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The ShowMessage procedure displays a string of Text in a simple dialog with an OK button.
It is used to inform the user of some information - no decision is needed by the user.
Insert carriage return and line feed characters (#13#10) into the string to generate multi line message display.
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| Related commands |
| InputBox |
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Display a dialog that asks for user text input, with default |
| InputQuery |
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Display a dialog that asks for user text input |
| MessageDlg |
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Displays a message, symbol, and selectable buttons |
| MessageDlgPos |
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Displays a message plus buttons at a given screen position |
| PromptForFileName |
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Shows a dialog allowing the user to select a file |
| ShowMessageFmt |
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Display formatted data in a simple dialog with an OK button |
| ShowMessagePos |
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Display a string in a simple dialog at a given screen position |
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| Example code : Show single and multiple line text displays |
// Full Unit code.
// -----------------------------------------------------------
// You must store this code in a unit called Unit1 with a form
// called Form1 that has an OnCreate event called FormCreate.
unit Unit1;
interface
uses
Forms, Dialogs;
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
end;
var
Form1: TForm1;
implementation
{$R *.dfm} // Include form definitions
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
// Show a simple message
ShowMessage('Hello World');
// Show a blank message
ShowMessage('');
// Split this into two lines
ShowMessage('Hello '+#13#10+'World');
end;
end.
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Hello World
Hello
World
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