MsgBox Function
Displays a dialogue box containing a message and returns a value.
Syntax:
MsgBox (Text As String [,Type As Integer [,DialogTitle As String]])
Return value:
Integer
Parameter:
Text: String expression displayed as a message in the dialogue box. Line breaks can be inserted with Chr$(13).
DialogTitle: String expression displayed in the title bar of the dialog. If omitted, the name of the respective application is displayed.
Type: An integer expression that specifies the dialog type and defines the number and type of buttons or icons displayed. Type is a combination of bit patterns (dialog elements defined by adding the respective values):
Values
|
Named constant |
Integer value |
Definition |
|
MB_OK |
0 |
Display OK button only. |
|
MB_OKCANCEL |
1 |
Display OK and Cancel buttons. |
|
MB_ABORTRETRYCANCEL |
2 |
Display Abort, Retry and Ignore buttons. |
|
MB_YESNOCANCEL |
3 |
Display Yes, No and Cancel buttons. |
|
MB_YESNO |
4 |
Display Yes and No buttons. |
|
MB_RETRYCANCEL |
5 |
Display Retry and Cancel buttons. |
|
MB_ICONSTOP |
16 |
Add the Stop icon to the dialog. |
|
MB_ICONQUESTION |
32 |
Add the Question icon to the dialog. |
|
MB_ICONEXCLAMATION |
48 |
Add the Exclamation Point icon to the dialog. |
|
MB_ICONINFORMATION |
64 |
Add the Information icon to the dialog. |
|
|
128 |
First button in the dialog as default button. |
|
MB_DEFBUTTON2 |
256 |
Second button in the dialog as default button. |
|
MB_DEFBUTTON3 |
512 |
Third button in the dialog as default button. |
Return value:
|
Named constant |
Integer value |
Definition |
|
IDOK |
1 |
OK |
|
IDCANCEL |
2 |
Cancel |
|
IDABORT |
3 |
Abort |
|
IDRETRY |
4 |
Retry |
|
IDIGNORE |
5 |
Ignore |
|
IDYES |
6 |
Yes |
|
IDNO |
7 |
No |
Example:
Sub ExampleMsgBox
Dim sVar As Integer
sVar = MsgBox("Blackpool")
sVar = MsgBox("Blackpool",1)
sVar = MsgBox("Blackpool",256 + 16 + 2,"Dialog Title")
sVar = MsgBox("Las Vegas", MB_DEFBUTTON2 + MB_ICONSTOP + MB_ABORTRETRYCANCEL, "Dialog title")
End Sub