XtraInputBox.Show(String, String, String, XtraInputBox.Buttons) Method

Displays an XtraInputBox with the given parameters.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public static string Show(
    string prompt,
    string title,
    string defaultResponse,
    XtraInputBox.Buttons buttons
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Function Show(
    prompt As String,
    title As String,
    defaultResponse As String,
    buttons As XtraInputBox.Buttons
) As String

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
prompt	String	The text string displayed above an editor.
title	String	The caption of the message window.
defaultResponse	String	The initial editor value.
buttons	XtraInputBox.Buttons	Specifies editor buttons.

Returns

Type	Description
String	The value entered by a user, or null if no value was entered.

Remarks

The code below illustrates how to invoke an XtraInputBox with a DateEdit editor.

C#

XtraInputBox.Show("Select a date", "Jump to Date", DateTime.Now, Buttons.OKCancel);

VB.NET

XtraInputBox.Show("Select a date", "Jump to Date", Date.Now, Buttons.OKCancel)

You can also use XtraInputBoxArgs objects to pass required Input Box settings.

The code snippet below shows how to display a dialog box with custom settings.

C#

using DevExpress.XtraEditors;

// Display an iput box with the specifiedx prompt, title, and default response.
XtraInputBox.Show("Enter a new value", "Change Settings", "Default");
XtraInputBox.Show(this, "Enter a new value", "Change Settings", "Default");

// Initialize a new XtraInputBoxArgs instance.
XtraInputBoxArgs args = new XtraInputBoxArgs();
// Specify settings.
args.Caption = "Shipping options";
args.Prompt = "Delivery date";
args.DefaultButtonIndex = 0;
// Initialize a new DateEdit instance.
DateEdit editor = new DateEdit();
// Specify settings.
editor.Properties.CalendarView = DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository.CalendarView.TouchUI;
editor.Properties.Mask.EditMask = "MMMM d, yyyy";
// Assign the editor to the input box settings.
args.Editor = editor;
// Specify the editor's default value.
args.DefaultResponse = DateTime.Now.Date.AddDays(3);
// Display an input box and assign the result to a variable.
var result = XtraInputBox.Show(args);

// You can also use the generic method and specify the return value's type.
DateTime resultDateTime = XtraInputBox.Show<DateTime>(args);

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraEditors

' Display an iput box with the specifiedx prompt, title, and default response.
XtraInputBox.Show("Enter a new value", "Change Settings", "Default")
XtraInputBox.Show(Me, "Enter a new value", "Change Settings", "Default")

' Initialize a new XtraInputBoxArgs instance.
Dim args As New XtraInputBoxArgs()
' Specify settings.
args.Caption = "Shipping options"
args.Prompt = "Delivery date"
args.DefaultButtonIndex = 0
' Initialize a new DateEdit instance.
Dim editor As New DateEdit()
' Specify settings.
editor.Properties.CalendarView = DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository.CalendarView.TouchUI
editor.Properties.Mask.EditMask = "MMMM d, yyyy"
' Assign the editor to the input box settings.
args.Editor = editor
' Specify the editor's default value.
args.DefaultResponse = Date.Now.Date.AddDays(3)
' Display an input box and assign the result to a variable.
Dim result = XtraInputBox.Show(args)

' You can also use the generic method and specify the return value's type.
Dim resultDateTime As Date = XtraInputBox.Show(Of Date)(args)