MessageBox Class
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Displays a message to the user and optionally prompts for a response.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.Windows.MessageBox
Namespace: System.Windows
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class MessageBox
public sealed class MessageBox
The MessageBox type exposes the following members.
Methods
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Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
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MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Show(String) | Displays a message box that contains the specified text and an OK button. |
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Show(Window, String) | Displays a message box that contains the specified text and an OK button that is modal to the window specified by the owner parameter. |
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Show(String, String, MessageBoxButton) | Displays a message box that contains the specified text, title bar caption, and response buttons. |
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Show(Window, String, String, MessageBoxButton) | Displays a message box that is modal to the window specified by the owner parameter. |
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ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Remarks
The MessageBox class provides a static Show method that you can use to display a message in a simple dialog box. The dialog box is modal and provides an OK button.
An overload of the Show method enables you to specify a title bar caption and an optional Cancel button. If you display a Cancel button, you can use the return value of the method to determine the user's response.
The message box may have a slightly different appearance on different platforms. For example, the message box includes an icon when it is displayed on a Macintosh.
Examples
The following example code demonstrates how to use this class.
Dim result As MessageBoxResult = _
MessageBox.Show("Would you like to see the simple version?", _
"MessageBox Example", MessageBoxButton.OKCancel)
If (result = MessageBoxResult.OK) Then
MessageBox.Show("No caption, one button.")
End If
MessageBoxResult result =
MessageBox.Show("Would you like to see the simple version?",
"MessageBox Example", MessageBoxButton.OKCancel);
if (result == MessageBoxResult.OK)
{
MessageBox.Show("No caption, one button.");
}
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.