WinApplication.StartSplash(SplashType) Method

Executes the DXSplashScreen.Start method

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.v24.1.dll

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win

Declaration

C#

public virtual void StartSplash(
    SplashType splashType
)

VB.NET

Public Overridable Sub StartSplash(
    splashType As SplashType
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
splashType	SplashType	A splash form type to be shown.

Remarks

WinApplication uses this method to show a Splash Screen, a Wait Form or a Splash Image.

Call this method before an operation if you expect it to run long. The method shows a splash form while the user waits for the operation to complete. To close the form after the operation completes, call the StopSplash() method.

See Loading Panels / Splash Forms (WinForms) on how to use splash forms.