System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon Enumeration

Specifies constants defining which information to display.

Syntax

public enum MessageBoxIcon

Remarks

This enumeration is used by the System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox class. The description of each member of this enumeration contains a typical representation of the symbol. The actual graphic displayed is a function of the operating system constants. In current implementations there are four unique symbols with multiple values assigned to them.

Members

Member NameDescription
Asterisk

The message box contains a symbol consisting of a lowercase letter i in a circle.

Error

The message box contains a symbol consisting of white X in a circle with a red background.

Exclamation

The message box contains a symbol consisting of an exclamation point in a triangle with a yellow background.

Hand

The message box contains a symbol consisting of a white X in a circle with a red background.

Information

The message box contains a symbol consisting of a lowercase letter i in a circle.

None

The message box contain no symbols.

Question

The message box contains a symbol consisting of a question mark in a circle. The question-mark message icon is no longer recommended because it does not clearly represent a specific type of message and because the phrasing of a message as a question could apply to any message type. In addition, users can confuse the message symbol question mark with Help information. Therefore, do not use this question mark message symbol in your message boxes. The system continues to support its inclusion only for backward compatibility.

Stop

The message box contains a symbol consisting of white X in a circle with a red background.

Warning

The message box contains a symbol consisting of an exclamation point in a triangle with a yellow background.

Requirements

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0