# C1.Win.C1Editor.C1Editor.CanShowDialog

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<h1 id="C1_Win_C1Editor_C1Editor_CanShowDialog_" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Editor.C1Editor.CanShowDialog*">CanShowDialog Method
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<h4 id="C1_Win_C1Editor_C1Editor_CanShowDialog_C1_Win_C1Editor_DialogType_" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Editor.C1Editor.CanShowDialog(C1.Win.C1Editor.DialogType)">CanShowDialog(DialogType)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Returns a Boolean value indicating whether or not the specified dialog can be shown.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public bool CanShowDialog(DialogType type)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function CanShowDialog(type As DialogType) As Boolean</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Win.C1Editor.DialogType.html">DialogType</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">type</span></td>
      <td><p>The dialog type.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><p>A Boolean value indicating whether or not the specified dialog can be shown.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Win_C1Editor_C1Editor_CanShowDialog_C1_Win_C1Editor_DialogType__examples">Examples</h5>
<p>This example shows how to add an &quot;Add Image&quot; button to the form.
<pre><code class="lang-csharp">private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
_btnAddImage = new Button();
_btnAddImage.Text = &quot;Add Image&quot;;
_btnAddImage.Click += AddPictureDialog;
this.Controls.Add(_btnAddImage);
<pre><code>           _btnAddImage.Location = new Point(10, 10);

           c1Editor1.DocumentChanged += UpdateUI;
           c1Editor1.SelectionChanged += UpdateUI;
           c1Editor1.ModeChanged += UpdateUI;
        }

        private void AddPictureDialog(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
           c1Editor1.ShowDialog(DialogType.Image);
        }

        private void UpdateUI(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
           _btnAddImage.Enabled = c1Editor1.CanShowDialog(DialogType.Image);
        }&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;
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