IModelAction.PaintStyle Property

Specifies the Action‘s paint style.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Model

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v22.1.dll

Declaration

C#

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

VB.NET

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

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
ActionItemPaintStyle	Default	An ActionItemPaintStyle enumeration value that specifies the Action’s paint style.

Available values:

Name	Description	Image
Default	The default value is Image for WinForms and ASP.NET Web Forms applications, and CaptionAndImage for ASP.NET Core Blazor applications.
Caption	An Action is displayed in the UI as a caption.
CaptionAndImage	An Action is displayed in the UI as an image and a caption.
Image	An Action is displayed in the UI as an image.

Remarks

To specify this property, invoke the Model Editor and navigate to an ActionDesign | Actions | <Action> node:

The following table shows the available paint styles:

Enumeration Value	Illustration
Caption
CaptionAndImage
Image
Default	in WinForms applications: Image in ASP.NET Web Forms applications: Image in ASP.NET Core Blazor applications: CaptionAndImage

Note

WinForms applications with the Ribbon FormStyle ignore this property. In these applications, Actions always show both image and caption.

You can also specify this property in code. For more information, refer to the ActionBase.PaintStyle property description.