The base class for dialogs. You probably don't want to use this class, if you want to add arbitrary content to your dialog, use the CustomDialog class.

Namespace

Base Types

ContentControl

Derived Types

graph BT Type-->Base0["ContentControl"] Type["BaseMetroDialog"] class Type type-node Derived0["InputDialog"]-->Type click Derived0 "/mahapps.com/api/MahApps.Metro.Controls.Dialogs/InputDialog" Derived1["LoginDialog"]-->Type click Derived1 "/mahapps.com/api/MahApps.Metro.Controls.Dialogs/LoginDialog" Derived2["MessageDialog"]-->Type click Derived2 "/mahapps.com/api/MahApps.Metro.Controls.Dialogs/MessageDialog" Derived3["CustomDialog"]-->Type click Derived3 "/mahapps.com/api/MahApps.Metro.Controls.Dialogs/CustomDialog" Derived4["ProgressDialog"]-->Type click Derived4 "/mahapps.com/api/MahApps.Metro.Controls.Dialogs/ProgressDialog"

Syntax

[TemplatePart(Name = PART_Top, Type = typeof(ContentPresenter))]
[TemplatePart(Name = PART_Content, Type = typeof(ContentPresenter))]
[TemplatePart(Name = PART_Bottom, Type = typeof(ContentPresenter))]
public abstract class BaseMetroDialog : ContentControl

Attributes

Type	Description
TemplatePart
TemplatePart
TemplatePart

Constructors

Name	Summary
BaseMetroDialog()	Initializes a new `BaseMetroDialog`.
BaseMetroDialog(MetroWindow, MetroDialogSettings)	Initializes a new `BaseMetroDialog`.

Fields

Name	Field Type	Summary
DialogBottomProperty	DependencyProperty	Identifies the `DialogBottom` dependency property. static
DialogButtonFontSizeProperty	DependencyProperty	Identifies the `DialogButtonFontSize` dependency property. static
DialogContentMarginProperty	DependencyProperty	Identifies the `DialogContentMargin` dependency property. static
DialogContentWidthProperty	DependencyProperty	Identifies the `DialogContentWidth` dependency property. static
DialogMessageFontSizeProperty	DependencyProperty	Identifies the `DialogMessageFontSize` dependency property. static
DialogTitleFontSizeProperty	DependencyProperty	Identifies the `DialogTitleFontSize` dependency property. static
DialogTopProperty	DependencyProperty	Identifies the `DialogTop` dependency property. static
TitleProperty	DependencyProperty	Identifies the `Title` dependency property. static

Properties

Name	Property Type	Summary
DialogBottom	object	Gets or sets the content below the dialog.
DialogButtonFontSize	double	Gets or sets the font size of any dialog buttons.
DialogContentMargin	GridLength	Gets or sets the left and right margin for the dialog content.
DialogContentWidth	GridLength	Gets or sets the width for the dialog content.
DialogMessageFontSize	double	Gets or sets the font size of the dialog message text.
DialogSettings	MetroDialogSettings
DialogTitleFontSize	double	Gets or sets the font size of the dialog title.
DialogTop	object	Gets or sets the content above the dialog.
LogicalChildren	IEnumerator
Title	string	Gets or sets the title of the dialog.

Methods

Name	Return Value	Summary
ConfigureSettings(MetroDialogSettings)	MetroDialogSettings	With this method it's possible to return your own settings in a custom dialog.
OnCreateAutomationPeer()	AutomationPeer
OnLoaded()	void	This is called in the loaded event.
RequestCloseAsync()	Task	Requests an externally shown Dialog to close. Will throw an exception if the Dialog is inside of a MetroWindow.
WaitForCloseAsync()	Task
WaitForLoadAsync()	Task	Waits for the dialog to become ready for interaction.
WaitUntilUnloadedAsync()	Task	Waits until this dialog gets unloaded.

Extension Methods

Name	Value	Summary
ShowDialogExternally<BaseMetroDialog>(Window, Action<Window>)	TDialog	Create and show an external dialog. From DialogManager
ShowModalDialogExternally<BaseMetroDialog>(Window, Action<Window>)	TDialog	Create and show an external modal dialog. From DialogManager