KryptonInputBox

The KryptonInputBox provides access to a Krypton style dialog box that allows the user to enter a string. It is a replica of the InputBox control that is provided as part of the Microsoft.VisualBasic assembly and is typically used by VB.NET developers. By providing a Krypton version of this dialog it ensures that your whole application has a consistent look and feel that extends to even the input boxes that appear.

Appearance

The displayed KryptonInputBox derives from the KryptonForm base class and so has the same appearance as other Krypton style forms. In order to show the Krypton input box you need to call one of the static methods it exposes called Show. The simplest method takes a single parameter and will show an input box with the specified prompt text. All the other parameters will be defaulted. Use one of the other methods if you need greater control window title or default input string. See Figure 1 for an example of the input box in operation.

String Localization

The button text will always display in English by default. If you need to localize the strings to other languages you can do so by placing a KryptonManager component on your main Form. Use the properties window and then expand the GlobalStrings property and modify the strings as needed.

Figure 1 – Example Appearance