windowsforms-devexpress-dot-xtraeditors-dot-xtramessagebox-dot-show-x28-system-dot-windows-dot-forms-dot-iwin32window-system-dot-string-system-dot-string-system-dot-windows-dot-forms-dot-messageboxbuttons-system-dot-windows-dot-forms-dot-messageboxicon-x29.md
Displays the XtraMessageBox with the specified owner, text, caption, buttons and icon.
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraEditors
Assembly : DevExpress.XtraEditors.v25.2.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Win.Navigation
public static DialogResult Show(
IWin32Window owner,
string text,
string caption,
MessageBoxButtons buttons,
MessageBoxIcon icon
)
Public Shared Function Show(
owner As IWin32Window,
text As String,
caption As String,
buttons As MessageBoxButtons,
icon As MessageBoxIcon
) As DialogResult
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| owner | IWin32Window |
An object that serves as a dialog box’s top-level window and owner.
| | text | String |
A string value that specifies the text to display in the message box.
| | caption | String |
A string value that specifies the message box’s caption.
| | buttons | MessageBoxButtons |
A value that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.
| | icon | MessageBoxIcon |
One of the MessageBoxIcon values that specifies which icon to display in the message box.
|
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| DialogResult |
One of the DialogResult values.
|
The following code snippet displays an XtraMessageBox with the specified owner, text, caption, icon, and buttons:
const string text = "Do you want to close the form?";
const string caption = "Information";
XtraMessageBox.Show(this, text, caption, MessageBoxButtons.OKCancel, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
| Parameter | Default Value | Property Name |
|---|---|---|
Caption | String.Empty | Caption |
Buttons | MessageBoxButtons.OK | Buttons |
DefaultButtonIndex | 0 | DefaultButtonIndex |
Owner | null | Owner |
Icon | MessageBoxIcon.None | ImageOptions |
The following code snippet displays the XtraMessageBox with formatted text and a warning icon. If the user clicks Yes , the application closes the current form.
using DevExpress.XtraEditors;
using DevExpress.Utils;
if(XtraMessageBox.Show(
"Do you want to close the <b>form</b>?", "Warning",
MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Warning,
DefaultBoolean.True) == DialogResult.Yes)
this.Close();
Imports DevExpress.XtraEditors
Imports DevExpress.Utils
If XtraMessageBox.Show("Do you want to close the <b>form</b>?", "Warning", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Warning, DefaultBoolean.True) = DialogResult.Yes Then
Me.Close()
End If
The following code snippets (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contain references to the Show(IWin32Window, String, String, MessageBoxButtons, MessageBoxIcon) method.
Note
The algorithm used to collect these code examples remains a work in progress. Accordingly, the links and snippets below may produce inaccurate results. If you encounter an issue with code examples below, please use the feedback form on this page to report the issue.
if(!UserLookAndFeel.Default.IsSvgSkin()) {
XtraMessageBox.Show(this, "The current skin does not support SVG palettes. Please switch to an SVG skin and try again.", "SVG Skin Required", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning);
return;
protected internal virtual DialogResult ShowMessageBox(string text, string caption, MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxIcon icon) {
return XtraMessageBox.Show(this, text, caption, buttons, icon);
}
winforms-scheduler-custom-appointment-edit-form/CS/SchedulerDbExample/CustomAppointmentForm.cs#L297
protected internal virtual DialogResult ShowMessageBox(string text, string caption, MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxIcon icon) {
return XtraMessageBox.Show(this, text, caption, buttons, icon);
}
Protected Friend Overridable Function ShowMessageBox(text As String, caption As String, buttons As MessageBoxButtons, icon As MessageBoxIcon) As DialogResult
Return XtraMessageBox.Show(Me, text, caption, buttons, icon)
End Function
winforms-scheduler-custom-appointment-edit-form/VB/SchedulerDbExample/CustomAppointmentForm.vb#L361
Protected Friend Overridable Function ShowMessageBox(ByVal text As String, ByVal caption As String, ByVal buttons As MessageBoxButtons, ByVal icon As MessageBoxIcon) As DialogResult
Return XtraMessageBox.Show(Me, text, caption, buttons, icon)
End Function
See Also