Getting Started with Windows Forms MessageBox (MessageBoxAdv)

17 Nov 20211 minute to read

This section explains how to configure MessageBoxAdv control in a Windows Forms application.

Assembly deployment

Refer control dependencies section to get the list of assemblies or NuGet package needs to be added as reference to use the control in any application.

Please find more details regarding how to install the nuget packages in windows form application in the below link:

How to install nuget packages

Creating simple application with MessageBoxAdv

You can create the Windows Forms application with MessageBoxAdv as follows:

1. Creating the project
2. Configure MessageBoxAdv

Creating the project

Create a new Windows Forms project in the Visual Studio to display the MessageBoxAdv.

Configure MessageBoxAdv

To add control manually in C#, follow the given steps:

Step1: Add the following required assembly references to the project:

• Syncfusion.Shared.Base.dll

Step2: Include the namespaces Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.

C#

using Syncfusion.Windows.Forms;

VB.NET

Imports Syncfusion.Windows.Forms

Step3: Displays the MessageBoxAdv by using MessageBoxAdv.Show function.

C#

// Display the MessageBox using [Show](https://help.syncfusion.com/cr/windowsforms/Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxAdv.html#Syncfusion_Windows_Forms_MessageBoxAdv_Show_System_String_) function.

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Metro;

MessageBoxAdv.Show(this,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question);

VB.NET

' Display the MessageBox using [Show](https://help.syncfusion.com/cr/windowsforms/Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxAdv.html#Syncfusion_Windows_Forms_MessageBoxAdv_Show_System_String_) function.

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Metro

MessageBoxAdv.Show(this,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question)