Source Code

File: examplewindow.h

#ifndef GTKMM_EXAMPLEWINDOW_H
#define GTKMM_EXAMPLEWINDOW_H

#include <gtkmm.h>

class ExampleWindow : public Gtk::Window
{
public:
  ExampleWindow();
  virtual ~ExampleWindow();

protected:
  //Signal handlers:
  virtual void on_button_info_clicked();
  virtual void on_button_question_clicked();

  //Child widgets:
  Gtk::VButtonBox m_ButtonBox;
  Gtk::Button m_Button_Info, m_Button_Question;
};

#endif //GTKMM_EXAMPLEWINDOW_H

File: main.cc

#include <gtkmm/main.h>
#include "examplewindow.h"

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  Gtk::Main kit(argc, argv);

  ExampleWindow window;
  //Shows the window and returns when it is closed.
  Gtk::Main::run(window);

  return 0;
}

File: examplewindow.cc

#include "examplewindow.h"
#include <gtkmm/dialog.h>
#include <iostream>


ExampleWindow::ExampleWindow()
: m_Button_Info("Show Info MessageDialog"),
  m_Button_Question("Show Question MessageDialog")
{
  set_title("Gtk::MessageDialog example");

  add(m_ButtonBox);

  m_ButtonBox.pack_start(m_Button_Info);
  m_Button_Info.signal_clicked().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this,
              &ExampleWindow::on_button_info_clicked) );

  m_ButtonBox.pack_start(m_Button_Question);
  m_Button_Question.signal_clicked().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this,
              &ExampleWindow::on_button_question_clicked) );

  show_all_children();
}

ExampleWindow::~ExampleWindow()
{
}

void ExampleWindow::on_button_info_clicked()
{
  Gtk::MessageDialog dialog(*this, "This is an INFO MessageDialog");
  dialog.set_secondary_text(
          "And this is the secondary text that explains things.");

  dialog.run();
}

void ExampleWindow::on_button_question_clicked()
{
  Gtk::MessageDialog dialog(*this, "This is a QUESTION MessageDialog",
          false /* use_markup */, Gtk::MESSAGE_QUESTION,
          Gtk::BUTTONS_OK_CANCEL);
  dialog.set_secondary_text(
          "And this is the secondary text that explains things.");

  int result = dialog.run();

  //Handle the response:
  switch(result)
  {
    case(Gtk::RESPONSE_OK):
    {
      std::cout << "OK clicked." << std::endl;
      break;
    }
    case(Gtk::RESPONSE_CANCEL):
    {
      std::cout << "Cancel clicked." << std::endl;
      break;
    }
    default:
    {
      std::cout << "Unexpected button clicked." << std::endl;
      break;
    }
  }
}