ActionBase.PaintStyle Property

Gets or sets the paint style for the current Action.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Actions

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(ActionItemPaintStyle.Default)]
public ActionItemPaintStyle PaintStyle { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(ActionItemPaintStyle.Default)>
Public Property PaintStyle As ActionItemPaintStyle

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
ActionItemPaintStyle	**Default**	An ActionItemPaintStyle enumeration value specifying the current Action’s paint style.

Available values:

Name	Description
Default	The way in which an Action is represented in a UI is determined by XAF. For instance, in XAF v2008 vol 3, the default behavior corresponds to the ActionItemPaintStyle.Image value.
Caption	An Action is represented in a UI by a caption.
CaptionAndImage	An Action is represented in a UI by an image and a caption.
Image	An Action is represented in a UI by an image.

Remarks

This property specifies how the current Action is displayed in Detail and List Views. The following values are possible:

Enumeration Value	Description
ActionItemPaintStyle.Caption	Only caption is displayed:
ActionItemPaintStyle.CaptionAndImage	Both the caption and image are displayed:
ActionItemPaintStyle.Image	Only Image is displayed:
ActionItemPaintStyle.Default	The behavior is determined by XAF. For instance, in XAF v2008 vol 3 the default behavior corresponds to the ActionItemPaintStyle.Image value.

This property’s value is saved to the IModelAction.PaintStyle property of the appropriate Application Model‘s ActionDesign | Actions | <Action> node. You can change this value using the Model Editor. In a UI, the value which is specified in the Application Model’s .xafml file as loaded last will be displayed. For information on the order of Application Model differences loading, refer to the Application Model Basics topic.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

XAF_how-to-show-an-xtrareport-created-at-design-time-without-the-use-of-xaf-reports-module-e4752/CS/NativeXtraReportExample.Module.Win/Controllers/ShowXtraReportController.cs#L18

showReportAction.ImageName = "BO_Report";
showReportAction.PaintStyle = ActionItemPaintStyle.CaptionAndImage;
showReportAction.Execute += new SimpleActionExecuteEventHandler(showReportAction_Execute);

XAF_how-to-search-and-focus-nodes-in-the-tree-list-editor-e520/CS/E520.Module.Web/Controllers/WebFilterTreeListViewController.cs#L16

findNodeAction.Caption = "Smart Search";
findNodeAction.PaintStyle = DevExpress.ExpressApp.Templates.ActionItemPaintStyle.Image;
findNodeAction.Execute += new ParametrizedActionExecuteEventHandler(findNodeAction_Execute);

XAF_how-to-save-and-share-custom-view-settings-t537863/CS/ViewSettingsSolution.Module/Controllers/ViewVariantsController.cs#L156

this.SelectViewVariantAction = new SingleChoiceAction(this, "SelectViewVariant", "Edit");
this.SelectViewVariantAction.PaintStyle = ActionItemPaintStyle.Caption;
this.SelectViewVariantAction.Execute += new SingleChoiceActionExecuteEventHandler(this.SelectViewVariantAction_Execute);

VB.NET

XAF_how-to-show-an-xtrareport-created-at-design-time-without-the-use-of-xaf-reports-module-e4752/VB/NativeXtraReportExample.Module.Win/Controllers/ShowXtraReportController.vb#L20

showReportAction.ImageName = "BO_Report"
showReportAction.PaintStyle = ActionItemPaintStyle.CaptionAndImage
AddHandler showReportAction.Execute, AddressOf showReportAction_Execute

XAF_how-to-search-and-focus-nodes-in-the-tree-list-editor-e520/VB/E520.Module.Web/Controllers/WebFilterTreeListViewController.vb#L18

findNodeAction.Caption = "Smart Search"
findNodeAction.PaintStyle = DevExpress.ExpressApp.Templates.ActionItemPaintStyle.Image
AddHandler findNodeAction.Execute, AddressOf findNodeAction_Execute

XAF_how-to-save-and-share-custom-view-settings-t537863/VB/ViewSettingsSolution.Module/Controllers/ViewVariantsController.vb#L157

Me.SelectViewVariantAction = New SingleChoiceAction(Me, "SelectViewVariant", "Edit")
Me.SelectViewVariantAction.PaintStyle = ActionItemPaintStyle.Caption
AddHandler SelectViewVariantAction.Execute, AddressOf SelectViewVariantAction_Execute