MESSAGEBOX

The _MESSAGEBOX statement displays a message dialog box, which presents a message to the user.

Syntax

_MESSAGEBOX [title$][, message$[, iconType$]

Parameters

• title$ is the dialog box title
• message$ is the dialog box message
• iconType$ is the icon type that is displayed inside the dialog box (this can be "info", "warning", or "error")

Description

• The dialog box automatically becomes a modal window if the application window is visible
• All parameters are optional
• Not using any parameters will show a blank dialog box with an OK button
• "info", "warning", or "error" when used are expected to be in lower case

Availability

• QB64-PE v3.4 and up

Examples

Example

Hello, world with common dialogs

username$ = _INPUTBOX$("Hello App", "Enter your name:", "anonymous") IF username$ <> "" THEN _MESSAGEBOX "Hello App", "Hello " + username$, "info"

See also

• _NOTIFYPOPUP
• _MESSAGEBOX (function)
• _SELECTFOLDERDIALOG$
• _INPUTBOX$
• _OPENFILEDIALOG$
• _SAVEFILEDIALOG$

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