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MessageBox.Show Method (String)

Silverlight

Other Versions

Displays a message box that contains the specified text and an OK button.

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

Syntax

public static MessageBoxResult Show(
	string messageBoxText
)

Parameters

messageBoxText: Type: System.String
The message to display.

Return Value

Type: System.Windows.MessageBoxResult
OK in all cases.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	messageBoxText is null.

Remarks

The message box is modal, which means that the user must click OK or press ESC to dismiss the message. In both cases, the return value is the same.

Examples

The following example code demonstrates how to use this method.


MessageBox.Show("No caption, one button.");

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Reference

MessageBox Class

Show Overload

System.Windows Namespace

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