RibbonMessageArgs.Caption Property

Gets or sets the caption of the message.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraBars.Ribbon

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public string Caption { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property Caption As String

Property Value

Type	Description
String	A string value that specifies the caption of the message.

Remarks

Use the Caption and Text properties to specify the caption and text of the Ribbon message.

Read the following topic for information: Ribbon Message.

Example

C#

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";
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraBars.Ribbon

Private Sub ShowMessage()
    Dim args As 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 }
    AddHandler args.Showing, AddressOf Args_Showing
    Ribbon.ShowMessage(args)
    AddHandler Ribbon.MessageClosed, AddressOf Ribbon_MessageClosed
End Sub
Private Sub Ribbon_MessageClosed(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RibbonMessageClosedArgs)
    If e.Result = DialogResult.OK Then
        DevExpress.Data.Utils.SafeProcess.Start("https://community.devexpress.com/blogs/winforms/archive/2023/02/16/devexpress-winforms-roadmap-23-1.aspx")
    End If
End Sub
Private Sub Args_Showing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RibbonMessageShowingArgs)
    e.Buttons(DialogResult.OK).Caption = "Explore Roadmap"
End Sub

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