xcode iphone messagebox

Show a main window message box
Alert View will automatically adjust for landscape orientation

UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"The username and password entered are not valid"
message:nil
delegate:nil
cancelButtonTitle:@"OK"
otherButtonTitles:nil];
[alert autorelease];
[alert show];
Show A Message Box
ActionSheet doesn’t auto adjust for landscape orientation
UIActionSheet *actionSheet = [[UIActionSheet alloc] initWithTitle:@"A Message To Display"
delegate:nil
cancelButtonTitle:@"OK"
destructiveButtonTitle:nil
otherButtonTitles:nil];
[actionSheet showInView:[[self view] window]];
[actionSheet autorelease];
OK Cancel Message BoxIn your method that want’s to show the action box
UIActionSheet *actionSheet = [[UIActionSheet alloc] initWithTitle:@"A Message To Display"
delegate:self
cancelButtonTitle:@"Cancel"
destructiveButtonTitle:@"OK"
otherButtonTitles:nil];
[actionSheet showInView:self.view];
[actionSheet autorelease];
Add the delegate to the classes @interface
@interface #ViewController_iPhone : UIViewController
<UIActionSheetDelegate>
{
Add the delegate method
//*******************************************
//*******************************************
//********** ACTION SHEET DELEGATE **********
//*******************************************
//*******************************************
- (void)actionSheet:(UIActionSheet *)actionSheet clickedButtonAtIndex:(NSInteger)buttonIndex
{
// the user clicked one of the OK/Cancel buttons
if (buttonIndex == [actionSheet destructiveButtonIndex])
{
//----- CLICKED OK -----

}
else if (buttonIndex == [actionSheet cancelButtonIndex])
{
//----- CLICKED CANCEL -----

}
}
Multiple Buttons
UIActionSheet *actionSheet = [[UIActionSheet alloc] initWithTitle:@"A Message To Display"
delegate:self
cancelButtonTitle:@"Cancel"
destructiveButtonTitle:nil
otherButtonTitles:@"Test1",@"Test2",nil];
[actionSheet showInView:self.view];
[actionSheet autorelease];

In the actionSheet delegate the buttonIndex starts from 0 being the top most button. If there is a destructiveButtonTitle then this is 0 otherwise it is the first otherButtonTitle.