gtk-sharp 2.12.0.0 Gtk# is thread aware, but not thread safe; See the Gtk# Thread Programming for details.

Convenient message window

presents a with an image representing the (Error, Question, etc.) alongside some message text. It is available as a convenience. You could construct the equivalent of from without too much effort, but saves typing. The is displayed using , which automatically makes the modal and waits for the user to respond to it. returns when any in the is clicked or the is closed. After returns, you are responsible for hiding (using ) or destroying (using ) the dialog if you wish to do so. A simple message dialog


MessageDialog md = new MessageDialog (parent_window, 
                                      DialogFlags.DestroyWithParent,
	                              MessageType.Error, 
                                      ButtonsType.Close, "Error loading file");
	
int result = md.Run ();
md.Destroy();

A yes/no message dialog


MessageDialog md = new MessageDialog (parent_window, 
                                      DialogFlags.DestroyWithParent,
	                              MessageType.Question, 
                                      ButtonsType.YesNo, "Are you sure you want to quit?");
	
ResponseType result = (ResponseType)md.Run ();

if (result == ResponseType.Yes)
	Application.Quit();
else
	md.Destroy();

If you would like the to not be modal, set the property to .


md.Modal = false;

Gtk.Dialog Constructor

Internal constructor

Pointer to the C object. This is an internal constructor, and should not be used by user code. Constructor System.ParamArray

Creates an instance of

the dialog's parent (or ) the the type of message dialog to display the buttons to display the message format string optional arguments for Creates an instance of


MessageDialog md = new MessageDialog
	(parent_window, Gtk.DialogFlags.DestroyWithParent,
	Gtk.MessageType.Error, Gtk.ButtonsType.Close, "Error loading file '{0}'", filename);

Constructor System.ParamArray

Creates an instance of

the dialog's parent (or ) the the type of message dialog to display the buttons to display whether or not uses Pango markup the message format string optional arguments for Like the other constructor, but allows you to pass a non-marked-up string. Property Gtk.MessageType

The of the

an object of type The of the GLib.Property("message-type") Property GLib.GType

GType Property.

a Returns the native value for . Constructor

Protected Constructor.

a Chain to this constructor if you have manually registered a native value for your subclass. System.Obsolete Property System.String

Markup for the message to display in the dialog.

a Markup should be in Pango markup format. (TODO: check this.) Constructor

To be added

To be added Property GLib.Property("image") Gtk.Widget

The image displayed in the MessageBox.

a displayed in the image location. Property GLib.Property("use-markup") System.Boolean

Indicates if Pango markup is handled in the primary text.

if , markup is parsed. See for more info. Property GLib.Property("text") System.String

The primary text displayed in the MessageBox.

the primary text string. If the box has secondary text, this is displayed as the Title. Property GLib.Property("secondary-use-markup") System.Boolean

Indicates if Pango markup is handled in the secondary text..

if , markup is parsed. See for more info. Property GLib.Property("secondary-text") System.String

The secondary message for the MessageBox.

defaults to .