XtraMessageBox.Show(UserLookAndFeel, String, String, MessageBoxButtons, MessageBoxIcon) Method

Displays the XtraMessageBox with the specified look and feel settings, text, caption, buttons and icon.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v25.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public static DialogResult Show(
    UserLookAndFeel lookAndFeel,
    string text,
    string caption,
    MessageBoxButtons buttons,
    MessageBoxIcon icon
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Function Show(
    lookAndFeel As UserLookAndFeel,
    text As String,
    caption As String,
    buttons As MessageBoxButtons,
    icon As MessageBoxIcon
) As DialogResult

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
lookAndFeel	UserLookAndFeel	A UserLookAndFeel object whose properties specify the look and feel of the message box.
text	String	A string value that specifies the text to display in the message box.
caption	String	A string value that specifies the message box’s caption.
buttons	MessageBoxButtons	A value that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.
icon	MessageBoxIcon	One of the MessageBoxIcon values that specifies which icon to display in the message box.

Returns

Type	Description
DialogResult	One of the DialogResult values.

Remarks

Default Parameters

Parameter	Default Value	Property Name
Caption	String.Empty	Caption
Buttons	MessageBoxButtons.OK	Buttons
DefaultButtonIndex	0	DefaultButtonIndex
Owner	null	Owner
Icon	MessageBoxIcon.None	ImageOptions

The following code snippet displays the XtraMessageBox with formatted text and a warning icon. If the user clicks Yes, the application closes the current form.

C#

using DevExpress.XtraEditors;
using DevExpress.Utils;

if(XtraMessageBox.Show(
    "Do you want to close the <b>form</b>?", "Warning",
    MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Warning,
    DefaultBoolean.True) == DialogResult.Yes)
    this.Close();

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraEditors
Imports DevExpress.Utils


If XtraMessageBox.Show("Do you want to close the <b>form</b>?", "Warning", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Warning, DefaultBoolean.True) = DialogResult.Yes Then
    Me.Close()
End If