Reputation: 45106

Custom MessageBox WPF

From this link I would like to display a MessageBox like the one

Formatting will erase all the data on this disk.

On that the named the button Format I am not finding that as a MessageBox.
How is that done?
Is this just a custom modal Window?

This seems close but does not rename a button

MessageBox.Show

I know you are not supposed to use tags in the title but there is Custom MessageBox title already but it deals with Forms.

Upvotes: 0

Answers (6)

Richard Harrison

Reputation: 385

I have created a custom UserControl to replace the standard messagebox. The code is a little messy, but if anyone is interested then I can tidy up and post.

Upvotes: 0

Rashad Valliyengal

Reputation: 3162

Try this code,

public class MsgBox : Form
{
    private const int CS_DROPSHADOW = 0x00020000;
    private static MsgBox _msgBox;
    private Panel _plHeader = new Panel();
    private Panel _plFooter = new Panel();
    private Panel _plIcon = new Panel();
    private PictureBox _picIcon = new PictureBox();
    private FlowLayoutPanel _flpButtons = new FlowLayoutPanel();
    private Label _lblTitle;
    private Label _lblMessage;
    private List<Button> _buttonCollection = new List<Button>();
    private static DialogResult _buttonResult = new DialogResult();
    private static Timer _timer;
    private static Point lastMousePos;

    [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    private static extern bool MessageBeep(uint type);

    private MsgBox()
    {
        this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.None;
        this.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(0, 50, 90);
        this.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
        this.Padding = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(3);
        this.Width = 400;

        _lblTitle = new Label();
        _lblTitle.ForeColor = Color.White;
        _lblTitle.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 18);
        _lblTitle.Dock = DockStyle.Top;
        _lblTitle.Height = 50;

        _lblMessage = new Label();
        _lblMessage.ForeColor = Color.White;
        _lblMessage.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 10);
        _lblMessage.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;

        _flpButtons.FlowDirection = FlowDirection.RightToLeft;
        _flpButtons.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;

        _plHeader.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
        _plHeader.Padding = new Padding(20);
        _plHeader.Controls.Add(_lblMessage);
        _plHeader.Controls.Add(_lblTitle);

        _plFooter.Dock = DockStyle.Bottom;
        _plFooter.Padding = new Padding(20);
        _plFooter.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(0, 0, 90);
        _plFooter.Height = 80;
        _plFooter.Controls.Add(_flpButtons);

        _picIcon.Width = 32;
        _picIcon.Height = 32;
        _picIcon.Location = new Point(30, 50);

        _plIcon.Dock = DockStyle.Left;
        _plIcon.Padding = new Padding(20);
        _plIcon.Width = 70;
        _plIcon.Controls.Add(_picIcon);

        List<Control> controlCollection = new List<Control>();
        controlCollection.Add(this);
        controlCollection.Add(_lblTitle);
        controlCollection.Add(_lblMessage);
        controlCollection.Add(_flpButtons);
        controlCollection.Add(_plHeader);
        controlCollection.Add(_plFooter);
        controlCollection.Add(_plIcon);
        controlCollection.Add(_picIcon);

        foreach (Control control in controlCollection)
        {
            control.MouseDown += MsgBox_MouseDown;
            control.MouseMove += MsgBox_MouseMove;
        }

        this.Controls.Add(_plHeader);
        this.Controls.Add(_plIcon);
        this.Controls.Add(_plFooter);
    }

    private static void MsgBox_MouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.Button == MouseButtons.Left)
        {
            lastMousePos = new Point(e.X, e.Y);
        }
    }


    private static void MsgBox_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.Button == MouseButtons.Left)
        {
            _msgBox.Left += e.X - lastMousePos.X;
            _msgBox.Top += e.Y - lastMousePos.Y;
        }
    }

    public static DialogResult Show(string message)
    {
        _msgBox = new MsgBox();
        _msgBox._lblMessage.Text = message;

        MsgBox.InitButtons(Buttons.OK);

        _msgBox.ShowDialog();
        MessageBeep(0);
        return _buttonResult;
    }

    public static DialogResult Show(string message, string title)
    {
        _msgBox = new MsgBox();
        _msgBox._lblMessage.Text = message;
        _msgBox._lblTitle.Text = title;
        _msgBox.Size = MsgBox.MessageSize(message);

        MsgBox.InitButtons(Buttons.OK);

        _msgBox.ShowDialog();
        MessageBeep(0);
        return _buttonResult;
    }

    public static DialogResult Show(string message, string title, Buttons buttons)
    {
        _msgBox = new MsgBox();
        _msgBox._lblMessage.Text = message;
        _msgBox._lblTitle.Text = title;
        _msgBox._plIcon.Hide();

        MsgBox.InitButtons(buttons);

        _msgBox.Size = MsgBox.MessageSize(message);
        _msgBox.ShowDialog();
        MessageBeep(0);
        return _buttonResult;
    }

    public static DialogResult Show(string message, string title, Buttons buttons, Icon icon)
    {
        _msgBox = new MsgBox();
        _msgBox._lblMessage.Text = message;
        _msgBox._lblTitle.Text = title;

        MsgBox.InitButtons(buttons);
        MsgBox.InitIcon(icon);

        _msgBox.Size = MsgBox.MessageSize(message);
        _msgBox.ShowDialog();
        MessageBeep(0);
        return _buttonResult;
    }

    public static DialogResult Show(string message, string title, Buttons buttons, Icon icon, AnimateStyle style)
    {
        _msgBox = new MsgBox();
        _msgBox._lblMessage.Text = message;
        _msgBox._lblTitle.Text = title;
        _msgBox.Height = 0;

        MsgBox.InitButtons(buttons);
        MsgBox.InitIcon(icon);

        _timer = new Timer();
        Size formSize = MsgBox.MessageSize(message);

        switch (style)
        {
            case MsgBox.AnimateStyle.SlideDown:
                _msgBox.Size = new Size(formSize.Width, 0);
                _timer.Interval = 1;
                _timer.Tag = new AnimateMsgBox(formSize, style);
                break;

            case MsgBox.AnimateStyle.FadeIn:
                _msgBox.Size = formSize;
                _msgBox.Opacity = 0;
                _timer.Interval = 20;
                _timer.Tag = new AnimateMsgBox(formSize, style);
                break;

            case MsgBox.AnimateStyle.ZoomIn:
                _msgBox.Size = new Size(formSize.Width + 100, formSize.Height + 100);
                _timer.Tag = new AnimateMsgBox(formSize, style);
                _timer.Interval = 1;
                break;
        }

        _timer.Tick += timer_Tick;
        _timer.Start();

        _msgBox.ShowDialog();
        MessageBeep(0);
        return _buttonResult;
    }

    static void timer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        Timer timer = (Timer)sender;
        AnimateMsgBox animate = (AnimateMsgBox)timer.Tag;

        switch (animate.Style)
        {
            case MsgBox.AnimateStyle.SlideDown:
                if (_msgBox.Height < animate.FormSize.Height)
                {
                    _msgBox.Height += 17;
                    _msgBox.Invalidate();
                }
                else
                {
                    _timer.Stop();
                    _timer.Dispose();
                }
                break;

            case MsgBox.AnimateStyle.FadeIn:
                if (_msgBox.Opacity < 1)
                {
                    _msgBox.Opacity += 0.1;
                    _msgBox.Invalidate();
                }
                else
                {
                    _timer.Stop();
                    _timer.Dispose();
                }
                break;

            case MsgBox.AnimateStyle.ZoomIn:
                if (_msgBox.Width > animate.FormSize.Width)
                {
                    _msgBox.Width -= 17;
                    _msgBox.Invalidate();
                }
                if (_msgBox.Height > animate.FormSize.Height)
                {
                    _msgBox.Height -= 17;
                    _msgBox.Invalidate();
                }
                break;
        }
    }

    private static void InitButtons(Buttons buttons)
    {
        switch (buttons)
        {
            case MsgBox.Buttons.AbortRetryIgnore:
                _msgBox.InitAbortRetryIgnoreButtons();
                break;

            case MsgBox.Buttons.OK:
                _msgBox.InitOKButton();
                break;

            case MsgBox.Buttons.OKCancel:
                _msgBox.InitOKCancelButtons();
                break;

            case MsgBox.Buttons.RetryCancel:
                _msgBox.InitRetryCancelButtons();
                break;

            case MsgBox.Buttons.YesNo:
                _msgBox.InitYesNoButtons();
                break;

            case MsgBox.Buttons.YesNoCancel:
                _msgBox.InitYesNoCancelButtons();
                break;
        }

        foreach (Button btn in _msgBox._buttonCollection)
        {
            btn.ForeColor = Color.FromArgb(170, 170, 170);
            btn.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 8);
            btn.Padding = new Padding(3);
            btn.FlatStyle = FlatStyle.Flat;
            btn.Height = 30;
            btn.FlatAppearance.BorderColor = Color.FromArgb(99, 99, 98);

            _msgBox._flpButtons.Controls.Add(btn);
        }
    }

    private static void InitIcon(Icon icon)
    {
        switch (icon)
        {
            case MsgBox.Icon.Application:
                _msgBox._picIcon.Image = SystemIcons.Application.ToBitmap();
                break;

            case MsgBox.Icon.Exclamation:
                _msgBox._picIcon.Image = SystemIcons.Exclamation.ToBitmap();
                break;

            case MsgBox.Icon.Error:
                _msgBox._picIcon.Image = SystemIcons.Error.ToBitmap();
                break;

            case MsgBox.Icon.Info:
                _msgBox._picIcon.Image = SystemIcons.Information.ToBitmap();
                break;

            case MsgBox.Icon.Question:
                _msgBox._picIcon.Image = SystemIcons.Question.ToBitmap();
                break;

            case MsgBox.Icon.Shield:
                _msgBox._picIcon.Image = SystemIcons.Shield.ToBitmap();
                break;

            case MsgBox.Icon.Warning:
                _msgBox._picIcon.Image = SystemIcons.Warning.ToBitmap();
                break;
        }
    }

    private void InitAbortRetryIgnoreButtons()
    {
        Button btnAbort = new Button();
        btnAbort.Text = "Abort";
        btnAbort.Click += ButtonClick;

        Button btnRetry = new Button();
        btnRetry.Text = "Retry";
        btnRetry.Click += ButtonClick;

        Button btnIgnore = new Button();
        btnIgnore.Text = "Ignore";
        btnIgnore.Click += ButtonClick;

        this._buttonCollection.Add(btnAbort);
        this._buttonCollection.Add(btnRetry);
        this._buttonCollection.Add(btnIgnore);
    }

    private void InitOKButton()
    {
        Button btnOK = new Button();
        btnOK.Text = "OK";
        btnOK.Click += ButtonClick;

        this._buttonCollection.Add(btnOK);
    }

    private void InitOKCancelButtons()
    {
        Button btnOK = new Button();
        btnOK.Text = "OK";
        btnOK.Click += ButtonClick;

        Button btnCancel = new Button();
        btnCancel.Text = "Cancel";
        btnCancel.Click += ButtonClick;


        this._buttonCollection.Add(btnOK);
        this._buttonCollection.Add(btnCancel);
    }

    private void InitRetryCancelButtons()
    {
        Button btnRetry = new Button();
        btnRetry.Text = "OK";
        btnRetry.Click += ButtonClick;

        Button btnCancel = new Button();
        btnCancel.Text = "Cancel";
        btnCancel.Click += ButtonClick;


        this._buttonCollection.Add(btnRetry);
        this._buttonCollection.Add(btnCancel);
    }

    private void InitYesNoButtons()
    {
        Button btnYes = new Button();
        btnYes.Text = "Yes";
        btnYes.Click += ButtonClick;

        Button btnNo = new Button();
        btnNo.Text = "No";
        btnNo.Click += ButtonClick;


        this._buttonCollection.Add(btnYes);
        this._buttonCollection.Add(btnNo);
    }

    private void InitYesNoCancelButtons()
    {
        Button btnYes = new Button();
        btnYes.Text = "Abort";
        btnYes.Click += ButtonClick;

        Button btnNo = new Button();
        btnNo.Text = "Retry";
        btnNo.Click += ButtonClick;

        Button btnCancel = new Button();
        btnCancel.Text = "Cancel";
        btnCancel.Click += ButtonClick;

        this._buttonCollection.Add(btnYes);
        this._buttonCollection.Add(btnNo);
        this._buttonCollection.Add(btnCancel);
    }

    private static void ButtonClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        Button btn = (Button)sender;

        switch (btn.Text)
        {
            case "Abort":
                _buttonResult = DialogResult.Abort;
                break;

            case "Retry":
                _buttonResult = DialogResult.Retry;
                break;

            case "Ignore":
                _buttonResult = DialogResult.Ignore;
                break;

            case "OK":
                _buttonResult = DialogResult.OK;
                break;

            case "Cancel":
                _buttonResult = DialogResult.Cancel;
                break;

            case "Yes":
                _buttonResult = DialogResult.Yes;
                break;

            case "No":
                _buttonResult = DialogResult.No;
                break;
        }

        _msgBox.Dispose();
    }

    private static Size MessageSize(string message)
    {
        Graphics g = _msgBox.CreateGraphics();
        int width = 350;
        int height = 230;

        SizeF size = g.MeasureString(message, new System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 10));

        if (message.Length < 150)
        {
            if ((int)size.Width > 350)
            {
                width = (int)size.Width;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            string[] groups = (from Match m in Regex.Matches(message, ".{1,180}") select m.Value).ToArray();
            int lines = groups.Length + 1;
            width = 700;
            height += (int)(size.Height + 10) * lines;
        }
        return new Size(width, height);
    }

    protected override CreateParams CreateParams
    {
        get
        {
            CreateParams cp = base.CreateParams;
            cp.ClassStyle |= CS_DROPSHADOW;
            return cp;
        }
    }

    protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
    {
        base.OnPaint(e);

        Graphics g = e.Graphics;
        Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(new Point(0, 0), new Size(this.Width - 1, this.Height - 1));
        Pen pen = new Pen(Color.FromArgb(0, 151, 251));

        g.DrawRectangle(pen, rect);
    }

    public enum Buttons
    {
        AbortRetryIgnore = 1,
        OK = 2,
        OKCancel = 3,
        RetryCancel = 4,
        YesNo = 5,
        YesNoCancel = 6
    }

    public enum Icon
    {
        Application = 1,
        Exclamation = 2,
        Error = 3,
        Warning = 4,
        Info = 5,
        Question = 6,
        Shield = 7,
        Search = 8
    }

    public enum AnimateStyle
    {
        SlideDown = 1,
        FadeIn = 2,
        ZoomIn = 3
    }

}

class AnimateMsgBox
{
    public Size FormSize;
    public MsgBox.AnimateStyle Style;

    public AnimateMsgBox(Size formSize, MsgBox.AnimateStyle style)
    {
        this.FormSize = formSize;
        this.Style = style;
    }
}

and you can use this message box in you code like

MsgBox.Show("Are you sure you want to close the Application ?", "Confirmation", MsgBox.Buttons.YesNo, MsgBox.Icon.Question, MsgBox.AnimateStyle.FadeIn);

or if you want to check the result, which button is clicked

        var result = MsgBox.Show("Are you sure you want to close the Application ?", "Confirmation", MsgBox.Buttons.YesNo, MsgBox.Icon.Question, MsgBox.AnimateStyle.FadeIn);

        if (result == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.No)
        {
            ////do whatever you want
        }

your message box will look like this

enter image description here

if you want to change the background color, change here

this.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(0, 50, 90);

and

_plFooter.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(0, 0, 90);

Upvotes: 3

Tony

Reputation: 17657

You can use WPF Toolkit custom MessageBox
then change the OkButtonContent
to set the content of the OK button.

https://wpftoolkit.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=MessageBox

Upvotes: 3

Boris

Reputation: 11

This seems close:
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/201894/A-Customizable-WPF-MessageBox

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Upvotes: 1

Toan Nguyen

Reputation: 11601

To achieve what you want:

Create a custom window control inheriting from Window

For instance

public partial class CustomMessageBoxWindow : Window {}

Design the layout for that window. You will need a label for the title. An image on the left, and a label to display the message. In addtion, you may need to add various buttons like Yes/No, Ok/Cancel.
Expose what you have done by using another class. Let's say CustomMessageBox.

This link provides an implementation, that you may take a look at.

Upvotes: 4

Kevin DiTraglia

Reputation: 26078

There are some overloads on MessageBox.Show that can make that message:

MessageBox.Show("Formatting will erase all data on this disk. \nTo format the disk, click OK.  To quit, click Cancel.", 
     "Format Local Disk (F:)", 
     MessageBoxButton.OKCancel,
     MessageBoxImage.Exclamation);

The MessageBoxButton enum lets you choose between OK, OKCancel, YesNo, and YesNoCancel. If you want different buttons than that I'm afraid you have to use the advice of the other answers and create your own window.

Upvotes: 0

Custom MessageBox WPF

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