ArcObjects Library Reference

Open GxDialog Snippet

Use the ShowDialog to open an GxDialog.

[C#]

///<summary>Use the ShowDialog to open an GxDialog.</summary>
///  
///<param name="application">An IApplication interface.</param>
///<param name="esriGxDlgID">An esriGxDlgIDs enumeration that is the type of dialog to open. Example: ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcCatalogUI.esriGxDlgIDs.esriGxDlgCustomize</param>
///   
///<remarks>Refer to the EDN document http://edndoc.esri.com/arcobjects/9.1/default.asp?URL=/arcobjects/9.1/ComponentHelp/esriArcCatalogUI/esriGxDlgIDs.htm for a listing of available esriGxDlgIDs that can be used as the esriGxDlgID parameter.</remarks>
public void OpenGxDialog(ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.IApplication application, ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcCatalogUI.esriGxDlgIDs esriGxDlgID)
{
  if(application == null)
  {
    return;
  }

  System.Int32 dialogID=(System.Int32)esriGxDlgID; // example: ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcCatalogUI.esriGxDlgIDs.esriGxDlgCustomize

  if (!application.IsDialogVisible(dialogID))
  {
    System.Object optionalParam=System.Type.Missing;
    application.ShowDialog(dialogID, ref optionalParam);
  }
}

[Visual Basic .NET]

'''<summary>Use the ShowDialog to open an GxDialog.</summary>
'''  
'''<param name="application">An IApplication interface.</param>
'''<param name="esriGxDlgID">An esriGxDlgIDs enumeration that is the type of dialog to open. Example: ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcCatalogUI.esriGxDlgIDs.esriGxDlgCustomize</param>
'''   
'''<remarks>Refer to the EDN document http://edndoc.esri.com/arcobjects/9.1/default.asp?URL=/arcobjects/9.1/ComponentHelp/esriArcCatalogUI/esriGxDlgIDs.htm for a listing of available esriGxDlgIDs that can be used as the esriGxDlgID parameter.</remarks>
Public Sub OpenGxDialog(ByVal application As ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.IApplication, ByVal esriGxDlgID As ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcCatalogUI.esriGxDlgIDs)

  If application Is Nothing Then
    Return
  End If

  Dim dialogID As System.Int32=CInt(esriGxDlgID) ' example: ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcCatalogUI.esriGxDlgIDs.esriGxDlgCustomize

  If (Not application.IsDialogVisible(dialogID)) Then
    Dim optionalParam As System.Object=System.Type.Missing
    application.ShowDialog(dialogID, optionalParam)
  End If

End Sub

Additional Requirements

The code in this document requires the following References added to the Visual Studio project:
ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcCatalogUI
ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework
System