Sound

Updated on Sep 15, 2025

RadDesktopAlert allows you to play a sound when the alert is shown.

To enable this, set the Sound property of RadDesktopAlert. The property of type SystemSound and expects one of the default sounds coming from the SystemSounds class.

Example 1: Show desktop alert with sound

C#

	void ShowAlert()
	{
		var alert = new RadDesktopAlert();
		alert.Header = "MAIL NOTIFICATION";
		alert.ShowDuration = 3000;
		alert.Sound = System.Media.SystemSounds.Beep;

		RadDesktopAlertManager manager = new RadDesktopAlertManager();
		manager.ShowAlert(alert);
	}

Additionally, you can implement logic that plays a custom sound by overridding the PlaySound method of RadDesktopAlert.

Example 2: Play custom sound

C#

	public class CustomDesktopAlert : RadDesktopAlert
    {
        protected override void PlaySound()
        {
            string soundFilePath = "../../mySound.wav";
            System.Media.SoundPlayer player = new System.Media.SoundPlayer(soundFilePath);
            player.Load();
            player.Play();
        }
    }

See Also

• Overview
• Getting Started