Window.Template Property

Returns a Window’s Template.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public IWindowTemplate Template { get; }

VB.NET

Public ReadOnly Property Template As IWindowTemplate

Property Value

Type	Description
IWindowTemplate	An object implementing the IWindowTemplate interface. It represents the current Window’s Template.

Remarks

Each window has a particular Frame.Context. According to this Context, the Template type to be created is chosen.

Use the IWindowTemplate object that is returned by this property to access its Action Containers collection. To learn how to customize a Template, refer to the Template Customization topic.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

XAF_how-to-use-the-alertcontrol-in-xaf-e1041/CS/WinSolution.Module/ShowAlertControlMainWindowController.cs#L37

protected virtual void ShowAlertInfo() {
    Form mainForm = (Form)Application.MainWindow.Template;
    AlertInfo info = new AlertInfo("Frohe Weihnachten! (Merry Christmas!)", DateTime.Now.ToString(), ImageLoader.Instance.GetImageInfo("Attention").Image);

XAF_how-to-adjust-the-size-of-pop-up-dialogs-e4208/CS/PopupSizeExample.Module.Win/Controllers/CustomizeFormSizeController.cs#L14

private void Window_TemplateChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    if(Window.Template is System.Windows.Forms.Form && Window.Template is ISupportStoreSettings) {
        //Handle this or the Form.HandleCreated/Load events for applying customizations AFTER the default XAF template settings were applied.

XAF_how-to-access-the-documentmanager-barmanager-and-ribboncontrol-e4027/CS/TabsLayoutCustomization.Module.Win/Controllers/TabsCustomizationWindowController.cs#L19

private void Window_TemplateChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    IFrameTemplate template = Window.Template;
    DocumentManager docManager = ((IDocumentsHostWindow)template).DocumentManager;

VB.NET

XAF_how-to-use-the-alertcontrol-in-xaf-e1041/VB/WinSolution.Module/ShowAlertControlMainWindowController.vb#L39

Protected Overridable Sub ShowAlertInfo()
    Dim mainForm As Form = CType(Application.MainWindow.Template, Form)
    Dim info As New AlertInfo("Frohe Weihnachten! (Merry Christmas!)", DateTime.Now.ToString(), ImageLoader.Instance.GetImageInfo("Attention").Image)

XAF_how-to-adjust-the-size-of-pop-up-dialogs-e4208/VB/PopupSizeExample.Module.Win/Controllers/CustomizeFormSizeController.vb#L16

Private Sub Window_TemplateChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    If TypeOf Window.Template Is System.Windows.Forms.Form AndAlso TypeOf Window.Template Is ISupportStoreSettings Then
        'Handle this or the Form.HandleCreated/Load events for applying customizations AFTER the default XAF template settings were applied.

XAF_how-to-access-the-documentmanager-barmanager-and-ribboncontrol-e4027/VB/TabsLayoutCustomization.Module.Win/Controllers/TabsCustomizationWindowController.vb#L21

Private Sub Window_TemplateChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    Dim template As IFrameTemplate = Window.Template
    Dim docManager As DocumentManager = DirectCast(template, IDocumentsHostWindow).DocumentManager