dxMessageDlg(string,TMsgDlgType,TMsgDlgButtons,Longint,TMsgDlgBtn) Method

Invokes a modal message dialog box.

Declaration

function dxMessageDlg(const AMessage: string; ADialogType: TMsgDlgType; AButtons: TMsgDlgButtons; AHelpContext: Longint; ADefaultButton: TMsgDlgBtn): Integer;

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
AMessage	string	Message dialog box content. The AMessage parameter value initializes the created form’s Message property. The AMessage parameter supports a set of BBCode-inspired tags that allow you to format message box content. Refer to the Remarks section for the full list of supported formatting tags.
ADialogType	TMsgDlgType	A message dialog box type that determines the predefined caption, system icon, and sound of the message box.
AButtons	TMsgDlgButtons	A set of buttons on the message dialog box form.
AHelpContext	Longint	A context ID for the help topic that a click on the Help button or the F1 keystroke should invoke while the message box is displayed.
ADefaultButton	TMsgDlgBtn	A button type. Use this parameter to specify the button that has focus when the message box appears.

Returns

Type	Description
Integer	An integer value that indicates the button clicked to close the message box. The dxMessageBox function returns 0 if it fails to invoke a message box. Refer to the list of possible return values in the Remarks section.

Remarks

Call the dxMessageDlg function to invoke a generic dialog box with a message and one or more buttons. The created message dialog box has the mdsMessageDlg style.

Supported BBCode-Inspired Markup Tags

Text Formatting Attribute	Message Text with Tags	Example
Bold	'[B]DevExpress[/B]'
Italic	'[I]DevExpress[/I]'
Underscore	'[U]DevExpress[/U]'
Strikeout	'[S]DevExpress[/S]'
Subscript	'Dev[Sub]Express[/Sub]'
Superscript	'Dev[Sup]Express[/Sup]'
Custom Font	'Dev[U][Font=Consolas][Size=12]Express[/U][/Font][/Size]'
Color	'[Color=#E67E22]Dev[/Color][Color=Gray]Express[/Color]'
Background Color	'[BackColor=Orange]DevExpress[/BackColor]'
Hyperlink	'[URL=http://www.devexpress.com/]DevExpress[/URL]'
No Parse	'[NOPARSE][B]DevExpress[/B][/NOPARSE]'

Returned Values

IDOK

A user clicked the OK button to close the message box.

IDCANCEL

A user clicked the Cancel button to close the message box.

IDABORT

A user clicked the Abort button to close the message box.

IDRETRY

A user clicked the Retry button to close the message box.

IDIGNORE

A user clicked the Ignore button to close the message box.

IDYES

A user clicked the Yes button to close the message box.

IDNO

A user clicked the No button to close the message box.