string input = Interaction.InputBox("Prompt", "Title", "Default", 10, 10);
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing;
namespace CustomDialog_Example
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Initialize the input variable which will be referenced by the custom input dialog box
string input = "...";
//Display the custom input dialog box with the following prompt, window title, and dimensions
ShowInputDialogBox(ref input, "What is at the end of the rainbow?", "Riddle", 300, 200);
//Print the input provided by the user
Console.WriteLine(input);
Console.ReadLine();
}
private static DialogResult ShowInputDialogBox(ref string input, string prompt, string title = "Title", int width = 300, int height = 200)
{
//This function creates the custom input dialog box by individually creating the different window elements and adding them to the dialog box
//Specify the size of the window using the parameters passed
Size size = new Size(width, height);
//Create a new form using a System.Windows Form
Form inputBox = new Form();
inputBox.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog;
inputBox.ClientSize = size;
//Set the window title using the parameter passed
inputBox.Text = title;
//Create a new label to hold the prompt
Label label = new Label();
label.Text = prompt;
label.Location = new Point(5, 5);
label.Width = size.Width - 10;
inputBox.Controls.Add(label);
//Create a textbox to accept the user's input
TextBox textBox = new TextBox();
textBox.Size = new Size(size.Width - 10, 23);
textBox.Location = new Point(5, label.Location.Y + 20);
textBox.Text = input;
inputBox.Controls.Add(textBox);
//Create an OK Button
Button okButton = new Button();
okButton.DialogResult = DialogResult.OK;
okButton.Name = "okButton";
okButton.Size = new Size(75, 23);
okButton.Text = "&OK";
okButton.Location = new Point(size.Width - 80 - 80, size.Height - 30);
inputBox.Controls.Add(okButton);
//Create a Cancel Button
Button cancelButton = new Button();
cancelButton.DialogResult = DialogResult.Cancel;
cancelButton.Name = "cancelButton";
cancelButton.Size = new Size(75, 23);
cancelButton.Text = "&Cancel";
cancelButton.Location = new Point(size.Width - 80, size.Height - 30);
inputBox.Controls.Add(cancelButton);
//Set the input box's buttons to the created OK and Cancel Buttons respectively so the window appropriately behaves with the button clicks
inputBox.AcceptButton = okButton;
inputBox.CancelButton = cancelButton;
//Show the window dialog box
DialogResult result = inputBox.ShowDialog();
input = textBox.Text;
//After input has been submitted, return the input value
return result;
}
}
}
using System;
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;
namespace VisualBasic_Example
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Create the input dialog box with the parameters below
string input = Interaction.InputBox("What is at the end of the rainbow?", "Riddle", "...", 10, 10);
//After the user has provided input, print to the console
Console.WriteLine(input);
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}