XtraInputBox.Show<T>(String, String, T) Method

Displays an input box with the specified title, prompt, and default response. You can also specify the returned value’s type.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public static T? Show<T>(
    string prompt,
    string title,
    T defaultResponse
)
    where T : struct

VB.NET

Public Shared Function Show(Of T As Structure)(
    prompt As String,
    title As String,
    defaultResponse As T
) As T?

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
prompt	String	The text above the editor.
title	String	The text in the title bar.
defaultResponse	T	The editor’s default value.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The returned value’s type.

Returns

Type	Description
Nullable<T>	The value entered by a user, or null if nothing 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)