1tk_messageBox(n)             Tk Built-In Commands             tk_messageBox(n)
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NAME

8       tk_messageBox - pops up a message window and waits for user response.
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SYNOPSIS

11       tk_messageBox ?option value ...?
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DESCRIPTION

16       This  procedure  creates and displays a message window with an applica‐
17       tion-specified message, an icon and a set of buttons.  Each of the but‐
18       tons in the message window is identified by a unique symbolic name (see
19       the -type options).  After the message window is popped up, tk_message‐
20       Box  waits  for  the user to select one of the buttons. Then it returns
21       the symbolic name of the selected button.
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23       The following option-value pairs are supported:
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25       -default name
26              Name gives the symbolic name of the default button for this mes‐
27              sage  window  ( “ok”, “cancel”, and so on). See -type for a list
28              of the symbolic names.  If this option  is  not  specified,  the
29              first button in the dialog will be made the default.
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31       -detail string
32              Specifies  an auxiliary message to the main message given by the │
33              -message option.  Where supported by the underlying OS, the mes‐ │
34              sage detail will be presented in a less emphasized font than the │
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37       -icon iconImage
38              Specifies an icon to display. IconImage must be one of the  fol‐
39              lowing:  error, info, question or warning. If this option is not
40              specified, then the info icon will be displayed.
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42       -message string
43              Specifies the message to display in this message box.
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45       -parent window
46              Makes window the logical parent of the message box. The  message
47              box is displayed on top of its parent window.
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49       -title titleString
50              Specifies  a  string to display as the title of the message box.
51              The default value is an empty string.
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53       -type predefinedType
54              Arranges for a predefined set of buttons to  be  displayed.  The
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57              abortretryignore  Displays  three  buttons  whose symbolic names
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60              ok                Displays one button whose symbolic name is ok.
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62              okcancel          Displays two buttons whose symbolic names  are
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65              retrycancel       Displays  two buttons whose symbolic names are
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68              yesno             Displays two buttons whose symbolic names  are
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71              yesnocancel       Displays  three  buttons  whose symbolic names
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EXAMPLE

75              set answer [tk_messageBox -message "Really quit?" \
76                      -icon question -type yesno \
77                      -detail "Select \"Yes\" to make the application exit"]
78              switch -- $answer {
79                  yes exit
80                  no {tk_messageBox -message "I know you like this application!" \
81                          -type ok}
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KEYWORDS

86       message box
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90Tk                                    4.2                     tk_messageBox(n)
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