XtraInputBox.Show(IWin32Window, String, String, String) Method

Displays an input box with the specified title, prompt, and default response.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v25.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public static string Show(
    IWin32Window owner,
    string prompt,
    string title,
    string defaultResponse
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Function Show(
    owner As IWin32Window,
    prompt As String,
    title As String,
    defaultResponse As String
) As String

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
owner	IWin32Window	An IWin32Window object that shares its look-and-feel settings with this Input Box.
prompt	String	The text above the editor.
title	String	The text in the title bar.
defaultResponse	String	The text that is the editor’s default value.

Returns

Type	Description
String	The entered value, or null if nothing was entered.

Example

The following code snippet displays a dialog box with default settings:

C#

using DevExpress.XtraEditors;

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

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

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraEditors

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

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

The following code snippet displays an input box with the specified text, caption, and editor:

C#

using DevExpress.XtraEditors;

// Create a DateEdit and customize its settings.
DateEdit dateEditor = new DateEdit();

dateEditor.Properties.CalendarView = DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository.CalendarView.TouchUI;
dateEditor.Properties.Mask.EditMask = "MMMM d, yyyy";

// Initialize a new XtraInputBoxArgs instance with the specified settings.
XtraInputBoxArgs args = new XtraInputBoxArgs()
{
    Caption = "Shipping Options",
    Prompt = "Delivery Date",
    DefaultButtonIndex = 0,
    Editor = dateEditor,
    DefaultResponse = DateTime.Now.Date.AddDays(3) // The date editor's default value
};

// Display the input box and assign the dialog result to a variable.
var result = XtraInputBox.Show(args);

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraEditors

' Create a DateEdit and customize its settings.
Dim dateEditor As New DateEdit()

dateEditor.Properties.CalendarView = DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository.CalendarView.TouchUI
dateEditor.Properties.Mask.EditMask = "MMMM d, yyyy"

' Initialize a new XtraInputBoxArgs instance with the specified settings.
Dim args As New XtraInputBoxArgs() With {
    .Caption = "Shipping Options",
    .Prompt = "Delivery Date",
    .DefaultButtonIndex = 0,
    .Editor = dateEditor,
    .DefaultResponse = DateTime.Now.Date.AddDays(3) ' The date editor's default value
}

' Display the input box and assign the dialog result to a variable.
Dim result = XtraInputBox.Show(args)