| See also: confirm, prompt | |
Displays an alert dialog box with a message and an OK button. Use the alert method to display a message that does not require a user decision.
JSV_alert(title, msg, icon, modality)
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The alert method returns true if the user chooses Yes or OK, and false if the user chooses No or Cancel.
The alert function uses the following arguments.
| Argument | Description |
| title | A string to be displayed in the dialog title bar |
| msg | A string to be displayed as the message to the user |
| icon | An integer value between 0 and 4, inclusive, that denotes the icon to be displayed in the alert dialog box. Default value is 3. |
| modality | An integer, either 0 or 1, denoting the modality of the dialog. Default value is 0. (refer to the Message Box table) |
| Argument | Value | Display | |
| icon | 0 | No icon displayed | |
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| modality | 0 | Application Modal. Present application (browser) is suspended until user responds. | |
| 1 | System Modal. All applications (windows) are suspended until user responds. | ||
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The following lines of code
function testAlert() {
JSV_alert("JavaScript Vision Alert", "This is the new alert.", 4);
}
produce
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