---
name: "Tk::MsgBox"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-tk"
version: "804.036-9"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Tk::MsgBox"
---

# Tk::MsgBox(3pm)

create and manipulate a message dialog

## NAME

Tk::MsgBox - create and manipulate a message dialog

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use Tk::MsgBox
    ...
    $d = $top->MsgBox(-title => "Title", -type => "okcancel");
    ...
    $button = $d->Show;
```

## DESCRIPTION

**MsgBox** is a simple dialog with predefined buttons.

## OPTIONS

The options recognized by **MsgBox** are as follows:

- **-icon**

  Specify the icon of the MsgBox. Valid values are **error**, **info**, **question**, or **warning**.

- **-type**

  Specify the type of the MsgBox. Valid values are **abortretryignore**, **ok**, **okcancel**, **retrycancel**, **yesno**, or **yesnocancel**. The type determines the buttons to be shown.

- **-default**

  Specify the default button. This must be one of **abort**, **retry**, **ignore**, **ok**, **cancel**, **yes**, or **no**, depending on the type of the MsgBox previously specified.

- **-detail**

  Specify text for the detail region of the MsgBox.

- **-message**

  Specify the message text of the MsgBox.

- **-title**

  Specify the title of the MsgBox.

## METHODS

**MsgBox** supports only one method as of now:

- **Show()**

  Displays the MsgBox until the user invokes one of the buttons. Returns the name of the button invoked.

## AUTHOR

Translated from Tcl/Tk by **Slaven Rezic** srezic@cpan.org

This code is distributed under the same terms as Perl.

## SEE ALSO

Tk::messageBox, Tk::DialogBox, Tk::Dialog.