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Displays an input box with the specified title, prompt, and default response.
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraEditors
Assembly : DevExpress.XtraEditors.v25.2.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Win.Navigation
public static string Show(
IWin32Window owner,
string prompt,
string title,
string defaultResponse
)
Public Shared Function Show(
owner As IWin32Window,
prompt As String,
title As String,
defaultResponse As String
) As String
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| owner | IWin32Window |
An IWin32Window object that shares its look-and-feel settings with this Input Box.
| | prompt | String |
The text above the editor.
| | title | String |
The text in the title bar.
| | defaultResponse | String |
The text that is the editor’s default value.
|
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| String |
The entered value, or null if nothing was entered.
|
The following code snippet displays a dialog box with default settings:
using DevExpress.XtraEditors;
// Display an input box with the specified prompt, title, and default response.
XtraInputBox.Show("Enter a new value", "Change Settings", "Default");
// Display an input box with the specified owner, prompt, title, and default response.
XtraInputBox.Show(this, "Enter a new value", "Change Settings", "Default");
Imports DevExpress.XtraEditors
' Display an input box with the specified owner, prompt, title, and default response.
XtraInputBox.Show("Enter a new value", "Change Settings", "Default")
' Display an input box with the specified owner, prompt, title, and default response.
XtraInputBox.Show(Me, "Enter a new value", "Change Settings", "Default")
The following code snippet displays an input box with the specified text, caption, and editor:
using DevExpress.XtraEditors;
// Create a DateEdit and customize its settings.
DateEdit dateEditor = new DateEdit();
dateEditor.Properties.CalendarView = DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository.CalendarView.TouchUI;
dateEditor.Properties.Mask.EditMask = "MMMM d, yyyy";
// Initialize a new XtraInputBoxArgs instance with the specified settings.
XtraInputBoxArgs args = new XtraInputBoxArgs()
{
Caption = "Shipping Options",
Prompt = "Delivery Date",
DefaultButtonIndex = 0,
Editor = dateEditor,
DefaultResponse = DateTime.Now.Date.AddDays(3) // The date editor's default value
};
// Display the input box and assign the dialog result to a variable.
var result = XtraInputBox.Show(args);
Imports DevExpress.XtraEditors
' Create a DateEdit and customize its settings.
Dim dateEditor As New DateEdit()
dateEditor.Properties.CalendarView = DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository.CalendarView.TouchUI
dateEditor.Properties.Mask.EditMask = "MMMM d, yyyy"
' Initialize a new XtraInputBoxArgs instance with the specified settings.
Dim args As New XtraInputBoxArgs() With {
.Caption = "Shipping Options",
.Prompt = "Delivery Date",
.DefaultButtonIndex = 0,
.Editor = dateEditor,
.DefaultResponse = DateTime.Now.Date.AddDays(3) ' The date editor's default value
}
' Display the input box and assign the dialog result to a variable.
Dim result = XtraInputBox.Show(args)
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