WinApplication.ShowViewStrategy Property

Specifies the Show View Strategy used in a Windows Forms application.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.v23.1.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win, DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.Design

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win

Declaration

C#

[Browsable(false)]
public WinShowViewStrategyBase ShowViewStrategy { get; set; }

VB.NET

<Browsable(False)>
Public Property ShowViewStrategy As WinShowViewStrategyBase

Property Value

Type	Description
WinShowViewStrategyBase	A WinShowViewStrategyBase object, specifying the Show View Strategy used in a Windows Forms application.

Remarks

General information on Show View Strategies is provided in the ShowViewStrategyBase topic. An example of accessing this property to enable the MdiShowViewStrategy is shown below.

C#

public static void Main(string[] arguments) {
    // ...
    winApplication.ShowViewStrategy = new MdiShowViewStrategy(winApplication);
    winApplication.Setup();
    winApplication.Start();
    //...
}

VB.NET

Public Shared Sub Main(ByVal arguments() As String)
    ' ...
    _application.ShowViewStrategy = New MdiShowViewStrategy(_application)
    _application.Setup()
    _application.Start()
    '...
End Sub

As the Show View Strategy can be changed during the application life cycle, it s recommended to subscribe to the ShowViewStrategy event from the XafApplication.ShowViewStrategyChanged event handler. An example is provided in the WinShowViewStrategyBase.WinWindowShowing topic.