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RibbonMessageArgs Class

Contains Ribbon message-related settings.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraBars.Ribbon

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

#Declaration

public class RibbonMessageArgs

#Remarks

The Ribbon control can display messages - Office-inspired flyout notifications and alerts. The Ribbon control stores its messages (RibbonMessageArgs objects) within the Messages collection.

Ribbon Style - Office 365

Run Demo

Read the following topic for information: Ribbon Message.

#Example

using DevExpress.XtraBars.Ribbon;

void ShowMessage() {
    RibbonMessageArgs args = new RibbonMessageArgs();
    args.Caption = "What's New";
    args.Text = "Explore our new WinForms-related features we expect to introduce in our first major update this year (v23.1).";
    args.Icon = MessageBoxIcon.Information;
    args.Buttons = new DialogResult[] { DialogResult.OK };
    args.Showing += Args_Showing;
    Ribbon.ShowMessage(args);
    Ribbon.MessageClosed += Ribbon_MessageClosed;
}
void Ribbon_MessageClosed(object sender, RibbonMessageClosedArgs e) {
    if(e.Result == DialogResult.OK)
        DevExpress.Data.Utils.SafeProcess.Start("https://community.devexpress.com/blogs/winforms/archive/2023/02/16/devexpress-winforms-roadmap-23-1.aspx");
}
void Args_Showing(object sender, RibbonMessageShowingArgs e) {
    e.Buttons[DialogResult.OK].Caption = "Explore Roadmap";
}

The following image shows the result:

Ribbon Style - Office 365

#Inheritance

Object
RibbonMessageArgs
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