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MessageDlgPos function

In unit Dialogs

An extended MessageDlg function.

Declaration

pascal
function MessageDlgPos(const aMsg: string; DlgType: TMsgDlgType; 
 Buttons: TMsgDlgButtons; HelpCtx: LongInt; 
 X: Integer; Y: Integer): TModalResult; overload

Arguments

aMsg

The message to be shown.

DlgType

The type of dialog to be shown.

Buttons

Determines the buttons shown on the message dialog.

HelpCtx

HelpCtx is used to specify which topic from the help should be shown.

X

X specifies the position of the left side of the dialog.

Y

Y specifies the position of the top side of the dialog.

Function result

The result of this function is either the button the user pressed to close the dialog, or mrCancel.

Description

This function performs the same function as the MessageDlg function. It has been extended with parameters to place the dialog on a certain position on the screen instead of in the center of the screen.

The MessageDlgPos function does not enable you to choose the caption of the dialog.

An experiment, built from development snapshots. Not the official Free Pascal or Lazarus documentation.