Mega Code Archive
Define your own dialog box and get user input
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using System;
using System.Resources;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Resources;
class Test
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
SomeCustomForm myForm = new SomeCustomForm();
myForm.Message = "Message";
myForm.ShowDialog(new Form());
if(myForm.DialogResult == DialogResult.OK)
{
Console.WriteLine(myForm.Message);
}
}
}
public class SomeCustomForm : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
private System.ComponentModel.Container components;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnCancel;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnOK;
private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtMessage;
public SomeCustomForm()
{
InitializeComponent();
this.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterParent;
}
private string strMessage;
public string Message
{
get{ return strMessage;}
set
{
strMessage = value;
txtMessage.Text = strMessage;
}
}
protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
{
if( disposing )
{
if (components != null)
{
components.Dispose();
}
}
base.Dispose( disposing );
}
#region Windows Form Designer generated code
private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container ();
this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label ();
this.btnOK = new System.Windows.Forms.Button ();
this.btnCancel = new System.Windows.Forms.Button ();
this.txtMessage = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox ();
label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point (12, 8);
label1.Text = "Type in your message.";
label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size (240, 48);
label1.TabIndex = 1;
btnOK.Location = new System.Drawing.Point (16, 104);
btnOK.DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK;
btnOK.Size = new System.Drawing.Size (96, 24);
btnOK.TabIndex = 2;
btnOK.Text = "OK";
btnOK.Click += new System.EventHandler (this.btnOK_Click);
btnCancel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point (152, 104);
btnCancel.DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel;
btnCancel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size (96, 24);
btnCancel.TabIndex = 3;
btnCancel.Text = "Cancel";
txtMessage.Location = new System.Drawing.Point (16, 72);
txtMessage.TabIndex = 0;
txtMessage.Size = new System.Drawing.Size (232, 20);
this.Text = "Some Custom Dialog";
this.MaximizeBox = false;
this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size (5, 13);
this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog;
this.ControlBox = false;
this.MinimizeBox = false;
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size (266, 151);
this.Controls.Add (this.btnCancel);
this.Controls.Add (this.btnOK);
this.Controls.Add (this.label1);
this.Controls.Add (this.txtMessage);
}
#endregion
protected void btnOK_Click (object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// OK button clicked.
// get new message.
strMessage = txtMessage.Text;
}
}
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