MessageBoxButtons Enumeration
Specifies constants defining which buttons to display on a MessageBox.
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
| Member name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | OK | The message box contains an OK button. |
![]() | OKCancel | The message box contains OK and Cancel buttons. |
![]() | AbortRetryIgnore | The message box contains Abort, Retry, and Ignore buttons. |
![]() | YesNoCancel | The message box contains Yes, No, and Cancel buttons. |
![]() | YesNo | The message box contains Yes and No buttons. |
![]() | RetryCancel | The message box contains Retry and Cancel buttons. |
This enumeration is used by the MessageBox class.
The following code example shows how to use a MessageBox to give the user an opportunity to prevent a form from closing. This example requires that the method is called from the FormClosing event of the form.
Private Sub Form1_FormClosing( _ ByVal sender As System.Object, _ ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.FormClosingEventArgs) _ Handles MyBase.FormClosing Dim message As String = _ "Are you sure that you would like to close the form?" Dim caption As String = "Form Closing" Dim result = MessageBox.Show(message, caption, _ MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, _ MessageBoxIcon.Question) ' If the no button was pressed ... If (result = DialogResult.No) Then ' cancel the closure of the form. e.Cancel = True End If End Sub
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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.
