This is a WPF usercontrol for displaying user updates through an alert bar. There are four types of alerts: success, danger, warning or information. The color scheme and icons for each are based on the type.
- WPF Application
Download the archive or install the nuget. If you downloaded the archive then in Visual Studio you must go to Solution Explorer » right-click on References » Add a Reference » browse to DLL in the archive bin folder.
GUI:
In the xaml you must reference the namespace to add the usercontrol:
<Window ...
xmlns:mbar="clr-namespace:AlertBarWpf;assembly=AlertBarWpf">Using this reference place the control on the form. I typically position this above any other controls:
<mbar:AlertBarWpf x:Name="msgbar" />An optional IsIconVisible parameter to remove icons from all alert messages.
There is also a Theme parameter to adjust the look of the bar.
Long text can also be wrapped via a TextWrappingToUse parameter.
<mbar:AlertBarWpf x:Name="msgbar" IsIconVisible="False" Theme="Outline" TextWrappingToUse="Wrap" />Code Behind:
To make use of the control we trigger it in the xaml.cs. Call the methods like so:
msgbar.Clear();
msgbar.SetDangerAlert("Select an Item.");- Multiple themes
- Recognizable color scheme/icons for danger, success, warning, or information
- Does not occupy space when not in use
- Auto-closes (if desired)
Methods:
- Clear
- SetDangerAlert
- SetSuccessAlert
- SetWarningAlert
- SetInformationAlert
Each of the creation methods above takes a message parameter and an optional timeout parameter (based on seconds).
XAML Properties:
- Theme (default value: Standard)
- IsIconVisible (default value: true)
- TextWrappingToUse (default value: NoWrap)
Themes:
- Outline
- Standard
Found a bug or have a feature request? Open an issue.
Chad Kuehn (@ChadillacMan)
http://chadkuehn.com
Copyright (c) 2018 FroggieFrog (2014 - 2018 Chad Kuehn)
AlertBarWpf is available under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more information.