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MessageBox.Show Method (Window, String, String, MessageBoxButton, MessageBoxImage)

.NET Framework 3.5

Displays a message box in front of the specified window. The message box displays a message, title bar caption, button, and icon; and it also returns a result.

Namespace: System.Windows
Assembly: PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)

Syntax

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public static MessageBoxResult Show(
	Window owner,
	string messageBoxText,
	string caption,
	MessageBoxButton button,
	MessageBoxImage icon
)

XAML

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You cannot use methods in XAML.

Parameters

owner: Type: System.Windows.Window
A Window that represents the owner window of the message box.

messageBoxText: Type: System.String
A String that specifies the text to display.

caption: Type: System.String
A String that specifies the title bar caption to display.

button: Type: System.Windows.MessageBoxButton
A MessageBoxButton value that specifies which button or buttons to display.

icon: Type: System.Windows.MessageBoxImage
A MessageBoxImage value that specifies the icon to display.

Return Value

Type: System.Windows.MessageBoxResult
A MessageBoxResult value that specifies which message box button is clicked by the user.

Remarks

By default, the message box appears in front of the window that is currently active.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0

Reference

MessageBox Class

MessageBox Members

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System.Windows Namespace

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