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ThemeSource

Class

ThemeSource is used to load user-defined themes for RadControls in an application. Themes load immediately when correct property values specified and last for the life time of the application. After a theme is loaded it can be used by the corresponding types of controls placed on any Form of the application. ThemeSource object are generally used by ThemeManager component placed on a Form

Definition

Namespace:Telerik.WinControls

Assembly:Telerik.WinControls.dll

Syntax:
C#
public class ThemeSource : RadObject, IDisposable, INotifyPropertyChanged, ICustomTypeDescriptor

Inheritance: objectDisposableObjectRadObjectThemeSource

Implements: ICustomTypeDescriptorIDisposableINotifyPropertyChanged

Inherited Members RadObject.BindingContextPropertyRadObject.RadTypeRadObject.ReplaceDefaultDescriptors(PropertyDescriptorCollection)RadObject.ClearPropertyStore()RadObject.SuspendPropertyNotifications()RadObject.ResumePropertyNotifications()RadObject.GetPropertyValue(RadProperty)RadObject.SetDefaultValueOverride(RadProperty, object)RadObject.GetValue(RadProperty)RadObject.SetValue(RadProperty, object)RadObject.ResetValue(RadProperty)RadObject.ResetLocalValue(RadProperty)RadObject.ResetValue(RadProperty, ValueResetFlags)RadObject.UpdateValue(RadProperty)RadObject.GetValueSource(RadProperty)RadObject.GetRegisteredRadProperty(string)RadObject.UpdateValueCore(RadPropertyValue)RadObject.SetValueCore(RadPropertyValue, object, object, ValueSource)RadObject.ResetValueCore(RadPropertyValue, ValueResetFlags)RadObject.GetDefaultValue(RadPropertyValue, object)RadObject.CoerceValue(RadPropertyValue, object)RadObject.ShouldSerializeProperty(RadProperty)RadObject.CanRaisePropertyChangeNotifications(RadPropertyValue)RadObject.BindProperty(RadProperty, RadObject, RadProperty, PropertyBindingOptions)RadObject.UnbindProperty(RadProperty)RadObject.AddStylePropertySetting(IPropertySetting)RadObject.GetInheritedValue(RadProperty)RadObject.OnPropertyChanging(RadPropertyChangingEventArgs)RadObject.OnPropertyChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs)RadObject.OnNotifyPropertyChanged(string)RadObject.OnNotifyPropertyChanged(PropertyChangedEventArgs)RadObject.OnShouldSerializeProperty(ShouldSerializePropertyEventArgs)RadObject.IsPropertyCancelable(RadPropertyMetadata)RadObject.PropertyValuesRadObject.PropertyFilterRadObject.RadObjectTypeRadObject.BindingContextRadObject.PropertyChangedRadObject.RadPropertyChangedRadObject.RadPropertyChangingDisposableObject.GetBitState(long)DisposableObject.SetBitState(long, bool)DisposableObject.OnBitStateChanged(long, bool, bool)DisposableObject.Dispose()DisposableObject.Dispose(bool)DisposableObject.PerformDispose(bool)DisposableObject.DisposeUnmanagedResources()DisposableObject.BitStateDisposableObject.EventsDisposableObject.IsDisposingDisposableObject.IsDisposedDisposableObject.DisposedDisposableObject.Disposing...

Constructors

ThemeSource()

C#
public ThemeSource()

Fields

StorageTypeProperty

C#
public static RadProperty StorageTypeProperty

ThemeLocationProperty

C#
public static RadProperty ThemeLocationProperty

Properties

CallingAssembly

C#
[Browsable(false)]
public Assembly CallingAssembly { get; set; }

OwnerThemeManager

Gets or sets the owner theme manager component. Generally used by Form's designer.

C#
public RadThemeManager OwnerThemeManager { get; set; }

SettingsAreValid

Gets a value indicating whether property values are valid

C#
public bool SettingsAreValid { get; }

StorageType

Gets or sets File or Resource type of storage for the theme file

C#
public ThemeStorageType StorageType { get; set; }

ThemeLoadingError

Gets value indicating the error message if Theme was not loaded successfully.

C#
public string ThemeLoadingError { get; }

ThemeLocation

Gets or sets the full resource name if StorageType is Resource. Example: "MyNamespace.MyThemeFileName.xml". If the StorageType specified is File, then the value of this property should represent the full or relative file path, accessible by the application. The "" sign can be used to substitute the application executable path. Eg. "C:\MyApp\MyThemeFileName.xml" or "....\MyThemeFileName.xml" or "\MyThemeFileName.xml"

C#
public string ThemeLocation { get; set; }

ThemeStorageValid

Indicates whether the specified theme was loaded successfully.

C#
public bool ThemeStorageValid { get; }

Methods

DisposeManagedResources()

Releases managed resources by clearing the property store and disposing value animators to prevent memory leaks.

C#
protected override void DisposeManagedResources()

Overrides: RadObject.DisposeManagedResources()

ReloadThemeFromStorage()

Loads the theme from the file resource specified and registers it into ThemeResolutionService. Thais method is called immediately when correct ThemeLocation and StorageType are specified.

C#
public virtual void ReloadThemeFromStorage()
In this article
DefinitionConstructorsThemeSource()FieldsStorageTypePropertyThemeLocationPropertyPropertiesCallingAssemblyOwnerThemeManagerSettingsAreValidStorageTypeThemeLoadingErrorThemeLocationThemeStorageValidMethodsDisposeManagedResources()ReloadThemeFromStorage()
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