Using the Microsoft Desktop Stack – Part 3: Using Entity Framework 4 in an MVVM Application

using System.Windows;
using MsDesktopStackDemo.Events;

namespace MsDesktopStackDemo.View.Services
{
    public class ViewServices
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a message from the app to the user.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="category">The category of the message (e.g., warning, notification).</param>
        /// <param name="caption">The message box caption.</param>
        /// <param name="message">The message box text.</param>
        public static void ShowUserMessage(UserMessageCategories category, string caption, string message)
        {
            // Set icon
            var icon = MessageBoxImage.None;
            switch (category)
            {
                case UserMessageCategories.Error:
                    icon = MessageBoxImage.Error;
                    break;

                case UserMessageCategories.Warning:
                    icon = MessageBoxImage.Warning;
                    break;

                case UserMessageCategories.Information:
                    icon = MessageBoxImage.Information;
                    break;
            }

            // Show message box
            MessageBox.Show(message, caption, MessageBoxButton.OK, icon);
        }
    }
}