Pause execution like a MessageBox or a Dialog

Question

I am creating an application that shows some alerts. With MessageBox.Show its ok, but its ugly for this project. Its a Metro like app, so we created a Metro-like MessageBox.

Our custom MessageBox is a grid that changes its visibility when we need it. The issue is that a real MessageBox, stops the execution util the user clicks its "ok".

So, how can I simulare this behavior?

Answer 1

Make your custom messagebox a form. Then you can call customMessageBoxFormInstance.ShowDialog().. which blocks exactly the same as a messagebox would.

This is what you would do:

• Create a form that resembles your custom MessageBox. Perhaps you can move your grid into it.
• Put a button on there which has it's DialogResult property set to OK.

• Use this wherever you want your alert to show up:

  if (customMessageBoxInstance.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) {
      // they clicked okay..
  }
  

It will block exactly as you expect a MessageBox to do..