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

Opens a message dialog box with a specified dialog type, message, and a set of buttons (and allows you to specify the default button).

Declaration

function dxMessageDlg(const AMessage: string; ADialogType: TMsgDlgType; AButtons: TMsgDlgButtons; AHelpContext: Longint; ADefaultButton: TMsgDlgBtn; const AHyperlinkClickProc: TdxMessageDialogHyperlinkClickDelegate = nil; const AShowHyperlinkHintProc: TdxMessageDialogShowHyperlinkHintDelegate = nil): 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.
ADialogType	TMsgDlgType	A message dialog box type that determines the predefined caption, system icon, and sound of the message dialog box. This parameter value initializes the created form’s DialogType property.
AButtons	TMsgDlgButtons	A set of buttons on the message dialog box form.
AHelpContext	Longint	A context ID of the help topic associated with the created message box. Users can click the Help button or press F1 to open the associated help topic.
ADefaultButton	TMsgDlgBtn	Optional. A button type. Use this parameter to specify the button that has focus when the message box appears. If this parameter is omitted, the first button on the message box has focus (TMsgDlgBtn.FirstButton).
AHyperlinkClickProc	TdxMessageDialogHyperlinkClickDelegate	Optional. Specifies a procedure that handles a click on a hyperlink within the displayed message. The AHyperlinkClickProc parameter value initializes the HyperlinkClickProc property of the created message dialog box form. You can define a click handler procedure to identify the clicked hyperlink and prevent certain links from being activated. Tip Refer to the TdxMessageDialogHyperlinkClickDelegate procedural type description for detailed information and a code example.
AShowHyperlinkHintProc	TdxMessageDialogShowHyperlinkHintDelegate	Optional. Specifies a procedure that handles a hyperlink hint display event. The AShowHyperlinkHintProc parameter value initializes the ShowHyperlinkHintProc property of the created message dialog box form. You can define a hyperlink hint handler procedure to change the predefined hint message (the hyperlink target URI) depending on certain conditions in your application. Tip Refer to the TdxMessageDialogShowHyperlinkHintDelegate procedural type description for detailed information and a code example.

Returns

Type	Description
Integer	The ID of the button clicked to close the message box. The function returns 0 if it failed to create a message box, and 2 if a user clicked the Close button or pressed Esc. Refer to the list of possible return values in the Remarks section.

Remarks

Call the dxMessageDlg function to open a generic dialog box with a specified dialog type, a message and one or more buttons. The current function overload additionally allows you to specify the default button.

The opened message dialog box has the mdsMessageDlg style.

Code Example: Display a Message Dialog and Identify the User Action

The code example in this section opens a message dialog box with a formatted message and a configured button layout (with the initially focused Cancel button). The demonstrated procedure identifies the action used to close the message box.

Delphi

uses
  dxMessageDialog, // Declares the dxMessageDlg method
  Winapi.Windows;  // Declares WinAPI constants
// ...

procedure TMyForm.DemonstrateDxMessageDlg2;
var
  AMessage, AHelpURL: string;
  ADialogType: TMsgDlgType;
  AButtons: TMsgDlgButtons;
  ADefaultButton: TMsgDlgBtn;
  AHelpContext, ACloseAction: Integer;
begin
  // Define a formatted message with a hyperlink (using the BBCode-inspired markup)
  AHelpURL := 'https://docs.devexpress.com/VCL/dxMessageDialog.dxMessageDlg(80E4ACD7)';
  AMessage := '[URL=' + AHelpURL + ']dxMessageDlg[/URL] opens a message dialog box with ' +
    'a message ([B]AMessage[/B]) and a set of buttons ([B]AButtons[/B]).' +
    sLineBreak + sLineBreak +
    'This function overload allows you to select the default button ([B]ADefaultButton[/B]).';

  ADialogType := mtInformation; // Defines the "Information" dialog title, icon, and sound
  AButtons := mbYesNoCancel;    // Defines a button set (Yes, No, and Cancel)
  ADefaultButton := mbCancel;   // Moves focus to the Cancel button
  AHelpContext := 0;            // Retains the default help context

  // Display a message box
  ACloseAction := dxMessageDlg(AMessage, ADialogType, AButtons, AHelpContext, ADefaultButton);

  // Identify the action used to close the message box
  case ACloseAction of
    IDYES:    Caption := 'Yes is clicked';
    IDNO:     Caption := 'No is clicked';
    IDCANCEL: Caption := 'Cancel is clicked';
    0:        Caption := 'Failed to create a message box';
  end;
end;

C++

#include "dxMessageDialog.hpp" // Declares the dxMessageDlg method
#include <Winapi.Windows.hpp> // Declares WinAPI constants

// Add the following linker directive to the corresponding CPP source file:
#pragma link "dxMessageDialog" // Required to use dxMessageDialog.hpp declarations
// ...

void __fastcall TMyForm::DemonstrateDxMessageDlg2()
{
  UnicodeString AMessage, AHelpURL;
  TMsgDlgType ADialogType;
  TMsgDlgButtons AButtons;
  TMsgDlgBtn ADefaultButton;
  int AHelpContext, ACloseAction;

  // Define a formatted message with a hyperlink (using the BBCode-inspired markup)
  AHelpURL = "https://docs.devexpress.com/VCL/dxMessageDialog.dxMessageDlg(80E4ACD7)";
  AMessage =
    "[URL=" + AHelpURL + "]dxMessageDlg[/URL] opens a message dialog box with "
    "a message ([B]AMessage[/B]) and a set of buttons ([B]AButtons[/B])." +
    sLineBreak + sLineBreak +
    "This function overload allows you to select the default button ([B]ADefaultButton[/B]).";

  ADialogType = mtInformation; // Defines the "Information" dialog title, icon, and sound
  AButtons = mbYesNoCancel;    // Defines a button set (Yes, No, and Cancel)
  ADefaultButton = mbCancel;   // Moves focus to the Cancel button
  AHelpContext = 0;            // Retains the default help context

  // Display a message box
  ACloseAction = dxMessageDlg(AMessage, ADialogType, AButtons, AHelpContext, ADefaultButton);

  // Identify the action used to close the message box
  switch (ACloseAction)
  {
    case IDYES:    Caption = "Yes is clicked"; break;
    case IDNO:     Caption = "No is clicked"; break;
    case IDCANCEL: Caption = "Cancel is clicked"; break;
    case 0:        Caption = "Failed to create a message box"; break;
  }
}

Return Values

The return value identifies the action used to close the message box:

IDOK

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

IDCANCEL

A user clicked the Cancel or Close button, or pressed Esc 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.