Binaryworld - InputBox - A .NET replacement for this VB6 function ... [ VB.net -> Controls ]

' Create an InputBox like the one of VB6. You can define the dialog's title,
' question and default value.
' Example: MessageBox.Show(InputDialog.InputBox("Type your name:", "Test",
' "Marco"))

Public Class InputDialog
  Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "

  Public Sub New()
    MyBase.New()

    'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
    InitializeComponent()

    'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call
  End Sub

  'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
  Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
    If disposing Then
      If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
        components.Dispose()
      End If
    End If
    MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
  End Sub

  'Required by the Windows Form Designer
  Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer

  'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
  'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.
  'Do not modify it using the code editor.
  Friend WithEvents btnOK As System.Windows.Forms.Button
  Friend WithEvents btnCancel As System.Windows.Forms.Button
  Friend WithEvents txtValue As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
  Friend WithEvents lblPrompt As System.Windows.Forms.Label
  <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
    Me.btnOK = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Me.btnCancel = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Me.txtValue = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
    Me.lblPrompt = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
    Me.SuspendLayout()
    '
    'btnOK
    '
    Me.btnOK.Anchor = CType((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom Or _
      System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right), _
      System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)
    Me.btnOK.DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK
    Me.btnOK.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(232, 84)
    Me.btnOK.Name = "btnOK"
    Me.btnOK.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(72, 24)
    Me.btnOK.TabIndex = 6
    Me.btnOK.Text = "&OK"
    '
    'btnCancel
    '
    Me.btnCancel.Anchor = CType((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom _
      Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right), _
      System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)
    Me.btnCancel.DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel
    Me.btnCancel.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(312, 84)
    Me.btnCancel.Name = "btnCancel"
    Me.btnCancel.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(72, 24)
    Me.btnCancel.TabIndex = 5
    Me.btnCancel.Text = "&Cancel"
    '
    'txtValue
    '
    Me.txtValue.Anchor = CType(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top Or _
      System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) Or _
      System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right), _
      System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)
    Me.txtValue.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 48)
    Me.txtValue.Name = "txtValue"
    Me.txtValue.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(376, 20)
    Me.txtValue.TabIndex = 3
    Me.txtValue.Text = ""
    '
    'lblPrompt
    '
    Me.lblPrompt.Anchor = CType(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top Or _
      System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) Or _
      System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right), _
      System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)
    Me.lblPrompt.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 8)
    Me.lblPrompt.Name = "lblPrompt"
    Me.lblPrompt.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(376, 32)
    Me.lblPrompt.TabIndex = 4
    '
    'InputDialog
    '
    Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
    Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(392, 113)
    Me.Controls.Add(Me.btnOK)
    Me.Controls.Add(Me.btnCancel)
    Me.Controls.Add(Me.txtValue)
    Me.Controls.Add(Me.lblPrompt)
    Me.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog
    Me.MaximizeBox = False
    Me.MinimizeBox = False
    Me.Name = "InputDialog"
    Me.StartPosition = System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition.CenterParent
    Me.ResumeLayout(False)

  End Sub

#End Region

  Public Property Prompt() As String
    Get
      Return lblPrompt.Text
    End Get
    Set(ByVal Value As String)
      lblPrompt.Text = Value
    End Set
  End Property

  Public Property Value() As String
    Get
      Return txtValue.Text.Trim()
    End Get
    Set(ByVal Value As String)
      txtValue.Text = Value.Trim()
      ' preselect the text, and give the focus to this control
      txtValue.SelectAll()
      txtValue.Focus()
    End Set
  End Property

  ' create an InputDialog window, and return the typed text
  Public Shared Function InputBox(ByVal prompt As String, _
    ByVal title As String, ByVal defaultVal As String) As String
    Dim dlg As New InputDialog
    dlg.Text = title
    dlg.Prompt = prompt
    dlg.Value = defaultVal

    If dlg.ShowDialog() = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
      Return dlg.Value
    Else
      Return defaultVal
    End If
  End Function
End Class