Info (Function)

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Characteristics of dialog box
Line break in the dialog box
Special cases
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Info (Function)

In french: Info

Displays a custom message in a system information window.

Remarks:

This is a blocking information window. To continue running the application, the user must validate this window by clicking OK.
Versions 25 and later
To avoid blocking the application, use InfoAsynchronous.
New in version 25
To avoid blocking the application, use InfoAsynchronous.
To avoid blocking the application, use InfoAsynchronous.
WINDEV allows you to apply the skin template of your project to this dialog box. For more details, see Customizing dialog boxes.

Versions 18 and later

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

New in version 18

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Example

User_Name is string
User_Name = "Florence"
Info("Hello" + User_Name, "Welcome!")

Syntax

Info(<Text> [, <Line 2> [... [, <Line n>]]])

<Text>: Character string (with quotes)

Text to display.

<Line 2>: Optional character string (with quotes)

Text displayed on the next line.

<Line n>: Optional character string (with quotes)

Text displayed on the following lines.

Remarks

Characteristics of dialog box

The title of the dialog box corresponds to the title of the current window (or page).
To modify or define the title of dialog box, use NextTitle.

The message is aligned to left.
The captions of buttons depend on the runtime language of Windows.
The maximum number of characters cannot exceed 4096. If a larger string is passed in parameter, it will be truncated.
The entire string is displayed, regardless of its size.
The icon displayed (information tooltip) cannot be modified.

To customize this dialog box (and all the system dialog boxes in your application), check "Customize the system windows (Info, YesNo, Confirm, Dialog)" in the "Style" tab of the project description. For more details, see Customizing dialog boxes.

Line break in the dialog box

The CR string (Carriage Return) can be used to force a break to the next line. For example:

Info("The XXX form was modified." + CR + "This form will be saved.")

is equivalent to:

Info("The XXX form was modified.", "This form will be saved.")

You also have the ability to use the syntax of multiline strings. For example:

Info(
[
The XXX form has been modified.

This form will be saved.
])

Special cases

Timers (TimerSys) are not stopped when this function is called.
Windows events are not stopped when this function is called.
You can use the code wizard to enter the function in the code editor. Depending on the characteristics entered in the wizard, the function used can be different in the code that is automatically generated.
DelayBeforeClosing limits how long the message is displayed. The dialog box is automatically closed. For question or confirmation dialog boxes, the default button corresponds to the expected answer.
Versions 18 and later
To limit the display duration of an Info dialog box only, use InfoWithTimeout.
New in version 18
To limit the display duration of an Info dialog box only, use InfoWithTimeout.
To limit the display duration of an Info dialog box only, use InfoWithTimeout.
The text of the buttons is displayed in the system language.

Emulation

A system information window can be emulated by EmulateInfo.

Component: wd260obj.dll