Enables visual styles for the application.
Namespace:
System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:
System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Sub EnableVisualStyles
Application.EnableVisualStyles()
public static void EnableVisualStyles()
public:
static void EnableVisualStyles()
public static function EnableVisualStyles()
This method enables visual styles for the application. Controls will draw with visual styles if the control and the operating system support it. To have an effect, EnableVisualStyles()()() must be called before creating any controls in the application; typically, EnableVisualStyles()()() is the first line in the Main function. A separate manifest is not required to enable visual styles when calling EnableVisualStyles()()().
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Prior to the .NET Framework 2.0, the FlatStyle property of some controls, such as controls that derive from ButtonBase, had to be set to FlatStyle..::.System in order for the controls to be drawn with visual styles. In applications written with the .NET Framework 2.0, this is no longer necessary. |
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This method will have no effect for controls hosted in Internet Explorer. |
Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 Platform Note:
Visual styles are only supported on these platforms.
The following code example demonstrates calling EnableVisualStyles in the Main function to enable visual styles for the application.
Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Namespace VStyles
' Summary description for Form1.
Public Class Form1
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
Private button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
<System.STAThread()> _
Public Shared Sub Main()
System.Windows.Forms.Application.EnableVisualStyles()
System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(New Form1)
End Sub 'Main
Public Sub New()
Me.button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
Me.button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(24, 16)
Me.button1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(120, 100)
Me.button1.FlatStyle = FlatStyle.System
Me.button1.Text = "I am themed."
' Sets up how the form should be displayed and adds the controls to the form.
Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(300, 286)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.button1)
Me.Text = "Application.EnableVisualStyles Example"
End Sub 'New
End Class 'Form1
End Namespace 'VStyles
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace VStyles
{
public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1;
[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
Application.EnableVisualStyles();
Application.Run(new Form1());
}
public Form1()
{
this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 16);
this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 100);
this.button1.FlatStyle = FlatStyle.System;
this.button1.Text = "I am themed.";
// Sets up how the form should be displayed and adds the controls to the form.
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(300, 286);
this.Controls.Add(this.button1);
this.Text = "Application.EnableVisualStyles Example";
}
}
}
#using <System.dll>
#using <System.Windows.Forms.dll>
#using <System.Drawing.dll>
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Drawing;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
namespace VStyles
{
public ref class Form1: public System::Windows::Forms::Form
{
private:
System::Windows::Forms::Button^ button1;
public:
Form1()
{
this->button1 = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Button;
this->button1->Location = System::Drawing::Point( 24, 16 );
this->button1->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 120, 100 );
this->button1->FlatStyle = FlatStyle::System;
this->button1->Text = "I am themed.";
// Sets up how the form should be displayed and adds the controls to the form.
this->ClientSize = System::Drawing::Size( 300, 286 );
this->Controls->Add( this->button1 );
this->Text = "Application::EnableVisualStyles Example";
}
};
}
[STAThread]
int main()
{
Application::EnableVisualStyles();
Application::Run( gcnew VStyles::Form1 );
}
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1
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