MessageBox Class
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Displays a message to the user and optionally prompts for a response.
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
The MessageBox type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | Show(String) | Displays a message box that contains the specified text and an OK button. |
![]() ![]() | Show(String, String, MessageBoxButton) | Displays a message box that contains the specified text, title bar caption, and response buttons. |
![]() | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
The MessageBox class provides a static Show method that you can use to display a message in a simple dialog box. The dialog box is modal and provides an OK button.
An overload of the Show method enables you to specify a title bar caption and an optional Cancel button. If you display a Cancel button, you can use the return value of the method to determine the user's response.


