SplashScreenManager.ShowWaitForm() Method

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

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraSplashScreen

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v25.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public void ShowWaitForm()

VB.NET

Public Sub ShowWaitForm

Remarks

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

If the Wait Form is not displayed, calling the CloseWaitForm method throws an exception.

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.