On Macintosh, the Message box has a fixed width and the text word-wraps to fit the width of the MsgBox. On Windows and Linux, the width increases to accommodate the longest paragraph. The dialog can be closed either by clicking OK or clicking the Close widget. On Windows, the dialog also has a Close widget in its Title bar. The Message box opened by MsgBox has a Title bar. MsgBox is also ideally suited for porting VisualBasic programs to Xojo.
It enables you to add up to three buttons, label them in any way, and take any action after the user clicked a button. For other situations, the MessageDialog class is more appropriate. The MsgBox function is recommended for simple informational messages only. Instead use the Debugger, System.DebugLog or your own logging mechanism.Ī message can be presented to the user with either the MsgBox function or the MessageDialog class. The displaying of the Message Box will alter event order and may give unexpected results. You should avoid using MsgBox for displaying debugging messages.
System Requirements for previous releases.
