windowsforms-devexpress-dot-xtrasplashscreen-dot-splashscreenmanager-c05657ef.md
Creates and displays a WaitForm, whose type is specified by the SplashScreenManager.ActiveSplashFormTypeInfo property.
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraSplashScreen
Assembly : DevExpress.XtraEditors.v25.2.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Win.Navigation
public void ShowWaitForm()
Public Sub ShowWaitForm
To close the Wait Form, use the SplashScreenManager.CloseWaitForm method.
If the Wait Form is not displayed, calling the CloseWaitForm method throws an exception.
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void MainForm_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
splashScreenManager1.ShowWaitForm();
winforms-scheduler-synchronize-appointments-with-outlook-365/CS/DXOutlook365Sync/Form1.cs#L103
// Displays the wait form.
splashScreenManager1.ShowWaitForm();
splashScreenManager1.SetWaitFormDescription("Importing Outlook365 events...");
winforms-wait-form-cancel-operation/CS/WaitFormCanceling/Form1.cs#L77
splashScreenManager1.ShowWaitForm();
splashScreenManager1.SendCommand(WaitForm1.WaitFormCommand.SendObject, locker1);
winforms-spreadsheet-create-custom-progress-indicator/CS/SpreadsheetProgressSample/Form1.cs#L27
savedCancellationTokenProvider = spreadsheetControl1.ReplaceService<ICancellationTokenProvider>(new CancellationTokenProvider(cancellationTokenSource.Token));
splashScreenManager1.ShowWaitForm();
// Display the name of the running operation in the Wait Form.
Private Sub MainForm_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
splashScreenManager1.ShowWaitForm()
winforms-scheduler-synchronize-appointments-with-outlook-365/VB/DXOutlook365Sync/Form1.vb#L95
' Displays the wait form.
splashScreenManager1.ShowWaitForm()
splashScreenManager1.SetWaitFormDescription("Importing Outlook365 events...")
winforms-wait-form-cancel-operation/VB/WaitFormCanceling/Form1.vb#L66
backgroundWorker1.RunWorkerAsync(locker1)
splashScreenManager1.ShowWaitForm()
splashScreenManager1.SendCommand(WaitForm1.WaitFormCommand.SendObject, locker1)
winforms-spreadsheet-create-custom-progress-indicator/VB/SpreadsheetProgressSample/Form1.vb#L29
savedCancellationTokenProvider = spreadsheetControl1.ReplaceService(Of ICancellationTokenProvider)(New CancellationTokenProvider(cancellationTokenSource.Token))
splashScreenManager1.ShowWaitForm()
' Display the name of the running operation in the Wait Form.
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