Application.EnableVisualStyles Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Source:

Application.cs

Enables visual styles for the application.

public:
 static void EnableVisualStyles();

public static void EnableVisualStyles ();

static member EnableVisualStyles : unit -> unit

Public Shared Sub EnableVisualStyles ()

Examples

The following code example demonstrates calling EnableVisualStyles in the Main function to enable visual styles for the application.

#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 );
}

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";
        }
    }
}

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

        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

    End Class
End Namespace 'VStyles

Remarks

This method enables visual styles for the application. Visual styles are the colors, fonts, and other visual elements that form an operating system theme. 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().

Note

This method has no effect for controls hosted in Internet Explorer.

See also

• RenderWithVisualStyles
• VisualStyleState
• FlatStyle