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UseThemes Property, SftButton Object

Defines whether Windows themes can be used.

Syntax

Get

VB.NETStyle = object.UseThemes As SftButtonThemesConstants
VBStyle = object.UseThemes As SftButtonThemesConstants
C#.NETSftButtonThemesConstants Style = object.UseThemes;
VC++enum SftButtonThemesConstants Style = object->UseThemes;
enum SftButtonThemesConstants Style = object->GetUseThemes();
CHRESULT object->get_UseThemes(enum SftButtonThemesConstants* Style);

Put

VB.NETobject.UseThemes = Style As SftButtonThemesConstants
VBobject.UseThemes = Style As SftButtonThemesConstants
C#.NETSftButtonThemesConstants object.UseThemes = Style;
VC++enum SftButtonThemesConstants object->UseThemes = Style;
void object->PutUseThemes(enum SftButtonThemesConstants Style);
CHRESULT object->put_UseThemes(enum SftButtonThemesConstants Style);

object

A SftButton object.

Style

Defines whether Windows themes can be used.

NameValueDescription
themesSftButtonNo0Windows themes are never used.
themesSftButtonYes1Windows themes are used if available.
themesSftButtonYesExcludeText2Windows themes are used if available. The button's caption (Text) is rendered using the defined colors and themes are ignored. Themes are only used for the button background.

Comments

The UseThemes property defines whether Windows themes can be used.

Windows themes are only available on Windows XP and above. Older Windows versions do not support Windows themes and this property has no effect.

Examples

VB.NET

    AxSftButton1.DropDownStyle = SftButtonDropDownStyleConstants.dropdownstyleSftButtonStandard
    AxSftButton1.FillOrientation = SftButtonOrientationConstants.orientationSftButtonHorizontal
    AxSftButton1.Orientation = SftButtonOrientationConstants.orientationSftButtonHorizontal
    AxSftButton1.Pressed = False
    AxSftButton1.ShowFocus = True
    AxSftButton1.Text = "Code Sample"
    AxSftButton1.TextAlignHorz = SftButtonAlignConstants.alignSftButtonCenter
    AxSftButton1.TextAlignVert = SftButtonAlignVertConstants.alignSftButtonVCenter
    AxSftButton1.UseThemes = SftButtonThemesConstants.themesSftButtonNo
    ' Behavior
    AxSftButton1.AllowFocus = True
    AxSftButton1.Bounce = SftButtonBounceStyleConstants.bounceSftButtonYes
    AxSftButton1.ClickInterval = 100
    AxSftButton1.DropDownDownClick = True
    AxSftButton1.DropDownFollows = False
    AxSftButton1.DropDownPressed = False

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VB6

    SftButton1.DropDownStyle = dropdownstyleSftButtonStandard
    SftButton1.FillOrientation = orientationSftButtonHorizontal
    SftButton1.Orientation = orientationSftButtonHorizontal
    SftButton1.Pressed = False
    SftButton1.ShowFocus = True
    SftButton1.Text = "Code Sample"
    SftButton1.TextAlignHorz = alignSftButtonCenter
    SftButton1.TextAlignVert = alignSftButtonVCenter
    SftButton1.UseThemes = themesSftButtonNo
' Behavior
    SftButton1.AllowFocus = True
    SftButton1.Bounce = bounceSftButtonYes
    SftButton1.ClickInterval = 100
    SftButton1.DropDownDownClick = True
    SftButton1.DropDownFollows = False
    SftButton1.DropDownPressed = False

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C#

    axSftButton1.DropDownStyle = SftButtonDropDownStyleConstants.dropdownstyleSftButtonStandard;
    axSftButton1.FillOrientation = SftButtonOrientationConstants.orientationSftButtonHorizontal;
    axSftButton1.Orientation = SftButtonOrientationConstants.orientationSftButtonHorizontal;
    axSftButton1.Pressed = false;
    axSftButton1.ShowFocus = true;
    axSftButton1.Text = "Code Sample";
    axSftButton1.TextAlignHorz = SftButtonAlignConstants.alignSftButtonCenter;
    axSftButton1.TextAlignVert = SftButtonAlignVertConstants.alignSftButtonVCenter;
    axSftButton1.UseThemes = SftButtonThemesConstants.themesSftButtonNo;
    // Behavior
    axSftButton1.AllowFocus = true;
    axSftButton1.Bounce = SftButtonBounceStyleConstants.bounceSftButtonYes;
    axSftButton1.ClickInterval = 100;
    axSftButton1.DropDownDownClick = true;
    axSftButton1.DropDownFollows = false;
    axSftButton1.DropDownPressed = false;

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C++

    m_vButton->put_DropDownStyle(dropdownstyleSftButtonStandard);
    m_vButton->put_FillOrientation(orientationSftButtonHorizontal);
    m_vButton->put_Orientation(orientationSftButtonHorizontal);
    m_vButton->put_Pressed(VARIANT_FALSE);
    m_vButton->put_ShowFocus(VARIANT_TRUE);
    m_vButton->put_Text(_bstr_t(_T("Code Sample")));
    m_vButton->put_TextAlignHorz(alignSftButtonCenter);
    m_vButton->put_TextAlignVert(alignSftButtonVCenter);
    m_vButton->put_UseThemes(themesSftButtonNo);
// Behavior
    m_vButton->put_AllowFocus(VARIANT_TRUE);
    m_vButton->put_Bounce(bounceSftButtonYes);
    m_vButton->put_ClickInterval(100);
    m_vButton->put_DropDownDownClick(VARIANT_TRUE);
    m_vButton->put_DropDownFollows(VARIANT_FALSE);
    m_vButton->put_DropDownPressed(VARIANT_FALSE);

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See Also SftButton Object | Object Hierarchy