TextBox in MessageBox on Windows Phone 7

Question

Is it possible to insert a TextBox to enter text on top of the MessageBox in Windows Phone 7?

Thanks.

Answer 1

No that's not

But the “Input Prompt” at http://coding4fun.codeplex.com/ can help you. See Overview at http://www.windowsphonegeek.com/articles/Coding4Fun-Toolkit-for-WP7-Overview-and-Getting-Started

Answer 2

I used “Input Prompt” for a situation like this, and I had no problems. This should work as Stuart suggested. Stewart is also right that this is not possible at this time.

You can also check Telerik controls, RadWindow for WP7 to be specific, should solve the problem well. The only thing is that they are commercial, so you will need to purchase a license.

But if you want to create your own from scratch, I watched the video “ Create a custom pop-up, ” on silverlight.net, which you can start well. It basically gives you a “pop-up”, and you can add any other controls that you need inside.

Keep in mind that all of these solutions can be styled and positioned to "mimic" the look of the mailbox as you like. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

This is not possible in the native MessageBox. You can try the Coding4Fun library, as mentioned earlier. An alternative solution is InputPrompt, which can be found in the Telerik library (you'll have to pay for it, though).