C# - A Custom Windows Message Box

It's taken a while, but I've finally, updated a custom MessageBox class, that I had developed a few years ago. I wrote an article about it and posted it on CodeProject.com. You can read the original article here. In this article, I'll explain some of the new changes and why I made them.
In the new updated version, the message box form, will expand to accommodate long text. The previous version had a fixed sized window form, which meant large amounts of text would not be shown. Figure 1.1 Below shows a screen print of the old version.

Figire1.1

It's not obvious in the image but the message has been cut off. In the new version, I wanted to make sure that the message box expanded to fit the message text. Figure 1.2 below shows an image of the new version expanded to accommodate large messages.

Figure 1.2

As you can see then design has changed and is more in-line with a metro look. The new version also makes it possible to select from a predefined set of icons. These icons are just a wrapper for the icons found in the SystemIcons class. The return value from clicking on a MessagBox button is no longer an integer. Instead MessageBox buttons now return a DialogResult object. The code below illustrates the new way of checking what button was clicked.

1. DialogResult result = MsgBox.Show("Are you sure you want to exit?", "Exit", MsgBox.Buttons.YesNo, MsgBox.Icon.Info, MsgBox.AnimateStyle.ZoomIn);
2.  
3. if (result == DialogResult.Yes)
4. {
5.  MessageBox.Show("Exiting now");
6. }

As you can see above the code to check, which button was clicked is no different to how you would check, which button was clicked when using .Net MessageBox class. This makes the code more portable.

And finally, Ive also added three animation styles, that can be used to animate the opening of the form. The three animation styles are SlideDown, FadeIn and ZomeIn. You can download the new updated version from CodeProject.com or clicking the download button below. If you find this project useful, please leave your comments and if possible click the like button.

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