Reputation: 14159
I want a timer type of property for message boxes. After displaying error, it must disappear without user intervention after 5 seconds.
Upvotes: 5
Views: 14849
Reputation: 17555
timer.Interval=5000;
timer.Enabled=true;
MessageBox.Show("Should close automatically");
Associate the following snippet with the timer's Tick
eventhandler:
private void timer_Tick(object sender,EventArgs evt) {
timer.Enabled=false;
SendKeys.Send("{ESC}"); // SendWait as alternative
}
Upvotes: 9
Reputation: 32851
If this is on a web page, you can use javascript or jQuery for a quite nice effect. This is often referred to as "fade" animation. It does use a timer.
With this approach, you wouldn't use an actual alert or MessageBox. You use a <div>
or some other named HTML element.
You can find the code here for what you're doing using javascript.
Or if you're using jQuery, look up fadeOut
. Here's one article.
Upvotes: 0
Reputation: 19755
What about using sendkeys?
Something like this:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.sendkeys.send.aspx
at least to get you started in research.
Upvotes: 1
Reputation: 613602
A message box is the wrong solution. You need a hint window.
Upvotes: 0
Reputation: 8279
Not possible with the MessageBox
class; you have to create your own form that mimics it and add this feature yourself.
Upvotes: 2