Alert Bar WPF UserControl

This is a WPF usercontrol for displaying user updates through an alert bar. There are four types of alerts: success, danger, warning or information. The color scheme and icons for each are based on the type.

Dependencies

• WPF Application

Usage

Download the archive or install the nuget. If you downloaded the archive then in Visual Studio you must go to Solution Explorer » right-click on References » Add a Reference » browse to DLL in the archive bin folder.

GUI:
In the xaml you must reference the namespace to add the usercontrol:

<Window ...
    xmlns:mbar="clr-namespace:AlertBarWpf;assembly=AlertBarWpf">

Using this reference place the control on the form. I typically position this above any other controls:

 <mbar:AlertBarWpf x:Name="msgbar" />

An optional IconVisibility parameter to remove icons from all alert messages. There is also a Theme parameter to adjust the look of the bar:

 <mbar:AlertBarWpf x:Name="msgbar" IconVisibility="False" Theme="Outline" />

Code Behind:
To make use of the control we trigger it in the xaml.cs. Call the methods like so:

msgbar.Clear();
msgbar.SetDangerAlert("Select an Item.");

Features

• Multiple themes
• Recognizable color scheme/icons for danger, success, warning, or information
• Does not occupy space when not in use
• Auto-closes (if desired)

API

Methods:

• Clear
• SetDangerAlert
• SetSuccessAlert
• SetWarningAlert
• SetInformationAlert

Each of the creation methods above takes a message parameter and an optional timeout parameter (based on seconds).

XAML Properties:

• Theme
• IconVisibility

Themes:

• Outline
• Standard

Support

Found a bug or have a feature request? Open an issue.

Author

Chad Kuehn

Copyright & License

Copyright (c) 2014 Chad Kuehn

AlertBarWpf is available under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more information.