SplashScreen Settings in Windows Forms Splash Screen (Splash)

29 Sep 20213 minutes to read

The following are the splash settings available for the Windows Forms Splash Screen (Splash) Control.

Automatic launching

The properties given below describe the AutoMode features of the Windows Forms Splash Screen (Splash) Control.

Property Table

SplashControl Property Description
AutoMode Specifies if the SplashControl should automatically launch the splash screen.
AutoModeDisableOwner Specifies if the SplashControl displays modally when in AutoMode.
IsShowing Indicates if the splash screen is currently being displayed.

A splash image is displayed when an application is run, and only when AutoMode property is set to ‘True’. By default this value will be set to ‘True’. When the AutoMode is set to ‘False’, the splash image will not be displayed when the application starts.

If the AutoModeDisableOwner property is set to ‘True’, the splash screen displays modally. The splash screen stops the user from interacting with the rest of the application until it gets hidden. Once the splash screen disappears, the user will be able to interact with the form.

this.SplashControl1.AutoMode = true;
this.splashControl1.AutoModeDisableOwner = true;
Me.SplashControl1.AutoMode = True
Me.splashControl1.AutoModeDisableOwner = True

The methods given below can also be used to show / hide the splash screen at run time.

Methods Table

Methods Description
ShowSplash The splash screen can also be displayed, at run time, when this method is called. It includes the following parameter.DisableOwner - Indicates whether the owner form, i.e., the Windows form is enabled or disabled when the splash screen is displaying.
HideSplash This method will decide whether to show or hide the splash screen that has been displayed using the above method.
ShowDialogSplash This method will display the splash screen as a modal dialog.It includes the following parameters.OwnerForm - Represents the owner form.Location - Specifies the location at which the splash screen will be displayed. 
// Displays the splash screen.

this.splashControl1.ShowSplash(true);

// Hides the splash screen.
this.splashControl1.HideSplash();

// Displays the splash screen as a modal dialog.
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    this.splashControl1.ShowDialogSplash(new Point(700,700),new Form1());
}
' Displays the splash screen.
Me.splashControl1.ShowSplash(True);

' Hides the splash screen.
Me.splashControl1.HideSplash();

' Displays the splash screen as a modal dialog.
Private Sub button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
Me.splashControl1.ShowDialogSplash(New Point(700, 700), New Form1())
End Sub

The below example uses a button click event to call this method. This method is overloaded. The overloaded method passes the owner form as a parameter to this method.

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    this.splashControl1.ShowDialogSplash(new Form1());
}
Private Sub button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
Me.splashControl1.ShowDialogSplash(New Form1())
End Sub

Time interval settings

The SplashControl is, by default, a timed display splash screen. The splash screen will be displayed for a specific time period and will then be closed. By default, the value will be set as 5000. User can change this value, run the application and see the difference.

Property Table

SplashControl Property Description
TimerInterval The time interval for which the splash screen is to be displayed (in milliseconds). 
this.splashControl1.TimerInterval = 3000;
Me.splashControl1.TimerInterval = 3000