MessageBox.Show

method · MessageBox · cAlgo.API

DesktopCLICloud

Shows a MessageBox with just a text

Environment behaviour

CLI — not supported. Nothing is shown; Show returns MessageBoxResult.None immediately.

Cloud — not supported. Nothing is shown; Show returns MessageBoxResult.None immediately.

Overloads

Signature	Description
`Show(string messageBoxText)`	Shows a MessageBox with just a text
`Show(string messageBoxText, string caption)`	Shows a MessageBox with text and caption / title
`Show(string messageBoxText, string caption, MessageBoxButton button)`	Shows a MessageBox with text, caption / title, and button
`Show(string messageBoxText, string caption, MessageBoxButton button, MessageBoxImage icon)`	Shows a MessageBox with text, caption / title, button, and an image icon
`Show(string messageBoxText, string caption, MessageBoxButton button, MessageBoxImage icon, MessageBoxResult defaultResult)`	Shows a MessageBox with text, caption / title, button, icon, and a default result
`Show(Window owner, string messageBoxText)`	Shows a MessageBox with text that is a child of another window
`Show(Window owner, string messageBoxText, string caption)`	Shows a MessageBox with text, and caption / title that is a child of another window
`Show(Window owner, string messageBoxText, string caption, MessageBoxButton button)`	Shows a MessageBox with text, caption / title, and button that is a child of another window
`Show(Window owner, string messageBoxText, string caption, MessageBoxButton button, MessageBoxImage icon)`	Shows a MessageBox with text, caption / title, button, and image icon that is a child of another window
`Show(Window owner, string messageBoxText, string caption, MessageBoxButton button, MessageBoxImage icon, MessageBoxResult defaultResult)`	Shows a MessageBox with text, caption / title, button, icon, and a default result that is a child of another window

Show(string messageBoxText)

Shows a MessageBox with just a text

C#Python

public static MessageBoxResult Show(string messageBoxText)

MessageBox.Show(messageBoxText: str) -> MessageBoxResult

Parameters

Name	C# type	Python type	Description
`messageBoxText`	`string`	`str`	The text that will be displayed on MessageBox

Returns MessageBoxResult — MessageBoxResult

Examples

C#Python

MessageBox.Show("Daily loss limit reached, trading is paused");

MessageBox.Show("Daily loss limit reached, trading is paused")

Show(string messageBoxText, string caption)

Shows a MessageBox with text and caption / title

C#Python

public static MessageBoxResult Show(string messageBoxText, string caption)

MessageBox.Show(messageBoxText: str, caption: str) -> MessageBoxResult

Parameters

Name	C# type	Python type	Description
`messageBoxText`	`string`	`str`	The text that will be displayed on MessageBox
`caption`	`string`	`str`	The caption that will be displayed on MessageBox tile bar

Returns MessageBoxResult — MessageBoxResult

Examples

C#Python

MessageBox.Show("Equity: " + Account.Equity, "Account status");

MessageBox.Show(f"Equity: {api.Account.Equity}", "Account status")

Show(string messageBoxText, string caption, MessageBoxButton button)

Shows a MessageBox with text, caption / title, and button

C#Python

public static MessageBoxResult Show(string messageBoxText, string caption, MessageBoxButton button)

MessageBox.Show(messageBoxText: str, caption: str, button: MessageBoxButton) -> MessageBoxResult

Parameters

Name	C# type	Python type	Description
`messageBoxText`	`string`	`str`	The text that will be displayed on MessageBox
`caption`	`string`	`str`	The caption that will be displayed on MessageBox tile bar
`button`	`MessageBoxButton`	`MessageBoxButton`	The button that will be displayed on MessageBox

Returns MessageBoxResult — MessageBoxResult

Examples

C#Python

var result = MessageBox.Show("Open a buy position on " + SymbolName + "?", "Confirm order", MessageBoxButton.OKCancel);
if (result == MessageBoxResult.OK)
    ExecuteMarketOrder(TradeType.Buy, SymbolName, Symbol.QuantityToVolumeInUnits(0.01));

result = MessageBox.Show(f"Open a buy position on {api.SymbolName}?", "Confirm order", MessageBoxButton.OKCancel)
if result == MessageBoxResult.OK:
    api.ExecuteMarketOrder(TradeType.Buy, api.SymbolName, api.Symbol.QuantityToVolumeInUnits(0.01))

Show(string messageBoxText, string caption, MessageBoxButton button, MessageBoxImage icon)

Shows a MessageBox with text, caption / title, button, and an image icon

C#Python

public static MessageBoxResult Show(string messageBoxText, string caption, MessageBoxButton button, MessageBoxImage icon)

MessageBox.Show(messageBoxText: str, caption: str, button: MessageBoxButton, icon: MessageBoxImage) -> MessageBoxResult

Parameters

Name	C# type	Python type	Description
`messageBoxText`	`string`	`str`	The text that will be displayed on MessageBox
`caption`	`string`	`str`	The caption that will be displayed on MessageBox tile bar
`button`	`MessageBoxButton`	`MessageBoxButton`	The button that will be displayed on MessageBox
`icon`	`MessageBoxImage`	`MessageBoxImage`	The icon that will be displayed on MessageBox

Returns MessageBoxResult — MessageBoxResult

Examples

C#Python

if (Account.MarginLevel < 200)
    MessageBox.Show("Margin level is " + Account.MarginLevel + "%", "Warning", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Warning);

if api.Account.MarginLevel is not None and api.Account.MarginLevel < 200:
    MessageBox.Show(f"Margin level is {api.Account.MarginLevel}%", "Warning", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Warning)

Show(string messageBoxText, string caption, MessageBoxButton button, MessageBoxImage icon, MessageBoxResult defaultResult)

Shows a MessageBox with text, caption / title, button, icon, and a default result

C#Python

public static MessageBoxResult Show(string messageBoxText, string caption, MessageBoxButton button, MessageBoxImage icon, MessageBoxResult defaultResult)

MessageBox.Show(messageBoxText: str, caption: str, button: MessageBoxButton, icon: MessageBoxImage, defaultResult: MessageBoxResult) -> MessageBoxResult

Parameters

Name	C# type	Python type	Description
`messageBoxText`	`string`	`str`	The text that will be displayed on MessageBox
`caption`	`string`	`str`	The caption that will be displayed on MessageBox tile bar
`button`	`MessageBoxButton`	`MessageBoxButton`	The button that will be displayed on MessageBox
`icon`	`MessageBoxImage`	`MessageBoxImage`	The icon that will be displayed on MessageBox
`defaultResult`	`MessageBoxResult`	`MessageBoxResult`	The MessageBox default result

Returns MessageBoxResult — MessageBoxResult

Examples

C#Python

var result = MessageBox.Show("Stop the cBot?", "Confirm", MessageBoxButton.YesNoCancel, MessageBoxImage.Question, MessageBoxResult.No);
if (result == MessageBoxResult.Yes)
    Stop();

result = MessageBox.Show("Stop the cBot?", "Confirm", MessageBoxButton.YesNoCancel, MessageBoxImage.Question, MessageBoxResult.No)
if result == MessageBoxResult.Yes:
    api.Stop()

Show(Window owner, string messageBoxText)

Shows a MessageBox with text that is a child of another window

C#Python

public static MessageBoxResult Show(Window owner, string messageBoxText)

MessageBox.Show(owner: Window, messageBoxText: str) -> MessageBoxResult

Parameters

Name	C# type	Python type	Description
`owner`	`Window`	`Window`	The window that owns the MessageBox
`messageBoxText`	`string`	`str`	The text that will be displayed on MessageBox

Returns MessageBoxResult — MessageBoxResult

Examples

C#Python

var window = new Window { Title = "Settings", Width = 300, Height = 200 };
window.Show();
MessageBox.Show(window, "Settings saved");

window = Window()
window.Title = "Settings"
window.Show()
MessageBox.Show(window, "Settings saved")

Show(Window owner, string messageBoxText, string caption)

Shows a MessageBox with text, and caption / title that is a child of another window

C#Python

public static MessageBoxResult Show(Window owner, string messageBoxText, string caption)

MessageBox.Show(owner: Window, messageBoxText: str, caption: str) -> MessageBoxResult

Parameters

Name	C# type	Python type	Description
`owner`	`Window`	`Window`	The window that owns the MessageBox
`messageBoxText`	`string`	`str`	The text that will be displayed on MessageBox
`caption`	`string`	`str`	The caption that will be displayed on MessageBox tile bar

Returns MessageBoxResult — MessageBoxResult

Examples

C#Python

var window = new Window { Title = "Orders", Width = 300, Height = 200 };
window.Show();
MessageBox.Show(window, "Pending orders: " + PendingOrders.Count, "Orders");

window = Window()
window.Title = "Orders"
window.Show()
MessageBox.Show(window, f"Pending orders: {api.PendingOrders.Count}", "Orders")

Show(Window owner, string messageBoxText, string caption, MessageBoxButton button)

Shows a MessageBox with text, caption / title, and button that is a child of another window

C#Python

public static MessageBoxResult Show(Window owner, string messageBoxText, string caption, MessageBoxButton button)

MessageBox.Show(owner: Window, messageBoxText: str, caption: str, button: MessageBoxButton) -> MessageBoxResult

Parameters

Name	C# type	Python type	Description
`owner`	`Window`	`Window`	The window that owns the MessageBox
`messageBoxText`	`string`	`str`	The text that will be displayed on MessageBox
`caption`	`string`	`str`	The caption that will be displayed on MessageBox tile bar
`button`	`MessageBoxButton`	`MessageBoxButton`	The button that will be displayed on MessageBox

Returns MessageBoxResult — MessageBoxResult

Examples

C#Python

var window = new Window { Title = "Trade panel", Width = 300, Height = 200 };
window.Show();
var result = MessageBox.Show(window, "Cancel all pending orders?", "Confirm", MessageBoxButton.YesNo);
if (result == MessageBoxResult.Yes)
    foreach (var order in PendingOrders.ToArray())
        CancelPendingOrder(order);

window = Window()
window.Title = "Trade panel"
window.Show()
result = MessageBox.Show(window, "Cancel all pending orders?", "Confirm", MessageBoxButton.YesNo)
if result == MessageBoxResult.Yes:
    for order in list(api.PendingOrders):
        api.CancelPendingOrder(order)

Show(Window owner, string messageBoxText, string caption, MessageBoxButton button, MessageBoxImage icon)

Shows a MessageBox with text, caption / title, button, and image icon that is a child of another window

C#Python

public static MessageBoxResult Show(Window owner, string messageBoxText, string caption, MessageBoxButton button, MessageBoxImage icon)

MessageBox.Show(owner: Window, messageBoxText: str, caption: str, button: MessageBoxButton, icon: MessageBoxImage) -> MessageBoxResult

Parameters

Name	C# type	Python type	Description
`owner`	`Window`	`Window`	The window that owns the MessageBox
`messageBoxText`	`string`	`str`	The text that will be displayed on MessageBox
`caption`	`string`	`str`	The caption that will be displayed on MessageBox tile bar
`button`	`MessageBoxButton`	`MessageBoxButton`	The button that will be displayed on MessageBox
`icon`	`MessageBoxImage`	`MessageBoxImage`	The icon that will be displayed on MessageBox

Returns MessageBoxResult — MessageBoxResult

Examples

C#Python

var window = new Window { Title = "Risk", Width = 300, Height = 200 };
window.Show();
MessageBox.Show(window, "Stop loss is required", "Invalid order", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);

window = Window()
window.Title = "Risk"
window.Show()
MessageBox.Show(window, "Stop loss is required", "Invalid order", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error)

Show(Window owner, string messageBoxText, string caption, MessageBoxButton button, MessageBoxImage icon, MessageBoxResult defaultResult)

Shows a MessageBox with text, caption / title, button, icon, and a default result that is a child of another window

C#Python

public static MessageBoxResult Show(Window owner, string messageBoxText, string caption, MessageBoxButton button, MessageBoxImage icon, MessageBoxResult defaultResult)

MessageBox.Show(owner: Window, messageBoxText: str, caption: str, button: MessageBoxButton, icon: MessageBoxImage, defaultResult: MessageBoxResult) -> MessageBoxResult

Parameters

Name	C# type	Python type	Description
`owner`	`Window`	`Window`	The window that owns the MessageBox
`messageBoxText`	`string`	`str`	The text that will be displayed on MessageBox
`caption`	`string`	`str`	The caption that will be displayed on MessageBox tile bar
`button`	`MessageBoxButton`	`MessageBoxButton`	The button that will be displayed on MessageBox
`icon`	`MessageBoxImage`	`MessageBoxImage`	The icon that will be displayed on MessageBox
`defaultResult`	`MessageBoxResult`	`MessageBoxResult`	The MessageBox default result

Returns MessageBoxResult — MessageBoxResult

Examples

C#Python

var window = new Window { Title = "Strategy", Width = 300, Height = 200 };
window.Show();
var result = MessageBox.Show(window, "Reverse all positions?", "Confirm", MessageBoxButton.YesNo, MessageBoxImage.Warning, MessageBoxResult.No);
Print("User selected: {0}", result);

window = Window()
window.Title = "Strategy"
window.Show()
result = MessageBox.Show(window, "Reverse all positions?", "Confirm", MessageBoxButton.YesNo, MessageBoxImage.Warning, MessageBoxResult.No)
api.Print(f"User selected: {result}")