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MessageBoxImage Enumeration

Updated: August 2010

Specifies the icon that is displayed by a message box.

Namespace:  System.Windows
Assembly:  PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)
public enum MessageBoxImage
<object property="enumerationMemberName" .../>
Member name Description
None No icon is displayed.
Hand The message box contains a symbol consisting of a white X in a circle with a red background.
Question The message box contains a symbol consisting of a question mark in a circle.
Exclamation The message box contains a symbol consisting of an exclamation point in a triangle with a yellow background.
Asterisk The message box contains a symbol consisting of a lowercase letter i in a circle.
Stop The message box contains a symbol consisting of white X in a circle with a red background.
Error The message box contains a symbol consisting of white X in a circle with a red background.
Warning The message box contains a symbol consisting of an exclamation point in a triangle with a yellow background.
Information The message box contains a symbol consisting of a lowercase letter i in a circle.

The following table shows the different message box icons.

Hand icon

Hand

Question icon

Question

Exclamation icon

Exclamation

Asterisk icon

Asterisk

Stop icon

Stop

Error icon

Error

Warning icon

Warning

Information icon

Information

For a sample that demonstrates several options when using the MessageBox, see MessageBox Sample.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

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.

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Reason

August 2010

Added message box icons table.

Customer feedback.

July 2010

Updated the member descriptions.

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