expressappframework-devexpress-dot-expressapp-dot-utils-dot-imageloader.md
Enables SVG images in WinForms applications.
Namespace : DevExpress.ExpressApp.Utils
Assembly : DevExpress.ExpressApp.v25.2.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.ExpressApp
public bool UseSvgImages { get; set; }
Public Property UseSvgImages As Boolean
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Boolean |
true if the SVG images are enabled for a WinForms application; otherwise, false.
|
The Template Kit enables SVG images for all new XAF WinForms applications. For this purpose, the kit generates new projects with the FrameworkSettings.DefaultSettingsCompatibilityMode property set to Latest.
To use PNG images instead, set the UseSvgImages property to false.
If an existing XAF application was created in v18.1 or earlier, it uses PNG images. To replace them with new SVG images, do the following:
Check that your application uses new templates. The UseOldTemplates article demonstrates how to verify this. Old templates do not support SVG images.
Set the UseSvgImages property to true in the Program.cs file:
The following code snippets (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contain references to the UseSvgImages property.
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TwoXpoModelsForDifferentDatabasesWindowsFormsApplication winApplication = new TwoXpoModelsForDifferentDatabasesWindowsFormsApplication();
DevExpress.ExpressApp.Utils.ImageLoader.Instance.UseSvgImages = true;
winApplication.UseLightStyle = true;
xaf-how-to-extend-the-application-model/CS/ExtendModel.Win/WinApplication.cs#L17
DevExpress.Persistent.Base.PasswordCryptographer.SupportLegacySha512 = false;
DevExpress.ExpressApp.Utils.ImageLoader.Instance.UseSvgImages = true;
}
DevExpress.Persistent.Base.PasswordCryptographer.SupportLegacySha512 = false;
DevExpress.ExpressApp.Utils.ImageLoader.Instance.UseSvgImages = true;
}
XAF_Non-Persistent-Objects-Filtering-Demo/CS/NonPersistentObjectsDemo.Win/WinApplication.cs#L19
DevExpress.Persistent.Base.PasswordCryptographer.SupportLegacySha512 = false;
DevExpress.ExpressApp.Utils.ImageLoader.Instance.UseSvgImages = true;
}
XAF_Non-Persistent-Objects-Reloading-Demo/CS/NonPersistentObjectsDemo.Win/WinApplication.cs#L19
DevExpress.Persistent.Base.PasswordCryptographer.SupportLegacySha512 = false;
DevExpress.ExpressApp.Utils.ImageLoader.Instance.UseSvgImages = true;
}
Dim winApplication As TwoXpoModelsForDifferentDatabasesWindowsFormsApplication = New TwoXpoModelsForDifferentDatabasesWindowsFormsApplication()
DevExpress.ExpressApp.Utils.ImageLoader.Instance.UseSvgImages = True
winApplication.UseLightStyle = True
xaf-how-to-extend-the-application-model/VB/ExtendModel.Win/WinApplication.vb#L19
DevExpress.Persistent.Base.PasswordCryptographer.SupportLegacySha512 = False
DevExpress.ExpressApp.Utils.ImageLoader.Instance.UseSvgImages = True
End Sub
DevExpress.Persistent.Base.PasswordCryptographer.SupportLegacySha512 = False
DevExpress.ExpressApp.Utils.ImageLoader.Instance.UseSvgImages = True
End Sub
XAF_Non-Persistent-Objects-Filtering-Demo/VB/NonPersistentObjectsDemo.Win/WinApplication.vb#L21
DevExpress.Persistent.Base.PasswordCryptographer.SupportLegacySha512 = False
DevExpress.ExpressApp.Utils.ImageLoader.Instance.UseSvgImages = True
End Sub
XAF_Non-Persistent-Objects-Reloading-Demo/VB/NonPersistentObjectsDemo.Win/WinApplication.vb#L21
DevExpress.Persistent.Base.PasswordCryptographer.SupportLegacySha512 = False
DevExpress.ExpressApp.Utils.ImageLoader.Instance.UseSvgImages = True
End Sub
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