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.v24.2.dll

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 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)