments-with-outlook-365/VB/DXOutlook365Sync/Form1.vb#L95

' Displays the wait form.
splashScreenManager1.ShowWaitForm()
splashScreenManager1.SetWaitFormDescription("Importing Outlook365 events...")

winforms-wait-form-cancel-operation/VB/WaitFormCanceling/Form1.vb#L66

backgroundWorker1.RunWorkerAsync(locker1)
splashScreenManager1.ShowWaitForm()
splashScreenManager1.SendCommand(WaitForm1.WaitFormCommand.SendObject, locker1)

winforms-spreadsheet-create-custom-progress-indicator/VB/SpreadsheetProgressSample/Form1.vb#L29

savedCancellationTokenProvider = spreadsheetControl1.ReplaceService(Of ICancellationTokenProvider)(New CancellationTokenProvider(cancellationTokenSource.Token))
splashScreenManager1.ShowWaitForm()
' Display the name of the running operation in the Wait Form.