Provides simple wrapper methods to display dialogs to user which is usually done with inline MessageBox in a form while this code moves that code to a code module for VB.NET or static class for C#
See the following GitHub repository, specifically in the following module.
Add either the class for C# or for VB.NET, add the code module to a project and use them.
This functionality can be placed into functions that are a) easier to read b) take less time to type as shown below:
Taking it one step further, place the code into My.NameSpace which makes locating the wrappers easier.
If My.Dialogs.Question("Continue", "Question") Then
Close()
End If
How to use in a project, simply add the following code module to a project.
VB.NET/C# Versions
public static class CommonDialogs
{
public static bool Question(string text) =>
(MessageBox.Show(text, "Question",
MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question,
MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button2) == DialogResult.Yes);
public static bool Question(string text, string title) =>
(MessageBox.Show(text, title,
MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question,
MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button2) == DialogResult.Yes);
}
Public Module CommonDialogs
Public Function Question(text As String) As Boolean
Return (MessageBox.Show(text, "Question",
MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question,
MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button2) = DialogResult.Yes)
End Function
Public Function Question(text As String, title As String) As Boolean
Return (MessageBox.Show(text, title,
MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,
MessageBoxIcon.Question,
MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button2) = DialogResult.Yes)
End Function
End Module
For the C# version, add the following static using statement, note it's recommended to place classes in a folder named classes (as done in the using statement below) although that is optional.
using static yourNamespace.Classes.CommonDialogs;
if (Question("Copy script to Windows Clipboard?"))
{
Clipboard.SetText("Just pasted");
}
History
- 20th December, 2020: Initial version
Microsoft MVP, Uses Microsoft Visual Studio ecosystem building web and desktop solutions
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