MessageBox.Show Method (String, String, MessageBoxButton, MessageBoxImage, MessageBoxResult, MessageBoxOptions)
.NET Framework 4
Displays a message box that has a message, title bar caption, button, and icon; and that accepts a default message box result, complies with the specified options, and returns a result.
Assembly: PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)
public static MessageBoxResult Show( string messageBoxText, string caption, MessageBoxButton button, MessageBoxImage icon, MessageBoxResult defaultResult, MessageBoxOptions options )
Parameters
- 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.
- defaultResult
- Type: System.Windows.MessageBoxResult
A MessageBoxResult value that specifies the default result of the message box.
- options
- Type: System.Windows.MessageBoxOptions
A MessageBoxOptions value object that specifies the options.
Return Value
Type: System.Windows.MessageBoxResultA MessageBoxResult value that specifies which message box button is clicked by the user.
The following example shows how to use this overload of the Show method.
void showMessageBoxButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { // Configure message box string message = "Hello, MessageBox!"; string caption = "Caption text"; MessageBoxButton buttons = MessageBoxButton.OKCancel; MessageBoxImage icon = MessageBoxImage.Information; MessageBoxResult defaultResult = MessageBoxResult.OK; MessageBoxOptions options = MessageBoxOptions.RtlReading; // Show message box MessageBoxResult result = MessageBox.Show(message, caption, buttons, icon, defaultResult, options); }
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
