XafApplication.MainWindow Property

Provides access to the application’s main Window.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v22.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Declaration

C#

[Browsable(false)]
public virtual Window MainWindow { get; }

VB.NET

<Browsable(False)>
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property MainWindow As Window

Property Value

Type	Description
Window	A Window object that represents the current application’s main Window.

Remarks

A main Window is the Window which is first displayed when starting the application (except the logon Window). This Window contains the base features of the application. To determine whether a Window is main use the Window.IsMain property.

You can customize the main Window. For this purpose, access it via the MainWindow property.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

XAF_how-to-add-a-custom-button-into-lookuppropertyeditor-to-edit-the-currently-selected-record-e774/CS/WinSolution.Module.Win/MyLookupPropertyEditor.cs#L36

svp.CreateAllControllers = true;
ShowViewSource svs = new ShowViewSource(Helper.Application.MainWindow, null);
Helper.Application.ShowViewStrategy.ShowView(svp, svs);

VB.NET

XAF_how-to-add-a-custom-button-into-lookuppropertyeditor-to-edit-the-currently-selected-record-e774/VB/WinSolution.Module.Win/MyLookupPropertyEditor.vb#L39

svp.CreateAllControllers = True
Dim svs As New ShowViewSource(Helper.Application.MainWindow, Nothing)
Helper.Application.ShowViewStrategy.ShowView(svp, svs)