This procedure creates and displays a message window with an application-specified message, an icon and a
set of buttons. Each of the buttons in the message window is identified by a unique symbolic name (see
the -type options). After the message window is popped up, tk_messageBox waits for the user to select
one of the buttons. Then it returns the symbolic name of the selected button.
The following option-value pairs are supported:
-commandstring
Specifies the prefix of a Tcl command to invoke when the user closes the dialog. The actual
command consists of string followed by a space and the name of the button clicked by the user to
close the dialog. This is only available on macOS.
-defaultnameName gives the symbolic name of the default button for this message window ( “ok”, “cancel”, and
so on). See -type for a list of the symbolic names. If this option is not specified, the first
button in the dialog will be made the default.
-detailstring
Specifies an auxiliary message to the main message given by the -message option. The message
detail will be presented beneath the main message and, where supported by the OS, in a less
emphasized font than the main message.
-iconiconImage
Specifies an icon to display. IconImage must be one of the following: error, info, question or
warning. If this option is not specified, then the info icon will be displayed.
-messagestring
Specifies the message to display in this message box. The default value is an empty string.
-parentwindow
Makes window the logical parent of the message box. The message box is displayed on top of its
parent window.
-titletitleString
Specifies a string to display as the title of the message box. The default value is an empty
string.
-typepredefinedType
Arranges for a predefined set of buttons to be displayed. The following values are possible for
predefinedType:
abortretryignore Displays three buttons whose symbolic names are abort, retry and ignore.
ok Displays one button whose symbolic name is ok. This is the default.
okcancel Displays two buttons whose symbolic names are ok and cancel.
retrycancel Displays two buttons whose symbolic names are retry and cancel.
yesno Displays two buttons whose symbolic names are yes and no.
yesnocancel Displays three buttons whose symbolic names are yes, no and cancel.