MsgBoxStyle Enum

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.VisualBasic

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Core.dll

Indicates which buttons to display when calling the MsgBox function.

This enumeration supports a bitwise combination of its member values.

public enum class MsgBoxStyle

[System.Flags]
public enum MsgBoxStyle

[<System.Flags>]
type MsgBoxStyle = 

Public Enum MsgBoxStyle

Inheritance

Object

ValueType

Enum

MsgBoxStyle

Attributes

FlagsAttribute

Fields

Name	Value	Description
ApplicationModal	0	Application modal message box. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbApplicationModal.
DefaultButton1	0	First button is default. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbDefaultButton1.
OkOnly	0	OK button only (default). This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbOKOnly.
OkCancel	1	OK and Cancel buttons. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbOKCancel.
AbortRetryIgnore	2	Abort, Retry, and Ignore buttons. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbAbortRetryIgnore.
YesNoCancel	3	Yes, No, and Cancel buttons. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbYesNoCancel.
YesNo	4	Yes and No buttons. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbYesNo.
RetryCancel	5	Retry and Cancel buttons. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbRetryCancel.
Critical	16	Critical message. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbCritical.
Question	32	Warning query. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbQuestion.
Exclamation	48	Warning message. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbExclamation.
Information	64	Information message. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbInformation.
DefaultButton2	256	Second button is default. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbDefaultButton2.
DefaultButton3	512	Third button is default. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbDefaultButton3.
SystemModal	4096	System modal message box. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbSystemModal.
MsgBoxHelp	16384	Help text. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbMsgBoxHelp.
MsgBoxSetForeground	65536	Foreground message box window. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbMsgBoxSetForeground.
MsgBoxRight	524288	Right-aligned text. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbMsgBoxRight.
MsgBoxRtlReading	1048576	Right-to-left reading text (Hebrew and Arabic systems). This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbMsgBoxRtlReading.

Remarks

When you call the MsgBox function, you can use the MsgBoxStyle enumeration in your code in place of the actual values. The Buttons argument takes the MsgBoxStyle enumeration members.

See also

• MsgBoxResult
• MsgBox(Object, MsgBoxStyle, Object)
• Constants and Enumerations
• When to Use an Enumeration
• How to: Refer to an Enumeration Member