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

15       This  procedure  creates and displays a message window with an applica‐
16       tion-specified message, an icon and a set of buttons.  Each of the but‐
17       tons in the message window is identified by a unique symbolic name (see
18       the -type options).  After the message window is popped up, tk_message‐
19       Box  waits  for  the user to select one of the buttons. Then it returns
20       the symbolic name of the selected button.
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22       The following option-value pairs are supported:
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24       -command string
25              Specifies the prefix of a Tcl command to invoke  when  the  user
26              closes  the  dialog.  The actual command consists of string fol‐
27              lowed by a space and the name of the button clicked by the  user
28              to close the dialog. This is only available on Mac OS X.
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30       -default name
31              Name gives the symbolic name of the default button for this mes‐
32              sage window ( “ok”, “cancel”, and so on). See -type for  a  list
33              of  the  symbolic  names.   If this option is not specified, the
34              first button in the dialog will be made the default.
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36       -detail string
37              Specifies an auxiliary message to the main message given by  the
38              -message  option.  The  message detail will be presented beneath
39              the main message and, where supported  by  the  OS,  in  a  less
40              emphasized font than the main message.
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42       -icon iconImage
43              Specifies  an icon to display. IconImage must be one of the fol‐
44              lowing: error, info, question or warning. If this option is  not
45              specified, then the info icon will be displayed.
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47       -message string
48              Specifies  the  message  to  display  in  this  message box. The
49              default value is an empty string.
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51       -parent window
52              Makes window the logical parent of the message box. The  message
53              box is displayed on top of its parent window.
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55       -title titleString
56              Specifies  a  string to display as the title of the message box.
57              This option is ignored on Mac OS X,  where  platform  guidelines
58              forbid the use of a title on this kind of dialog.
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60       -type predefinedType
61              Arranges  for  a  predefined set of buttons to be displayed. The
62              following values are possible for predefinedType:
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64              abortretryignore  Displays three buttons  whose  symbolic  names
65                                are abort, retry and ignore.
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67              ok                Displays one button whose symbolic name is ok.
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69              okcancel          Displays  two buttons whose symbolic names are
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72              retrycancel       Displays two buttons whose symbolic names  are
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75              yesno             Displays  two buttons whose symbolic names are
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78              yesnocancel       Displays three buttons  whose  symbolic  names
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EXAMPLE

82              set answer [tk_messageBox -message "Really quit?" \
83                      -icon question -type yesno \
84                      -detail "Select \"Yes\" to make the application exit"]
85              switch -- $answer {
86                  yes exit
87                  no {tk_messageBox -message "I know you like this application!" \
88                          -type ok}
89              }
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KEYWORDS

92       message box
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